20 Years of Human Development Approach Doha, Qatar, 9-11 May Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

HDRs: Ahead of the curve 1. Concept and Measurement 2. Financing 3. Global Dimensions 4. People’s Participation 5. Human Security 6. Gender 7. Economic Growth 8. Poverty 9. Consumption 10. Globalization 11. Human Rights 12. New technologies 13. Democracy 14. MDGs 15. Cultural Liberty 16. Aid, trade and security 17. Water 18. Climate Change 19. Human Mobility 20.Pathways to Human Development Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Affirming human development: 20 years on “People are the real wealth of a nation.” 1990 Core of human development: sustainability, equity and empowerment 2010 Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Affirming human development: 20 years on Human development expands people’s freedoms to live long, healthy and creative lives on a sustainable basis. Empowers people to engage actively in shaping equitable development processes – on a shared planet. People are both the beneficiaries and drivers of human development, as individuals and in groups. Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Worldwide trends in the Human Development Index, Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Worldwide trends in the Human Development Index,

40 years of progress Worldwide trends in the Human Development Index,

40 years of progress Worldwide trends in the Human Development Index,

40 years of progress Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Diversity of paths Nepal Benin Zimbabwe Burundi DR Congo Djibouti Oman China Tunisia Zambia Congo Saudi Arabia Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Understanding performance Initial conditions explain only half of outcomes Flow of ideas and technologies Gender equity and accountability Context matters – Tunisia: Education a policy focus – Oman and Saudi Arabia: Using oil wisely – Zambia: A perfect storm Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

A new lens on development success Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Growth doesn’t always come with human development – even over 40 years Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011 Convergence in human development, but divergence in income

40 years of progress Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Adult Literacy Enrollment of children

40 years of progress Health Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

40 years of progress Living Standard Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Beyond the HDI: Good things don’t always come together SUSTAINABILITY GENDER INEQUALITY Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Lack of sustainability is arguably the greatest challenge to human development Worsening of key measures of sustainability, /8 Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Innovative measures offer new insights Refined HDI  New measures for assessing inequality and multiple dimensions of poverty, building on better data and advances in methods – Inequality adjusted HDI – Gender Inequality Index – Multidimensional Poverty Index Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Innovative measures offer new insights Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Over the past half century, we find: Reaffirming human development Steady, long-term advances for most, but not all, nations and groups in both education and health -- as well as important exceptions New lens on trends & pathways No general convergence in incomes; despite major growth surges in East Asia and India, very few countries have caught up Lack of correlation between changes in income, and in health and education Broad dimensions & innovative measures New approaches to policy Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Beyond 2010: Looking ahead Policy – Take context seriously – Think principles first – Shift global policy and governance Research – A new economics of human development – Incorporate broader dimensions of HD Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

The challenge of equitable and sustainable progress Defining sustainable human development The preservation – and whenever possible expansion – of the substantive freedoms and capabilities of people today while undertaking reasonable efforts to avoid risks that would seriously compromise the capability of future generations to have similar – or greater – freedoms. Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Why Equity and Sustainability? Normative argument: – “It would be a gross violation of the universalist principle if we were to be obsessed about intergenerational equity without at the same time seizing the problem of intragenerational equity” (Anand and Sen, 2000) Empirical argument: – “many problems of resource depletion and environmental stress arise from disparities in economic and political power....our inability to promote the common interest in sustainable development is often a product of the relative neglect of economic and social justice within and amongst nations”(Bruntlandt Commission, 1987) Can we identify intersections that allow for mutually supportive policies? →Positive synergies Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011

Rethinking our development model Which countries have been able to reduce inequality, improve HDI, and improve sustainability? ‘Environmental’ deprivations are pervasive among the MPI poor Environmental degradation threatens multiple aspects of wellbeing Inequalities in gender can undermine environmentally sustainable outcomes Integrating equity concerns into global environmental policy design Workshop on HD Approach and Measurement for the GCC States, Doha, 9-11 May, 2011