Transformation, Acceleration and SDGs Balázs Horváth Director, UNDP Seoul Policy Centre Sustainable Development Transition Forum Incheon, Republic of Korea, 30 October - 1 November 2017
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF DEVELOPMENT WE NEED TO TRANSFORM THE DEVELOPMENT PATH POVERTY HUNGER WATER SANITATION 700 million people live in extreme poverty 795 million people are undernourished 650 million people with no access to improved drinking water 2.4 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation services HEALTH ENERGY INEQUALITY ENVIRONMENT 16,000 children die each day before they reach the age of five, mostly from preventable causes 1.4 billion people have no access to electricity Inequality of income and opportunities have both substantially increased Acute challenges: food & water insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and natural disasters
Agenda 2030 Lays Out the Path Toward Transformation Overarching framework, with SDGs pragmatic, transformative HD goals at its core UNDP Getting ready to implement the 2030 Agenda
SDG AGENDA PRINCIPLES UNIVERSALITY Implies that goals and targets are relevant to all governments and actors Universality, not uniformity. Differentiated approaches needed at national, regional global level INTEGRATION Means balancing all three SD dimensions: social, economic & environmental protection Systemic thinking: no siloes Requires managing tradeoffs, maximizing synergies across targets NO ONE LEFT BEHIND SDGs to benefit all: eradicate poverty; reduce inequalities; Within & across country shifts Go beyond averages; issues of measurement, representation Compile & use disaggregated data; regular reporting (HLPF)
UNDP s Support to SDG Implementation: MAPS UNDP s Practical Contribution Toward SDG Attainment (Korea-funded) MAINSTREAMING ACCELERATION POLICY SUPPORT SDGs in development plans with commensurate budget allocations Start w/ RIA: assess national, subnational & sectoral programmes against SDGs Focus on country s priorities; identify pivotal interventions. Integrated approach: synergies and trade-offs; financing & partnerships. Timely policy advice, skills & experience from UN agencies Coordinated with other multilateral agencies Measurement, evidence base
SDGs reflect global consensus on key facets of sustainable HD; Accelerators help attain them faster. All SDGs important, but sequence of taking them up is key owing to interactions among them (trade-offs/synergies; feedback loops). Accelerators: policy interventions with a substantial positive multiplier effect. They increase the speed of attaining one or several SDGs; they unleash unused capacity or create preconditions conducive for progress remove bottlenecks, underlying constraints or obstacles; or boost dynamic interactions (tipping points; downward/upward spirals).
SDG Acceleration Toolkit Online Toolkit: systemic diagnostics, models, methodologies and guidance Analyzing linkages among SDGs Helping attain Member States pledges Enabling risk-informed planning Covers UN Country teams: all Agencies Global inputs; updated twice a year.
Using the SDG Acceleration Toolkit https://undg.org/2030-agenda/sdg-acceleration-toolkit/ Three tool categories: Tools for analysing SDG links Last-mile analysis tools Risk-informed planning tools Example: UNICEF WASH strategy summary of the tool what SDGs the tool deals with E.g., this covers SDG 6, Disaster Risk Reduction, Diagnostics.
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Accelerator Example: Gender Parity and Economic Growth a Virtuous Cycle Empowered women, greater use of human potential, more balanced policies higher incomes, sustainable development (economic, social, environmental) Gender equality: SDG; accelerator. Intelligence, creativity not correlated with gender; individual success hinges on opportunities & nurturing of talent. Equal access to these by both sexes tapping society s talent pool effectively