The Caribbean and the post-2015 development agenda

Smith, Ransford

2015-11

LC/CAR/L.472
LC/L.4098

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Abstract.-- I. Caribbean economies: overview – long-term laggards? -- II. Caribbean at crossroads: main challenges. -- III. Global development dialogue: from economic growth to poverty reduction. -- IV. Global development dialogue: sustainable development and SIDS. -- V. Towards a Caribbean-relevant SDG Framework. -- VI. Means of implementation. -- VII. Data and monitoring. -- VIII. Conclusion. -- Bibliography. -- Annex.

This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development. The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gains in poverty reduction, health, education, nutrition, and maternal well-being were not tailored to the growth and development needs of the region. This can now be changed by a post-2015 development agenda which goes beyond improving the welfare of citizens by meeting basic needs and enhancing access to primary services. The necessary scaling-up of the MDG framework will require that the sustainable development goals, which will anchor the post- 2015 development agenda, are capable of promoting structural change, competitiveness and output gains while advancing social development and meeting environmental concerns. They must also address the unfinished business of the millennium development goals, primarily in the area of human development.

MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION (DEVELOPMENT); FINANCING; DEBT; GENDER EQUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA; POVERTY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; CAMBIO CLIMATICO; IGUALDAD DE GENERO; DEUDA; FINANCIACION; MEDIOS DE IMPLEMENTACION (DESARROLLO); SEGURIDAD SOCIAL; CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO; POBREZA; AGENDA PARA EL DESARROLLO POST-2015; OBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO DEL MILENIO; ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO; DESARROLLO SOCIAL; DESARROLLO ECONOMICO; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE;