Session 1 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: accelerating change for the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific

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1 Session 1 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: accelerating change for the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific Caridad Canales Davila Environment and Development Division ESCAP 1

2 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17 goals, 169 targets A plan of action for people, planet, prosperity and peace.

3 Integrated and indivisible nature of the SDGs

4 2030 Agenda engagement not business as usual embedded throughout the agenda Leave no one behind Inclusion, partnerships, participation Transformative nature of the 2030 Agenda Balanced integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development economic, social and environmental Transparency & accountability

5 Financing Means of Implementation Emerging issues Data Availability Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting Integration the SDGs are indivisible and interlinked Policy coherence Political will, lack of effective policy coordination and coherence Issues identified in the Voluntary National Reviews prepared by countries in Asia Pacific Stakeholder participation, engagement and partnerships Leaving no one behind

6 Stakeholder Engagement basic questions Who are the stakeholders? How do we choose the right ones? Ensuring inclusion & self-representation addressing marginalization, geographic isolation, socio-cultural discrimination, language barriers, fear of retaliation How to conduct public outreach? How to go beyond consultation and committees to activation engagement for transformation through a whole-ofsociety approach Effectively dealing with internal (withingovernment) & external stakeholders Stakeholder Engagement Partnerships

7 The achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals will require all hands on deck. Partnerships for the 2030 Agenda It will require different sectors and actors working together in an integrated manner. Cross sectoral and innovative multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) will play a crucial role.

8 Multistakeholder partnerships They can improve access to resources physical and human capital. They can provide more capacity; more invested people to spread out strategic, operational, and monitoring duties. MSPs can offer more expertise where different partners will bring different experience and skills.

9 Sustainable Development Goal 17 SDG 17 Recognizes MSPs as important vehicles for mobilizing and sharing knowledge, expertise, technologies and financial resources to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, particularly developing countries. SDG 17 cuts across all goals through the means of implementation.

10 SDG 17 is at the core of all SDGs 10

11 ESCAP and UNU-AIS collaboration Guidelines to strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships with the objective to: Help improving the existing MSPs processes and preparing for future MSPs; Provide with practical and step-by-step guidance to address opportunities and challenges of MSPs; Support on-going capacity building and training services for building and implementing successful MSPs; Promote inclusive MSPs to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

12 Guidelines: what we want to know Role of partnerships in SDG implementation and in overcoming systemic challenges (related to data, finance, technology, capacity building, etc.) identifying areas of opportunity Key dimensions for achieving and sustaining successful MSPs elements for success Steps for planning and implementing a MSP understanding the process Factors that promote or hinder the development and implementation of MSPs challenges and underlying issues

13 Not just another set of guidelines It should respond to the needs and opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Practical tool step-by-step guide. Anchored in the transformative nature of the 2030 Agenda with your inputs.

14 Session 1 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: accelerating change for the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific Thank you. 14

15 Session 9 Looking forward 15

16 The guidelines are part of ESCAP efforts to support member States in implementing SDGs Convening power: The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development and related regional dialogues on trade, STI, finance for development Partnerships & stakeholder engagement: Asia- Pacific SDGs Partnership (with ADB and UNDP); AP- Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism Analytical work: Focusing on integration of three dimensions of sustainable development; means of implementation Capacity development: Becoming fit for purpose (SDG Help Desk, Rapid Respond Facility, etc.) - internal capacity building ; stronger UN system coordination

17 Next Steps Validation workshop collect feedback and integrate into new draft. Collecting experiences and case studies Let us know through evaluation form if you are interested Complement guidelines including questionnaire All PPTs will be shared with participants Alignment with DESAs ongoing work. Internal review process. Integrate into Help Desk. Launch at APFSD in March 2018.

18 Guidelines: your support What are the challenges for implementing SDGs and what roles can MSPs play? Key factors for successful MSPs- Is there anything missing? How could the guidelines support Member States in generating these key success factors? Based on your experience, on what areas could partnerships be a useful tool for implementing national plans for SDGs?

19 Session 9 Looking forward Thank you! 19