Positioning Nutrition Within the SDGs: A Proposal

As the SDG deadline day in September 2015 fast approaches, a consensus position needs to emerge on how to position in nutrition in the SDGs.

Without such a consensus lobbying activities will be unfocused.

Here is one proposal to react to.








Criteria for indicator inclusion:

1. WHA indicators (all 6)
2. Other indicators of adult nutrition (women's diet diversity, adult obesity)
3. Indicators where there is a demonstrated association with under or over nutrition (about 10)
4. Parsimony (18 indicators: 8 nutrition indicators, 10 nutrition relevant)
5. Diversity: 8 nutrition indicators are in 3 Goals; 10 nutrition relevant indicators are in 7 Goals. Overall, 8 of 17 Goals are involved.

I don't know how we reach consensus, but more people need to be talking about how to position nutrition in the SDGs.

After 2015 the SDGs will be the main game in the development town.