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Are we developing a sustainable future? The challenges of the 2030

development agenda Rômulo Paes de Sousa

Rio+ Centre

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UNDP WORLD CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – RIO+ CENTRE

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Rio+ activities

• Produce policy analysis and evidence on tackling the barriers to achieving sustainable development for the bottom half (poor and marginalised groups);

• Produce practical tools, instruments and methodologies that governments can use to advance integrated, equitable and sustainable development planning, policy and practice; and

• Convene global dialogue that spurs action on behalf of governments, civil society, think tanks, academia, and multi-lateral organizations among others.

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Programmatic Areas of Work

Social Protection for Sustainable Development

Forests

Sustainable Development Goals and Post 2015

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Financing for Sustainable Development

Inequality, Governance and Social Justice

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CONTEXT

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Agenda

Date Activity Venue

Aug 11th – Sep 7th Online consultation indicators online

Sep 25 - 27 UN Summit NYC

Sep 29 – 30 IAEG-SDGs LA meeting Santiago

Oct 26 - 28 IAEG-SDGs 2nd meeting Bangkok

March 9 – 11 47th session Statistical Commission

NYC

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Context

• Significant convergence among the countries about the products of the incoming Summit and UN Assembly

• Pending issues on the means of implementation (financing and governance)

• The current state of the art is favourable to countries like Brazil, propelling them to relevant positions in the implementation process of the SDGs

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The Paradox

• A highly democratic and inclusive process is producing a challenging complex monitoring model

• Countries very comfortable with the political results are not necessarily equipped for the technical implementation

• However, that is not true for all countries in this regard

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SDGs by the numbers

• 17 goals

• 169 targets

• 1063 indicators proposals

• 209 “suggested indicators”

• 101 Tier 1 indicators

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Davis, Matthews, Szabo and Fogstad (2015) Measuring the SDGs: a two-track solution. Lancet, 386 (9990)

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LEAD, 2015. Translating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the National Level

Municipal

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SDG IMPLEMENTATION RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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Risks on SDGs implementation

• Lack of policy coherence between SDGs and national development pathway

• SDGs not embedded in a robust institutional framework

• Lack of adequate resource mobilization

• Lack of interest by parliament in general and sub-national governments. Lack of political will and ownership

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Risks on SDGs implementation

• Lack of coordination mechanisms (national and sub-national)

• Poor engagement of civil society and media

• Report inconsistencies on environmental dimension. Lack of consistent data

• Lack of coordination among donors. Absence of accountability mechanisms.

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Lessons from Brazil

• Strong national intergovernmental coordination

– Less participation of the sub-national levels

• Engagement of the civil society

–Need to go beyond São Paulo, Rio and Brasilia.

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Lessons from Brazil

• Leadership of the statistical bureau on the technical debate

– Academia and sub-national institutions needs stronger mobilization

• Engagement of the areas, such as: sustainable development, environment, health (Fiocruz)

– Some relevant areas lack of experience and resources for SDG implementation

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Lessons from Brazil

• Effective MDGs dissemination over 200 municipalities

– Other municipalities demand stronger engagement

• Administrative, demographic and economic data aggregated at municipal level (Ex: Human Development Atlas)

– Considerable challenge for environmental data

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Getting back to the initial question, the answer is yes.

The 2030 agenda is a decisive step. But, we will need more. And that

will demand patience, determination and a lot of creativity

to forge the sustainable future.

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