Strengthening National Evaluation Capacities in Asia-Pacific for SDG Progress
How national evaluation systems in Asia-Pacific are building capacities to assess progress towards SDGs. Sessions focus on aligning strategies with the 2030 Agenda, integrating budgets, and prioritizing SDG interventions. Learn about evaluating trade-offs, synergies, and policy choices for sustainable development.
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Session 14A: Review of national evaluation systems and capacities in Asia Pacific for evaluating progress towards SDGs a joint UNDP UNICEF initiative Istanbul, Turkey October 19, 2017
Integrating the 2030 Agenda Building Blocks Aligning strategies and plans with 2030 Agenda Setting up institutional arrangements for horizontal/ vertical coordination and policy coherence Integrating 2030 Agenda into budgets Assessing data availability and capacities of data systems to monitor and evaluate progress, adapting/ establishing M&E Systems From planning to action: prioritizing and sequencing identifying SDG accelerator interventions Financing for sustainable development
SDG DASHBOARD FOR COUNTRIES IN EAST AND SOUTH ASIA Source: SDSN - SDG Index (http://www.sdgindex.org/download/)
National Development Strategy/ Medium Term Budget or Expenditure Frameworks Final prioritization evaluation of trade offs/ synergies/ costing Evaluation Sectoral Plans adjustments to sectoral plans annual budget priorities Evaluation Adjustment/ Revision Annual Sector Allocations evaluating policy choices review progress of expenditures results MTR of National Development Strategy/ review of Sectoral Plans Monitoring
Strengthening National Evaluation Capacities Multiple regional and global fora focusing on NECD: GA/RES/69/237 NEC commitments & Bangkokdeclaration EvalPartners Parliamentarian Forum Global Evaluation Agenda developed by EvalPartners and in partnership with UN agencies . Identify NEC/NES emerging practices for the review, follow-up and evaluation processes of the 2030 Agenda Joint UNDP UNICEF initiative to distil key success factors, trends, lessons learnt and identify areas other countries could learn from (country case studies and synthesis)
Country Case Studies - Focus Review and analysis of: Evaluation policies M&E systems Use of resources for evaluation When evaluations inform policies Evaluation culture Ownership and champions for localizing SDGs Key successes and areas for improvement: Legislation / budget/ institutional set up Mechanisms for mainstreaming of evaluation at national & (where relevant) sub-national level Mapping demand & supply side Mechanisms for partners engagement
Objective of the Review Values Shared principles partnership, innovation, inclusivity, and human rights. equity, gender equality, and social justice Generate knowledge to guide NECD for 2030 Agenda Identify national evaluation systems successes and lessons Foster peer learning Inform global, regional NECD guidance through the production of readiness assessments at the country level. Global Regional National Sub-national Local
Country Case Studies Readiness for Evaluating Progress towards SDGs What M&E systems are in place to monitor, review and evaluate implementation of 2030 Agenda? How do evaluations inform adjustments to strategies, resource allocation and policies? Is this changing in light of 2030 Agenda? What evaluation methods/ tools are government/ other stakeholders using to evaluate policy choices to support integrated approaches? What equity-based evaluation methods/tools are being used? Could be scaled up to monitor commitment of leaving no one behind ? Recommendations to strengthen national evaluation capacity for the SDGs.
Peer Review and Partnerships Peer Review ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women Current Partnership UNDP & UNICEF Interest from UNESCO, UN Women, UNFPA, WFP
Timelines and Milestones June/July August/ Sept Oct Nov/Dec April/May Malaysia Thailand Regional Synthesis Report Development of methodology Sri Lanka Indonesia Philippines Regional Knowledge Exchange Asian Evaluation Week VNRs/ HLPF 2018 VNRs/HLPF NEC Istanbul
Next steps Publish the first phase report Finalize country case studies Develop regional synthesis report Develop a phase II- Philippines, Mongolia other countries in the Asia Pacific as well as in other regions Expand partnership to bolster the initiative
