Title: Beyond aid : the Integration of sustainable development in a coherent international agenda /
Authors: Michel, James,; CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development,
Year: 2016
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General.; Economic development; Economic assistance; Economic assistance; Economic development
Abstract: In September 2015, world leaders adopted a new post-2015 development agenda, centered on 17 Sustainable Development Goals intended to transform the world. This report provides basic information about the new agenda-its content, aspirations, and global partnership approach. It describes the complex challenges to the agenda's effective implementation, including the multiplicity of participants, the growing diversity of financing, the need for better knowledge, and the persistence of state fragility. Throughout, the emphasis is on the importance of new thinking and new behavior that will shift the conversation from a focus on aid to a more comprehensive paradigm of development partnerships, recognizing the crucial need to integrate sustainable development in coherent efforts to preserve our planet and enhance the well-being of all its inhabitants. The author concludes the report with suggestions about priorities for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.--
Contents: Introduction -- Elements of the 2030 agenda. Goals and targets ; Global partnership ; Transition beyond aid to effective development cooperation -- The implementing environment for the 2030 agenda. Multiple actors and approaches ; Development financing trends and innovations ; Knowledge accumulation, sharing, and coordination ; Conflict and fragility ; Other influential factors -- Achieving policy coherence for sustainable development -- Concluding observations.