remployment in rural areas, and falling labour force participation rates. While most other developing regions have already had the demographic transition and seen their population growth rates fall starting in the 1980s, in Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rates have been around 2.8 % per year for the last 35 years. They are only now starting to decline, but are more than twice the average for the world. They are expected to remain about 1.5 percentage points higher per year than the world average for the next three decades (Figure 3). The increase in the labour force (population 15-64 year olds) by 2030 from people that have already been born is 300 million workers, which is roughly the current labour force of the EU. In addition many Sub-Saharan countries are fragile states and many are also very environmentally fragile. As a result there are likely to be large humanitarian challenges as well as increased pressure for people to migrate out of Africa to Europe and other regions.

Unless effective rural development policies can be put in place it will not be possible to meet the SDG because rural areas tend to be left behind. Addressing the challenge of rural development is going to require innovative approaches at the local, national and international level. These include developing multi-sectoral and multi-level and multi-agent strategies that further economic and social development and are also environmentally sustainable. Innovative approaches to urbanization and the development of intermediary cities that are economically and environmentally sustainable will be needed, which will require bringing to bear the best global knowledge on how to achieve this in a cost-effective way and also addressing the difficult governance and financial challenges for achieving this.

In addition the challenges are not only at the country or regional level but at the global level because in our currently very interconnected world lack of productive jobs, increasing inequality and population pressures in the developing world can lead to social unrest, political instability, conflict and increased migration flows which will impact other parts of the world as we are seeing with the spread of global terrorism and the refugee crisis.

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The 2016 OECD Global Forum on Development on 31 March in Paris will discuss how national policies and strategies for achieving the SDGs can be optimised. It will also look at approaches to scale up rural initiatives and leverage the data revolution to track progress toward achieving the SDGs and maximising resources through innovative partnerships.

How will global trends, including migration, affect the implementation of the SDGs?

Why is rural development still critical and how can rural strategies be strengthened in
remployment in rural areas, and falling labour force participation pace. While most early developing regions have already experience the demographic conversion and seen their population growth rate accrue starting in the 1980s, in Sub - Saharan Africa population increase rates have been around 2.8% per class for the last 35 years. They are only now startle to decline, but are more than twice the average for the world. They are expected to remain about 1.5 percentage point higher per year than the world average for the future three decades (Figure 3). The increase in the labour military unit (population 15 - 64 year olds) by 2030 from people that have already been born is 300 million workers, which is approximately the current labour force of the EU. In addition many Sub - Saharan countries are fragile states and many are also very environmentally delicate. As a result there are likely to be large humanitarian challenges as well as increased pressure for people to migrate out of Africa to Europe and early region. 

 Unless effective rural development policy can be put in place it will not be possible to meet the SDG because rural area tend to be leave behind. Addressing the challenge of rural development is go to require innovative approaches at the local, national and international level. These admit developing multi - sectoral and multi - level and multi - agent strategies that further economic and social development and are also environmentally sustainable. Innovative access to urbanization and the growth of intermediary cities that are economically and environmentally sustainable will be needed, which will require institute to bear the best global cognition on how to achieve this in a cost - effective means and also addressing the unmanageable governance and financial challenges for achieving this. 

 In addition the challenge are not only at the state or regional level but at the ball-shaped level because in our currently very coordinated world lack of productive jobs, increasing inequality and population pressures in the develop world can contribute to social unrest, political instability, conflict and increase migration flow which will impact other part of the world as we are seeing with the spread of global terrorism and the refugee crisis. 

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 The 2016 OECD Global Forum on Development on 31 March in Paris will hash out how national policies and strategies for achieving the SDGs can be optimised. It will also search at overture to scale up rural initiatives and leverage the data revolution to track progress toward achieving the SDGs and maximising resource through innovative partnerships. 

 How will global vogue, including migration, affect the implementation of the SDGs? 

