PRIORITIZING THE POST-2015 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A CONSENSUS RESEARCH

YOUTH FORUM TITLE: PRIORITIZING THE POST-2015 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A CONSENSUS RESEARCH ORGANIZERS: DR. PAUL S.D. MUSHI AND MAJIYD H. SURU All articles are op-eds by Dr. Bjorn Lomborg: • Introductory Article: MDGs expired, what then? • Air Pollution: Use less smoky stoves to combat air pollution • Biodiversity: Saving biodiversity pays off • Climate Change: Invest in technology to combat climate change • Conflict and Violence: Violence and abuse is costly • Data for Development: Cost of data collection is high • Education: Funding preschool has lasting benefits • Energy: Cleaner energy can improve lives • Food Security: Build better infrastructure to feed more people • Gender Equality: Empowering women benefits all • Governance and Institutions: Providing legal identity, a step to good governance • Health Systems: For better quality life, health systems must be strengthened • Health-Infant Mortality and Women’s Health: Smart targets can save 14 million babies • Health-Infectious Diseases: Tackling killer diseases is a good investment • Illicit financial flows: Curbing illicit financial flows • Infrastructure: Mobile broadband can make you $11,000 richer • Nutrition: Good nutrition for healthy children • Population and Demography: Making modern contraception freely available globally is a good investment • Poverty: Food, free trade, immigration and other smart ways to end poverty • Science and technology: Migration can make the world richer • Trade: Free trade makes you $231 richer annually • Water and Sanitation: Improved sanitation, access to water good for development.