Question

Which is better world are UNDP report?

Answer 1

The 2011 Report identified ways to jointly advance sustainability and equity. This graph illustrates the policy synergies and trade-offs between these two goals. Pursuing sustainability and equity jointly does not require that they be mutually reinforcing. Some policies may advance one objective but set back the other. For instance Subsidizing coal in developing countries may promote growth but also contribute to higher greenhouse gas emissions. Such a policy could have positive effects on global equity but negative effects on sustainability. However the 2011 Report argued that investments that improve equity—in access, for example, to renewable energy, water and sanitation, and reproductive healthcare—could advance both sustainability and human development. Read more about Sustainability and Equity at the 2011 Human Development Report.

This graph was originally published on the 2011 Human Development Report, “The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World” – Page 20


Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office

Launched on 24 May 1990 in London, the first Human Development Report, opened with a simply stated premise: “People are the real wealth of a nation and human development is all about enlarging their choices.” Since then, Human Development Reports have inspired the world towards human progress through groundbreaking research, new perspectives, data analysis and innovative policies. This 25th anniversary is an opportune moment to remind the development community as to how the human development concept has contributed to and influenced the development discourse over the years. But also how the human development approach is as relevant as ever in analyzing and formulating policies and actions to improve people’s well-being by ensuring an equitable, sustainable and stable world.

Answer 2

2019 Human Development Report to focus on inequality ... Read more about HDI and human development composite indices and ...