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remployment in rural areas, anD falling laBour fOrcE paRtIcipAtioN rates. While mosT OtheR developing regions have AlreaDy HAd thE DeMograPhic traNSiTIOn aNd SeEn tHeIR pOpulaTioN growth Rates fall sTarTiNg in the 1980s, in SuB-saHaran AfricA poPulation growTh rAtes haVe BeeN ArounD 2.8 % peR year For the LAst 35 yeaRs. They are OnLY now stARting to DEClIne, bUt are more than twicE ThE Average for the wOrld. ThEy ARe EXPecTed To remain abOuT 1.5 percENtage poINtS HIGheR Per year than thE world averaGE foR the neXt ThrEE decadEs (FigUrE 3). the Increase in tHe laBour force (PopulaTIon 15-64 year OLds) by 2030 frOm peopLe tHat Have ALrEaDy bEeN BorN Is 300 MilLIon Workers, wHiCh Is rouGhly THE CUrreNt lAbouR forcE of the EU. In addItiOn maNY SuB-SahaRan coUntrIeS are fRagile StateS aNd many are also veRy enVironmentAllY fRagIlE. As a rESult thEre Are Likely tO be largE HumAnITARiAn challenges as well As INCrEased preSsure fOR pEoPLe to migrAtE ouT of AFRIca to euroPE aNd other rEgions.

uNlEsS effectIvE rural DeVelOpmEnt poLIcieS can be Put in plaCe it wILl not be possiblE To meet the SDG bECaUSE rURal aReaS tend to be leFt beHInd. ADdreSSiNg tHE chalLenge Of RUrAL development is going To RequirE innoVative approacHes at the loCAL, National And iNTeRNational level. THese iNclude deveLOping mulTi-secToral and Multi-leveL ANd multi-aGenT stRatEgiES ThAt further econOMIc anD sOcial deVelOpment aNd aRe aLso EnvIrOnmentallY sustainAbLe. inNoVatIve apPRoaches tO uRbaNiZatIon anD The devElopmEnt oF iNtERmeDiary ciTIeS THat aRe EcOnomIcaLlY and eNvirONmeNtally sUstainablE wiLL be nEeDeD, which wIll require briNgIng to bear tHe BesT globaL KNowledge On how to achieve this in a coST-effectIve Way anD alsO addressiNg tHe diffIcuLT goverNance aNd finAnCiaL CHalleNGEs For AcHieving thiS.

iN adDitioN tHe chAllengeS are not only at the coUNtrY or regional leVel But aT THe GloBAl LEveL bECauSE In our currently vEry intercoNnECtEd world lacK Of pRoDuctive Jobs, incReasiNG inequaLity and poPulation pReSsurES In tHe developiNg world cAn lead to sOCial uNReSt, polItiCal insTaBilIty, coNflict ANd iNcreaSed migRaTion flOws whIcH will impAct other parts of the world As we arE seeiNg wIth the sprEad OF glObal terroRism And the refuGee CriSis.

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the 2016 OecD gloBAl ForUm on dEvelopmenT On 31 marCH In paris will diSCUSs hOw natIonAL policIes aNd strategies for acHIeving the SDGs cAn be OPTimIseD. it wiLl Also look at apprOacHeS TO scale up RuRal initiatiVes and leVeRAge thE data rEvolutIon to trACK pROgress TowaRd aChieving tHe SdGS And maxiMiSiNG resouRces ThRough iNnovatIVe paRTNerships.

How will gLobal TREnds, iNCluDing mIgRation, aFFect The implemeNtation of thE SDGs?

WHy is Rural DevelopMeNt stilL crItIcal and how CAn rural stRategIes be stReNgthEneD in
remployment in rural areas , and fall ing l abo urfo rcepart icipation rate s . Wh ile most other develop ing r eg i onsh av e alr eady ha d  t h e  de mo gr aph ic tr ansit ion  and se en their p opu la tion growthr at es fall st art ing in the 1 980 s, inSu b-S a haran  Af ricapopula t ion gr owth rate sh ave be e n aroun d 2. 8 %per year for thel as t  35 years. The y areon l yn o w s tar ting to de cl ine,b ut arem or e t han twice the ave rage for th e  wo rld. T he y a r e expe ctedto rem ain about 1 .5 p ercentage  point s  higher per yea r than  th e w orld av er age  f o r t h enex t  th ree deca de s(Figu re 3 ) . T he i ncr ease  in t he labour for ce(pop u lat ion 1 5-64year  o lds)by 203 0 fro mpeople that hav e al ready bee n b or n i s300 m i llionwor ker s, whic h is ro u ghl yt h e  c urrent labour forc eo f  t he EU. I n addi t io nm any Sub- Sa har an c o u ntrie s ar e  f ragile s tatesa nd  m any are  a lso ve ry  en vir onmen t ally  fragi le. As a  resu l t there are li k ely to be lar g eh u ma n itar ian  challenges  asw ellas i n cr eas e d pre ssure  f o rp eople to migrate ou tof Afr ica t o Europe andother regi o n s .

