Agenda 2030 and rural transformation
2015 transformed the policy landscape within, which donor agencies work. Against the background of the three major agreements of the international community, namely SDGs/Agenda 2030, Finance for Development and UNFCCC COP21 outcomes on climate change, the donor community has been struggling to adapt to a new role in development.
A further challenge to the development assistance flows from the donor community was posed by the highly in - creased migration of refugees to Europe in 2015. While recognising the positive role ARD plays in combating the reasons for migration, many European countries opted to re-locate ODA assigned budget to migrants support, integration and administration. Donor agencies agree that in the framework of Agenda 2030 even more funds should be transferred to migration countries. The members of the Platform, as well as the international community as a whole, agreed that a higher level of donor coordination and exchange will be required to sustainably address the complicated sustainable development agenda and the challenges to agriculture and rural development in order to achieve measurable positive development on migration and economic development.
It is certain that agriculture and rural development (ARD) constitute highly complex systems and need long-term support. Calling for more sustainability in development by the SDGs challenges the cooperation between new actors such as the trade community or the climate change community, each introducing new approaches, new understanding and a requiring of a profound debate between all partners to achieve joint action towards rural transformation. The Platform’s Strategic Initiative Agenda 2030 addressed these new dimensions of development cooperation. The Platform analysis of SDG 2 on food security and SDG 8 on economic growth and the following debate exemplified the need to define new pathways towards rural transformation considering job creation, trade with value chain development and inclusive agribusiness and new opportunities deriving from rapid urbanisation. However, not every development issue can be a policy priority and the ARD community needs to understand which low hanging fruits are ready to be picked to build a more comprehensive approach to sustainable development of the rural space.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016: FOSTERING INCLUSIVE RURAL TRANSFORMATION
With the growing world population and therefore food demand, the wide spread urbanisation, the growing severity of irregular weather events and the spread of technology all over the world, pose new challenges and open new opportunities for rural areas and rural populations.
EXPLORING TERRITORIAL INEQUALITIES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR RURAL AREAS
We look back at the outcomes and key findings of the conference, drawing from them and informing the ongoing discussion within the Platform about the transformational processes in rural areas and rural-urban inequalities.
TERRITORIAL APPROACHES: RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES AND INCLUSIVE RURAL TRANSFORMATION
IFAD’s publication sees territorial approaches as an entry point for governments and donor agencies to address the full range of factors affecting development processes, such as rural-urban linkages, geographical, social, economic, and environmental concerns.
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Studies and Notes
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infoNote G20 Rural youth employment initiative (PDF, 542.1 KiB)
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infoNote Interlinkages between Water and Agriculture in the SDGs (PDF, 395.1 KiB)
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Background paper on rural transformation (PDF, 751.7 KiB)
The background paper offers an overview of the challenges and opportunities arising from the process of rural transformation. The paper looks into the possible political entry points for donors and the importance of the process for the implementation of Agenda 2030.
Workstream
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Compendium of rural youth initiatives and events (PDF, 430.2 KiB)
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Concept Note 2016 (PDF, 292.5 KiB)
The workstream has developed a concept note to guide the activities throughout the year.
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Workplan 2016 (PDF, 415.5 KiB)
The workplan is a living document that the members of the workstream use to report against of the activities and outputs of 2016.
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Agenda2030 telco minutes 12 May 2016 (PDF, 221.9 KiB)
Contact | Secretariat
Dr. Christian Mersmann
Senior Policy Advisor
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Bernhard Worm
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Martina Karaparusheva
Junior Policy Advisor
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