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   The post-2015 agenda: analysis of current proposals in specific areas

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 11 July 2013

   Gina Bergh and Jonathan Couturier

   We have been collecting proposals for goals and targets in a post-2015 agreement into a single database. This briefing is based on that database, and summarises the main areas of consensus and difference between the proposals in a range of specific areas.

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   The post-2015 delivery of universal and sustainable access to infrastructure services

   Publication - Discussion papers - 25 June 2013

   ODI Working Papers

   Julian Doczi, Tobias Dorr, Nathaniel Mason, Andrew Scott

   This paper considers what will be necessary to achieve goals for universal and sustainable access to infrastructure, specifically water, energy and transport.

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   Eradicating global poverty: a noble goal, but how do we measure it?

   Publication - Discussion papers - 21 June 2013

   Working Paper 2

   Emma Samman, Martin Ravallion, Lant Pritchett, Stephan Klasen, Sabina Alkire, Amanda Lenhardt, Emmanuel Letouzé

   This working paper collates proposals from several experts on how to measure poverty in a post-2015 agreement. Their contributions show some consensus, but also several areas of contention.

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4. After the post-2015 High-Level Panel report

   Publication - Articles and blogs - 13 June 2013

   Gina Bergh and Paula Lucci

   'Done right, Post-2015 could be a globally transformative agenda. But as a Nairobi participant put it, this would require truly transformative leadership... time will tell if the world has enough of this to make the HLP’s ambitious vision a reality.'

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   Do we need a new global approach to disaster risk reduction?

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 11 June 2013

   'The high level report, and particularly the positioning of disasters within a poverty goal, should trigger discussions about the institutionalisation of disaster risk management nationally, regionally and internationally.'

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   Using household surveys to start a data revolution and tackle social inequality

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 10 June 2013

   'The post-2015 report calls for quality data to be made available to governments. While modern technologies are useful, do not neglect the workhorse of data collection – the household survey.'

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   Overlooking the central Kumasi market at closing time in Kumasi, Ghana

   License: Creative Commons
   Credit: Jonathan Ernst / World Bank
   Source: Flickr
   

   UK launch of the European Report on Development 2013

   Event - Public event - 10 June 2013 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

   The authors of the European Report on Development 2013 (ERD 2013) will present some of the findings of the report, which provides a contribution to the post-2015 debate, and will put them in perspective with the recent publication of the High-Level Panel Report.

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   The G8 and development – what is the scorecard?

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 June 2013

   Today is school-report day for the G8. As leaders prepare for their summit, which begins on 17 June, most of them will enjoy reading the Lough Erne Accountability Report. They get good marks on most subjects – and some friendly prompts to do better on others.

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   Urban landscape - Dhaka city port, Bangladesh

   Canoes that operate as taxis across the river dock here at the Dhaka city port, Bangladesh
   License: ODI given rights
   Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
   Source: IRIN
   

   After the post-2015 HLP report: responses from around the world

   Event - Public event - 6 June 2013 14:30 - 16:15 (GMT+01 (BST))

   The High-Level Panel, appointed by the UN Secretary General to advise him on the post-2015 agenda, reports on 30th May. Will the report live up to the hype? Will its recommendations meet the aspirations of the many groups and individuals who have contributed to the debate around post-2015, and will it chart a politically effective way forward for governments? This event provides a global audience with a chance to discuss the report with each other and with two key panel members.

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    How did disasters fare in the post-2015 panel report?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 6 June 2013

    'The priority now is to fight for the disasters target and other linked elements to remain in the goals framework as the high level panel’s proposal is subjected to intense political scrutiny.'

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