Many member states and panellists have realised that to be fundamentally transformative, the post-2015 development agenda needs to be people-centred. One of the lessons learnt from the MDG experience is that a siloed approach does not work and that development cannot be ‘one size fits all’.
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Today, Daily Development talks to Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Population, Environmental Security and Resilience at the Wilson Centre, about the impact the world’s growing population will have on the environment.
Continuing our look at demography, Joel E. Cohen, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations at the Rockefeller University in New York City, explains how to find a balance between the demographic expansion and the survival of the human race.
Today, Clifford Odimegwu explains to Daily Development why he thinks that an empowered growing African population can help to tackle some of Africa’s development issues.
Last month in Mexico City, I joined development leaders spanning government, private sector, and civil society for the first High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation. As part of these meetings, I was honoured to moderate a panel of distinguished civil society leaders on the issue of linking domestic resource mobilization (DRM) to public expenditure needs, just one of three focus sessions, and a plenary session, dedicated to exploring issues around DRM at this landmark event, writes Eric G. Postel of USAID.
Launching the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed modern energy services as the source of profound and life-changing opportunities—for the poorest communities and the richest investors—and urged generating the innovative ideas and vital partnerships to wholly transform the global energy landscape.