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Policy brief - Investing in rural livelihoods to eradicate poverty and create shared prosperity
Sustainable urbanization and inclusive rural transformation
security, territorial development, urban food planning, natural resource management or infrastructure.
IFAD post-2015 implementation brief 4 - Investing in Rural People
IFAD post-2015 implementation brief 3 - Policy engagement, research and knowledge for inclusive and sustainable rural transformation
Why inclusive rural transformation is vital to address large-scale migration and forced displacement
IFAD post-2015 implementation brief 2 - Scaling up results for impact on inclusive and sustainable rural transformation
IFAD post-2015 implementation brief 1 - Promoting partnerships for inclusive and sustainable rural transformation
"Leaving no one behind": Living Up To The 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda is a global commitment, made at the highest level, to “leave no one behind” in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Arguably, this is one of the most challenging features of the agenda, and an apt theme for the 2016 session of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), as the foremost global forum for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda.
Nowhere is the challenge of leaving no one behind more salient than in rural areas. Since the vast majority of people living in poverty are in rural areas, “leaving no one behind” clearly demands a special focus on rural women and men. Rural-urban gaps exist for virtually all development indicators. The 2016 session of the HLPF is an opportunity to consider how to put poor rural people at the centre of national, regional, and global efforts to implement the agenda and to measure progress.
Territorial approaches, rural-urban linkages and inclusive rural transformation
They can help coordinate and concentrate efforts to address the spatial concentration of poverty and food insecurity in some less developed areas, reflecting vast spatial inequalities.