World Economic and Social Survey

Notamment l’automatisation, la robotique, les technologies d’exploitation des énergies renouvelables, les véhicules électriques, la biotechnologie et l’intelligence artificielle, et contient une analyse de leurs répercussions sur les plans économique, social et environnemental offrent d’immenses possibilités pour la réalisation du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030, en ce qu’elles favorisent la croissance, la prospérité et la viabilité de l’environnement.

Since 1947 the World Economic and Social Survey has promoted a broader understanding of development, emphasizing the importance of advancing the structural transformation of the economy, progress in social development and environmental sustainability. ...

Nazrul Islam, Hiroshi Kawamura and Marcelo LaFleur, Economic Affairs Officers from the Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit of DPAD, presented the World Economic and Social Survey 2016 at the Climate Change and Global Justice event at The New School in New York.

In addressing the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change, the Survey focuses attention on the population groups and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate hazards. It argues that, in the absence of transformative policies which coherently address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, building climate resilience will remain elusive and poverty and inequalities will worsen.

The World Economic and Social Survey 2016 contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addressing the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change, the Survey focuses atten ...

The launching of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the dawn of the present century ushered in one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the United Nations. Concerted efforts at the international, national and subnational levels to achieve the MDGs have brought about significant development progress over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, important development gaps remain.

Peace and Stability as Enablers for and Outcome of Development Pingfan Hong Download Paper Transforming MDG Growth Patterns for SGDs Pingfan Hong Download Paper Download Presentation

The role of selected policy instruments in reducing income inequality Giovanni Andrea Cornia Download Paper Land Ownership Patterns and Income inequality in Southern Africa Sam Moyo Download Paper Sustainability and Inequality Frances Stewart Download ...

Reducing Inequality for Sustainable Development The 2014 World Economic and Social Survey notes that the inequality within countries has increased markedly in recent decades. The majority of the world's population lives in countries where inequality in ...