1. LAUNCH OF THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2013 11 April 2013 St. Vincent and the Grenadines

2. The rise of the South Drivers of development transformation Sustaining the momentum Opportunities and priorities for a New Era A closer look at Barbados CONTENTS

3. RISE OF THE SOUTH: GLOBAL REBALANCING EXPANSION OF HUMAN CAPABILITIES AND CHOICES

4. GLOBAL REBALANCING

5. REALIGNMENT OF WORLD TRADE

6. RAPID HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE GLOBE Rwanda Uganda Bangladesh India Ghana Viet Nam Indonesia China Tunisia Turkey Brazil Mauritius Malaysia Mexico Chile Korea, Rep. Thailand Lao PDR

7. MUCH HUMAN PROGRESS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW HDI COUNTRIES Avg. Annual Growth rate 2000-12HDI Spread– highest vs. lowest

8. MASSIVE EXPANSION OF THE GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS

9. INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

10. Why have some countries done better than others? What can we learn from them? What are the common drivers? Proactive development states Tapping global markets Social policy innovation

11. Nurturing industrial capacities PROACTIVE DEVELOPMENTAL STATES Enhancing public investment in health and education Commitment to long-term human development Actively promoting job creation 1 43 2

12. 1 Investing in infrastructure to facilitate market access TAPPING GLOBAL MARKETS Investment in people to make the best of trade opportunities 2 3 Expanding into non- traditional markets

13. 1 Expanding education access by equalizing funds across regions and municipalities SOCIAL POLICY INNOVATIONS Poverty reduction through innovative cash transfer programmes Health care for all and targeting the poor 2 3 BRAZIL TURKEY MEXICO 4 Productive Safety Nets Programme for food security and infrastructure investment ETHIOPIA 5 JAMAICA PATH: Impact on children’s health and school attendance

14. How can we sustain human development for the generations to come? Challenges Enhancing equity Promoting voice and accountability Confronting environmental challenges Aligning demography to policy

15. PROMOTING EQUITY, VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY Countries with less inequality do better and improve more in human development 1 2 4 Equitable, quality education are essential to reduce gender inequality and promote human development Participation and inclusion essential to stability and social cohesion 3 Educated, interconnected youth demand greater accountability

16. CONFRONTING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

17. COST OF INACTION: POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON POVERTY

18. 1 To reap a demographic dividend and benefit from youth bulge, job creation should have priority ALIGNING DEMOGRAPHY TO POLICY Analysing investment according to population 2 3 Skills formation and productivity gains can help cope with a rapidly aging population

19. Governance for a changed world New development partnerships THE RISE OF THE SOUTH: OPPORTUNITIES

20. 1 MORE SPACE FOR NON STATE ACTORS Citizen networks and social media can promote new norms to reinforce accountability of both state and private actors REDESIGN FOR A NEW ERA GLOBAL GOVERNANCE For fair representation and shared responsibility, 20 th century institutions must adapt to 21 st century realities COHERENT PLURALISM Rise in regional institutions and finance mechanisms 2 3

21. NEW INSTITUTIONS, NEW MECHANISMS $3.36 trillion $6.84 trillion Infrastructure development banks New institutions can facilitate regional integration and South- South relationships A new South Commission

22. Rising economic strength must be matched by a full commitment to human development LDCs can learn and benefit from the success of emerging economies Partnerships and institutions to facilitate South-south cooperation Greater representation for the South and CSOs can accelerate progress on major global challenges In a more connected world, the South continues to need the North and the North now needs the South as well PRIORITIES FOR A NEW ERA

23. A CLOSER LOOK AT BARBADOS

24. HDI RANKINGS

25. BARBADOS HDI GROWTH TRENDS

26. BARBADOS Figure 1: Trends in Barbados’s HDI component indices 1980-2012 Poverty: 15.0 Indigence 6.9% (Household) Gini Coefficient: 0.47 (SLC 2010)

27. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE OECS

28. BARBADOS & REGIONAL HDI GROWTH TRENDS

29. BARBADOS AND MAURITIUS: COMMONALITIES IN DEVELOPMENT PATH Very high human development: Barbados, Chile, Argentina

30. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, NET INFLOWS (% OF GDP)

31. YOUTH AND INNOVATION

32. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

35. Drivers in the regionBarbados Proactive states: job creation and nurturing industrial capacity Niche markets Role of innovation and technology Expansion/diversification foreign exchange base Tapping global markets: aligning investment in people with investment in infrastructure for increased market access and non-traditional sectors Integration into the global economy according to national circumstances – this is critical for small economies Foreign Direct Investments Establishment of links to the global network Social policy innovation for addressing structural inequality and enabling social mobility South-South Cooperation (Learn, showcase achievements) Education - accessible, well invested, constant revision and improvement on public education policy Health – accessible Equity, voice & accountability Investments in youth Beyond education access as a measure of gender equality Youth participation and action The engagement of civil society Demographic evidence for policymaking Information and monitoring of demographic trends Policy design and implementation Youth Aging population Climate change Innovation and technology (youth, energy and environment) Voice and advocacy in international arena Green planning Voice in international forums Adaptation and preservation DRIVERS FOR DEVELOPMENT Innovation, resilience approach to development

36. Post-2015 SIDS 2014 Opportunity to assess partnerships and institutions OPPORTUNITIES: AN IDEAL TIME TO TALK NEW PARTNERSHIPS

37. Innovations in the South in areas such as social protection, renewable energy and climate-friendly technologies hold solutions that can be shared and used for the benefit of all Within this region alone, with Barbados maintaining its presence in the very high human development category and with all six OECS countries in the high human development group, there are successes right here at home that can provide lessons to be shared. There are many opportunities, a need to innovate and think differently, to explore new options. No one has a monopoly on good ideas – we need to open up to new thinking, test, measure, innovate and accelerate. GOING FORWARD…