Expert group meeting on population and sustainable development, in particular, sustained and inclusive economic growth

New York (Virtual meeting)

21 July 2021 to 22 July 2021

Overview

The special theme of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on Population and Development will be Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth. The theme is related to chapter III of the Programme of Action adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development, which took place in Cairo in September 1994. That chapter emphasized the need to integrate population in development strategies and to address the interlinkages between population, sustained economic growth and poverty on the one hand, and between population and the environment on the other. These issues remain relevant today and have, in fact, assumed new importance and urgency.

Since the Cairo conference, there has been an accumulation of evidence on environmental problems attributable to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. Such problems are compounded and amplified by continuing population growth. Population ageing, a gradual but relentless global demographic trend, brings the potential of economic benefits and personal opportunities associated with longer and healthier lives, as well as increased fiscal and macroeconomic pressures. As more countries are entering advanced stages of population ageing, those with persistently low levels of fertility face the reality or the prospect of population decline and need to formulate appropriate policy responses.

This expert group meeting will review the latest evidence and analysis of these topics, drawing from the experiences of countries in all regions of the world. The presentations and discussion during the expert meeting are expected to generate inputs for the preparation of the Secretary-General's report on the theme of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission.

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Organization of work

Day 1: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
EDT 12 noon - 12.10 pm	Opening remarks Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN DESA
12.10 - 12.30 pm	Keynote presentation Moderator: John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN DESA Mr. Andrew Mason, Senior Research Fellow, East-West Center, Hawaii. Population and Sustainable Development

12.30 - 12.50 pm	Session I. Setting the stage: Population dynamics, programs and sustainable development, sustained and inclusive economic growth Moderator: Mr. Jorge Bravo, Branch Chief, Population Division, UN DESA Ms. Mun Sim Lai, Population Affairs Officer, Population Division, UN DESA. An overview of population, sustained and inclusive economic growth and sustainable development Mr. Michael Hermann, Senior Adviser, UNFPA. Population and sustainable development, in particular, sustained and inclusive economic growth: A review of pertinent programmes
	Break
1.05 - 2.05 pm	Session II. Population dynamics, the generational economy, macroeconomic growth and inequality Intergenerational economy and demographic dividends How to ensure that economic growth benefits all? How do demographic dynamics interact with macroeconomic performance, especially in the post-COVID-19 era? Moderator: Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief, New York Office of the Secretary-General, UNCTAD Mr. Sang-Hyop Lee, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii. Generational economy and demographic dividends Ms. Rita Sciarra, Team Lead, Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, UNDP Regional Hub Panama. Inequalities and inclusive economic growth Mr. Hervé Boulhol, Senior Economist, OECD. Ageing and rising inequality in OECD countries
	Q&A
	Break
2.20 - 3.20 pm	Session III. Gendered economy Market and non-market economic contributions of women and men Pathways to gender equality and the empowerment of women The economy of care and its potential role in the new economy Moderator: Ms. Francesca Grum, Chief, Social and Gender Statistics, Statistics Division, UN DESA Ms. Lubov Zeifman, Statistician, Statistics Division, UN DESA. Modernization of time use statistics and the latest trends Ms. Gretchen Donehower, Project Scientist, Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, University of California, Berkeley. Counting women’s work and the care economy Ms. Pamela Jiménez-Fontana, Professor of University of Costa Rica and State of the Nation Program. Challenges to achieve the gender dividend during Covid-19
	Q&A
Day 2: Thursday, 22 July
9.00 - 10.00 am	Session IV. Population and sustainable development Part I: Upper-middle income and high-income countries Population ageing and decline and macroeconomic sustainability Financing social policies against the background of demographic shifts Extension of lifespans and healthy ageing Moderator: Mr. Hamid Rashid, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring, Economic Analysis and Development Division, UN DESA Ms. Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Professor of Mathematical Economics, Vienna University of Technology. Ageing, macroeconomic implications and financing social policies in Europe Mr. Naohiro Ogawa, Visiting Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute, Distinguished Research Fellow, University Malaya. Three vital phenomena in aging Japan: The “silver dividend”, the changing cognitive performance of older workers and the abrupt value shift of care for the elderly Mr. Andre Medici, former Senior Health Economist, World Bank. Ageing and health sector policies and reforms
	Q&A
10.00 - 10.15 am	Break
10.15 - 11.15 am	Session IV. Population and sustainable development Part II: Low and lower-middle income countries The role of human development, including universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services Labour markets and social protection SDG1 Ending poverty in all its form and COVID-19 Moderator: Ms. Zhenqian Huang, Associate Population Affairs Officer, Population Division, UN DESA Ms. Isis Gaddis, Senior Economist, Gender Group, World Bank. Gender and age differences in poverty: Measuring inequality within households Ms. Valeria Nesterenko, Research Statistician, Social Protection/Labour Standards Department, ILO. Labour market inequalities and social protection Mr. Latif Dramani, Professor of Economics, University of Thiès, Senegal. Human capital and sustainable development in Africa
	Q&A
11.15 - 11.30 am	Break
11.30 am - 12.30 pm	Session V. Population dynamics and environmental sustainability Population dynamics and global climate challenges How has population change affected the patterns of consumption and production? Key environmental implications Moderator: Mr. Steven Stone, Chief, Resources and Markets Branch, Economy Division, UNEP Ms. Raya Muttarak, Program Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Addressing climate change and environmental challenges from a demographic perspective Mr. Leiwen Jiang, Senior Associate, Population Council. Population Dynamics, environmental and climate change Mr. Eliya Zulu, Executive Director, African Institute for Development Policy. Population dynamics, climate change and sustainable development in Africa
	Q&A
12.30 - 12.45 pm	Break
12.45 - 1.45 pm	Session VI. Interactive discussion: Policy challenges and recommendations National and regional experiences in the integration of population issues in development planning and strategies Country case studies by country types, e.g., slow population and economic growth in developed countries, persistent population and economic growth in least developed countries Population, the environment and climate change: what has changed since Cairo and future prospects Other key topics for the Secretary-General’s report to effectively support the Commission’s mandate to review and assess the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action and its contribution to achieving the SDGs Moderator: Mr. Tim Miller, Interregional Adviser on Population and Development, Population Division, UN DESA Open to all panellists to contribute
	Q&A
1.45 - 1.55 pm	Closing remarks Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN DESA

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Expert group meeting on population and sustainable development, in particular, sustained and inclusive economic growth

Overview

Documents

Organization of work