IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at the UN Economic and Social Council, 2017 Integrated Segment, New York

Scott Vaughan argues that ending hunger and extreme poverty is essential for achieving the SDGs, requiring an additional USD 11 billion in annual public spending until 2030. He emphasizes the need for improved irrigation efficiency, climate-resilient agriculture, and the reform of trade and investment policies to protect global food security from climate risks and protectionism.

• Ending hunger (SDG 2) by 2030 requires an additional USD 11 billion in annual public spending, with USD 4 billion coming from donors and the remainder from countries themselves, representing a 3 per cent increase in current Official Development Assistance (ODA) levels.
• To address hunger and malnutrition, five priority areas of action are identified: social safety nets (cash transfers and food stamps), on-farm support, rural development planning and infrastructure, nutrition support, and the reform of laws, policies, and institutions.
• Global food security is threatened by the depletion of major breadbaskets—specifically the high-plain aquifers in the Midwest United States, India–Pakistan, and the north China plain—and a 40 per cent decline in irrigation efficiency in many countries over the last decade.
• Climate change adaptation in agriculture is being led by countries such as Jamaica, Uganda, and Vietnam through national plans, the use of climate-resilient seeds, and a shift toward less water-intensive crops.
• Global progress on the SDGs is threatened by increased protectionism in trade and investment policy, necessitating a rules-based system and national legal frameworks that support sustainable agricultural trade.

APA

Vaughan, S. (2017). IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at the UN Economic and Social Council, 2017 Integrated Segment, New York. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/iisd-speech-president-and-ceo-scott-vaughan-un-economic-and-social-council

Chicago

Vaughan, Scott. IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at the UN Economic and Social Council, 2017 Integrated Segment, New York. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/iisd-speech-president-and-ceo-scott-vaughan-un-economic-and-social-council.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{vaughan2017iisd, author = {Vaughan, Scott}, title = {{IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at the UN Economic and Social Council, 2017 Integrated Segment, New York}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/iisd-speech-president-and-ceo-scott-vaughan-un-economic-and-social-council}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }