The Localization of the SDGs Monitoring and Review As advocated by LRGs during the last years the ambitious goals of the global development agendas could only be achieved with the involvement of empowered local governments ID: 800137
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GOLD – Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization
The Localization of the SDGs – Monitoring and Review
Slide2As advocated by LRGs during the last years, the ambitious goals of the global development agendas could only be achieved with
the involvement of empowered local governments.
In the
Bogotá Commitment
– the main political output of UCLG’s World Congress in 2016 –
LRGs expressed
their political will to turn these global goals into reality in towns, cities and territories.
However, the involvement of LRGs in the implementation of these agendas is still limited: unless they are properly mobilised and empowered -via awareness-rising, supportive institutional frameworks, adequate
funding
and inclusive knowledge exchange
-, the global development goals will not be met.
For UCLG
,
Localizing the SDGs has become the thread that ties advocacy, learning, implementation and monitoring together
Localization
as a
strategic
framework
from
agreement
to
practice
Slide3UCLG is developing
several channels to understand and analyse the role of LRGs in the process of implementation
, while also
offering visibility and support
to the achievements and the efforts of LRGs worldwide
One of the main channels is
to contribute to the monitoring and reporting processes on the SDGs and the other global
agendas. UCLG and the GTF are taking part in the UN High-Level Policy Forum yearly meetings, providing the point of view of LRGs in the implementation process and emphasizing cases of cooperation between local, national
governments and international institutions.
The first report
, presented
with the collaboration of CIB in
New York in July 2017,
analysed the progress in the involvement of LRGs and their participation in coordination mechanisms in the 65 countries that reported to the HLPF in 2016 and 2017. The
GOLD’s mission for the coming
years will be to ensure the follow-up of the localization efforts.
Supporting
and
assessing
LRGs
in
the
Localization
process
The 1st report shows that in several countries the
LRGs are integrating the SDGs in their strategies, local plans and daily initiatives
. Nevertheless,
progress is very uneven
, and the challenges are very diverse
National governments have
involved LRGs in the review processes
in only 58%
of analysed countries
and
44% in coordination and follow-up mechanisms
that allow them to take part in policy and decision-making
Top-down approaches continue to dominate
, but change is at reach via enhanced awareness-raising, stronger multi-level governance framework, and policy dialogueStronger efforts are needed to involve LRGs in the VNR consultation processes and in the new institutional frameworks for SDGs implementation and follow-up
and to have a seat for LRGs in the Global Table
An
assessment
of
blossoming
Localization
Slide5An
assessment
of
blossoming
Localization
Slide6To address the Localization of the global goals,
UCLG
will strengthen its learning agenda and use the GOLD V report
,
to collect the experience and analyse
the practices of LRGs, national associations, UCLG’s sections and committees for localization,
with the support of expert groups and partners.
It will also assess the emergence of adequate ‘enabling policy environments’ for local and regional governments to act and contribute to the localization of the global goals
It will help develop
country fact sheets
providing an effective overview of the
institutional, political and financial situation
for the localization process in more than 100 countries
UCLG, the GTF and their partners will keep on fostering first-hand information and knowledge exchange among LRGs to participate in the HLPF assessments in 2018 and 2019
AS EXPERIMENTED FOR THE 1
ST
REPORT PRESENTED IN 2017, A CLOSER COLLABORATION WITH LGAs, UCLG’s SECTIONS AND COMMITTEES IS NEEDED
Next
steps
for
Localization
:
learning
and
reporting
Slide7Next
steps
for
Localization
: a closer
involvement
of
LGAs
and UCLG
sections
Methodology
to develop the contents – Options: surveys / questionnaires for LGAs, interviews for mayors, presentation of good practices and case analysis, country profiles… Other options?
Tasks
:
LGAs
answer questionnaire & help collecting
key information and practices
;
Regional sections and CIB
manage questionnaires, mayors interviews and identify regional practices.
UCLG Committees
contribute with good practices and mayors
interviews. They are associate to the different phases of the process (and validate regional drafts)
Schedule
: June 2018 -
2
nd
preliminary report
(
48
countries); June 2019 –
Global report
(around 120-130 countries). 2018:
Country profiles
for GOLD & the Global Observatory on Subnational Governments Finance.
Support
: Regional experts and World secretariat consolidate
country
profiles
(e.g. to contribute to regional assessments in Africa and ASPAC),
consolidate
the analysis at regional level in the GOLD V Report,
and prepare a
global summary to be presented to the HLPF
Slide8Next
steps
for
Localization
: 48 Countries
reporting
in 2018
- 6
goals
/6, 7, 11, 12, 15 & 17
Africa
(10): Benin, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sudan
, Togo
Asia – Pacific
(7): Australia, Bhutan, Kiribati, Laos, Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Viet Nam
Eurasia
(1): Armenia,
Europe
(13): Albania, Andorra, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta
, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
Latin America
(5):
Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay
MEWA
(5): Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of
Palestine, United Arab Emirates
North America
(3): Bahamas, Canada,
Jamaica
TOTAL VNR
113
countries
: 2016
22 countries, 2017 43 countries, 2018
48
countries