18 May 2011
National HDRs - an inclusive process and advocacy tool
HDRO Conference Room
The first Human Development Report for Cyprus, entitled “Youth in Cyprus: Aspirations, Lifestyles and Empowerment” was launched in 2009 by UNDP Action for Cooperation and Trust, in cooperation with the University of Nicosia and the Cyprus Social and Economic Research Centre (KADEM). The Report highlights an urgent need to engage and empower Cypriot youth in the process of peace-building and reconciliation.
1 April 2011
Women's leadership and gender equality: drivers of sustainability and resilience to climate change
HDRO Conference Room
In recent years, largely thanks to widespread awareness raising and multi-level partnerships on the topic, a paradigm shift is beginning to occur on 'gender and climate change'. Nations from every region of the world now recognize the importance of integrating gender perspectives into climate negotiating and planning.
28 March 2011
A critical assessment of UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index
HDRO Conference Room
The presentation will critically review the Gender Inequality Index (GII), the new gender-related index proposed by UNDP in the 2010 Human Development Report. Whenever feasible, constructive alternatives will be proposed for some of the identified shortcomings of the index.
11 March 2011
The Climate Vulnerability Monitor
HDRO Conference Room
The Climate Vulnerability Monitor is a comprehensive attempt to highlight vulnerabilities on a country-by-country basis. The Monitor uses the best available evidence and science of globally comparable information in order to establish reference points across countries and regions.
25 February 2011
Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies
HDRO Conference Room, New York
There is an increasing gap between what official statistics say about economic performance and how people perceive their own living conditions. Among other concerns about this democracy is the risk that people lose faith in governments’ ability to address what matters for them, which in turn has has implications for the functioning of democracy. The OECD started to address these concerns over 10 years ago, which led to the launch of the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies in 2008 in partnership with other international organisations. We will present how the Global Project is contributing to the measuring progress agenda, issues of civic participation in creation and communication of new indicators of progress, and finally, what innovative tools are being developed to promote this endeavour.
23 February 2011
Inequality as a Driver of Unsustainability
HDRO Conference Room, New York
How humans interact with the natural environment is intimately tied to how we interact with each other. Those who are relatively powerful and wealthy typically gain disproportionate benefits from economic activities that degrade the environment, while those who are relatively powerless and poor typically bear disproportionate costs. All else equal, wider human inequalities tend to result in higher levels of environmental degradation. For this reason, efforts to safeguard the natural environment must go together with efforts to achieve more equitable distributions of power and wealth in human societies.
10 February 2011
Age, Equity and Sustainability
HDRO Conference Room, New York
This seminar will present an overview of issues relating to demographic transition and sustainability questions. A presentation of recent findings will illustrate how to incorporate age-related questions into human development analysis.
Please do not hesitate to contact the HDRO team concerning the work undertaken for the 2013 Report.