Unles s ef f ec t ive rural deve lopme nt policie s  can beput i n placeit will n o t  be poss ibl e t o m eet t he  SDG becauser u ralar eas ten d t o be le ftbeh ind . A dd ressing t he chall en ge  o frur al de v elopment  i s g oi ngto re q uire i nnova tive  a pp r oac hes att he l ocal ,na tion alan d int erna t ion al leve l. Theseinc l udede ve lopingmulti-sectora land multi- le vel  and m u l ti-agent  strategies that furthe r  econom icand s ocia l develop men t andare also e nviron menta ll y s u s taina b l e.  In no vative app r o ach es to  u rban ization  and the developme n t o f intermediar y c itie s th ata re eco no m ica l l y and environme ntally sus ta i na ble will b e  ne ed ed, whi ch will  requ i re brin ging to b ear the b es t gl o b alknowledgeon how t o achieve thisi na cos t-e ffecti ve  wa y and  alsoa ddr essin g thedi fficul t gov er nance an d financial challengesfor ac hievi ngthis.

In  ad d iti on the ch alle nges are n otonl y atthe count ry o r  r egi o nal l evel but at th e  g lob a l  l evel becaus e i n o ur cu rre n tly ve ry i nterconnected wor l d lack of prod ucti v e  jo bs, incr ea sing inequalit y a nd p opulatio npressures i n the de ve l oping  world  can l ead tos o ci a l unre st,pol itical in sta bi l ity, co nf li c t andincr ea sed mi gratio n  flo w s  which will impa ct ot h e r par t s o f the  w orld as we a re seeingwith the sp read o f gl obalterrori sm  and t here fugee cris i s.

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The  2 016OEC D Glob al F o r um on  Dev el opm ent on 31 M ar c hin Par is w ill d is cuss  how nati o nal poli cie s  and st ra teg i e s fora ch i e ving the S DGs  canb e  optimised .  Itw il l  also  lookat app roaches tosc ale uprur a l  initiati ves and l e ver ag e th e data r ev olut io n t otrack progresstoward a chieving t he SDG s a n d ma x imisin gresources th rough  i n novativ e par tnershi p s.
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remployment in_rural areas,_and falling labour force_participation rates._While_most other_developing_regions have already_had the demographic_transition and seen their_population growth rates_fall_starting in the 1980s, in Sub-Saharan Africa population growth rates have been around 2.8_%_per year_for_the_last 35 years. They are_only now starting to decline,_but are_more than twice the average for the world._They_are expected to_remain about 1.5 percentage points higher per year than_the world average for the next_three decades (Figure_3)._The_increase in the labour_force (population 15-64 year olds) by_2030 from people that have already_been born is 300 million workers, which_is roughly the current labour force_of the EU. In addition_many Sub-Saharan_countries are fragile states and_many are also_very environmentally_fragile. As a_result there are likely to be_large humanitarian challenges_as well as increased pressure for_people_to migrate out_of_Africa_to Europe_and other regions.

Unless_effective_rural development_policies_can be put in place it_will_not be possible to meet the SDG_because rural areas tend_to_be left behind. Addressing_the challenge of rural development_is going to require innovative approaches_at the_local, national_and international level. These include developing multi-sectoral and multi-level and multi-agent_strategies that further economic and social_development and are also_environmentally sustainable._Innovative_approaches to urbanization_and_the development_of intermediary cities that are economically and_environmentally sustainable_will be needed, which will require_bringing to bear the_best_global knowledge on how to achieve_this in a cost-effective way and_also addressing the difficult governance_and_financial_challenges for achieving this.

In addition_the challenges are not only at_the country or_regional level but at the global level_because_in our currently very interconnected world_lack_of productive jobs, increasing inequality and_population_pressures_in the developing world can_lead to social unrest, political instability,_conflict and increased migration flows which will impact other_parts of the_world as we are seeing_with_the_spread of global terrorism and the refugee crisis.

Useful links

The 2016_OECD Global_Forum on Development_on 31 March in Paris will discuss how national policies_and strategies for achieving the SDGs can_be optimised. It will also look at approaches to scale up_rural initiatives and leverage the data revolution to_track progress toward achieving the SDGs and_maximising resources through innovative_partnerships.

How_will global trends, including migration, affect the_implementation_of_the_SDGs?

Why is rural_development still critical_and how can_rural strategies_be strengthened in