the integrating approach: a proposal for structuring discussions in the sdg owg
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The Integrating Approach: A proposal for structuring discussions in the SDG OWG. Why a new approach is called for. A key challenge for irreversible poverty eradication & for delivering well-being for 9 billion in the context of sustainable development = break away from silos - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Integrating Approach:A proposal for structuring discussions
in the SDG OWG
Why a new approach is called for
• A key challenge for irreversible poverty eradication & for delivering well-being for 9 billion in the context of sustainable development
= break away from silos• Maximize potential synergies and minimize
potential trade/offs• Need to take informed decisions• Broaden partnerships for on-the-ground delivery
Value added of the SDGs
• Interlinkages between sectors & issues, between the 3 dimensions
= need to be made explicit and understandable • Facilitate interaction and dialogue between
different line ministries & sectoral agencies, between key actors - including government, civil society and private sector
• Outputs from such a process would likely be more focused on addressing concrete needs at national level and on implementation
What the proposal is
about• Focus initially on targets not goals• Adopt mainly a bottom up rather
than a top down approach• Engage substantively on issues
from the very start
REALITY NOT RHETORIC
The Logical Framework
Term Common understanding of what it is
Example from MDGs
Goal Expresses an ambitious, butspecific, commitment. Alwaysstarts with a verb/action.
Reduce child mortality
Target Quantified sub-components thatwill contribute in a major way toachievement of goal. Should bean outcome variable
Reduce by two-thirds, between1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
Indicator
Precise metric from identifieddatabases to assess if targetis being met (often multipleindicators are used).
Under-5 mortality rateInfant mortality rateProportion of 1-year oldsimmunised against measles
Business-as-usual in
in practice
The Integrating Approach
Water Health Food security Inclusive economic
growth
Increase agricultural productivity by x%, with a focus on sustainably increasing
smallholder yields and access to irrigation.
Interlinkages: employment, water, food security
Bring freshwater withdrawals in line with supply and increase water
efficiency in agriculture by x%, industry by y% and urban areas by z%.
Interlinkages: Water and food security
Reduce by x% stunting, wasting by y% and anemia by z% for all
children under 5.
Interlinkages: health and food security
An exercise with this
approachRemember the earlier slide that showed the results of a group exercise following a traditional approach?Well, here is the result from an exercise by one of the groups using the Integrating ApproachThe process was simple and enabled participants to efficiently identify many areas of consensus.
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Benefits of this approach• Inter-linkages between issue areas (eg. gender,
equity or resilience) and between sectors better captured
• Greater balance in addressing the 3 dimensions of SD
• Number of targets could potentially be reduced• No need to discuss what is “stand-alone” /
“cross-cutting”• Stronger political support can be built around
the targets• Entry point for inputs from other constituencies/
stakeholders• IMPLEMENTATION
Moving forward
• Start off discussions on the targets, not the goals
• Make efforts to identify multi-dimensional or inter-sectoral linkages
• Agreed targets would be grouped into goals
• Some targets would be shared across goals
Reality check• Prioritization will ultimately be a political
decision-making process• Through a bottom up process it will be better
informed and more substantive• The process will never be simple, but it can be
more streamlined and coherent• Efforts will need to be made to limit the number
of goals agreed to
For the SDGs to be relevant and taken up, we need to get the metrics right
A complementary
proposalTwo considerations should to inform the definition of the SDGS within a universal agenda:
1. Agreement on a limited number of Goals2. A modality for differentiation
• Global challenges need to be addressed at the global level
• But regional, national, and local specificities must be taken into account
The DASHBOARD PROPOSAL calls for agreement on• global goals that focus on global development priorities• targets and indicators tailored to national priorities and
circumstances
The Dashboard Concept Global Goals:
• Agreement on a few salient global priorities
Each Goal would have a core set of targets & indicators agreed at international level
• Each country would determine the speed and level for each target
• Each country would determine which targets & indicators are relevant according to their national circumstances
In addition to this,
• Countries can define additional targets and/or indicators • This would not be taken up at international level – in the MDG
process many countries defined additional national MDGs that served a domestic agenda but were not reflected internationally
Reduce postharvest loss and food waste by x%
Food Security & Nutrition
The Dashboard Proposal: An Example
FS-Target B
Reduce harvest waste by x% by [year]
Reduce consumption waste by x% by [year]
Reduce handling & storage waste by x% by [year]
Each country determines its:• Baseline• Milestones• Speed
Each country determines which indicators are relevant and adjusts them to national circumstances (e.g. type of crop, locality, modalities)
The Benefits of the Dashboard Approach Issues common to many countries would be reflected in the same targets
and indicators = good basis for cooperation, capacity building, exchange of experiences, and overall support from all sources
Regional and global comparability and aggregation would be possible
Greater overall coherence within the new framework at all levels
A “race to the bottom” is unlikely because when metrics work and are perceived to be useful, countries and organizations use them.....
…..GDP and MDGs are both voluntary!
If we get the new metrics right, this will spur a race to the top – by all stakeholders, not only by governments
Many thanks
Muchas gracias
Directorate for Economic, Social and Environmental AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Colombia