Sustainable Development Goals:national approach

Anna KvernadzeAdministration of the Government of Georgia

Landing SDGs at home

Thematic consultations

17 Goals – National Priorities

Baseline Indicators and Target Indicators – 2020, 2025, 2030

98 Global Targets

VNR 2016Key Practical Challenges

Inter-agency coordination & engagement of CSOs

Limited timeframe

Latest available data, covering the period from 2014 to 2015 the availability of high-quality data

Architecture and Institutional Setting:Sustainable Development Goals Council of Georgia

SDGs Council

Thematic Group

Secretariat

Thematic Working Groups

•Poverty eradication, employment, food, water, equality

Social Inclusion

•Economic growth, macroeconomic policy, ODA, inequality

Economic Development

• Peace, human rights, gender equality, anti-corruption

Democratic Governance

• Land degradation, climate change, biodiversity, access to electricity

Sustainable Energy & Environment Protection

SDGs National Document - Matrix

Goal Global Target

Georgia Adjusted Target

Global Indicator

Georgia Adjusted Indicator 2030- 2020/2025/2030

Baseline Indicator

Verification Source

Lead Agency/Organisation

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Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Global Target Georgia Adjusted Target

1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere in Georgia, currently measured as people living on less than $1.9 a day

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Global Target Georgia Adjusted Target

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

3.1 By 2030, reduce the maternal mortality ratio of Georgia to at least 12 per 100,000 live births

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelonglearning opportunities for all

Global Target Georgia Adjusted Target

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.4 By 2030, increase by 85% per cent the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

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National and Global Targets

16.1 Reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

o 2015: 16.1.1 118 victims (Criminal code of Georgia, Article 108- murder, Article 109);

o 2030: 16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age, reduced by 10-15% by 2030,

relative to baseline

8.5 By 2030, implement effective state policy in order to achieve productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

o 2015 : 8.5.1 Average hourly earnings of females - 3.9 GEL;

Average hourly earnings of males - 6.1 GEL

o 2030 : 8.5.1 Average hourly earnings of females - 14.4 GEL

Average hourly earnings of males - 17.4 GEL

o 2015: 8.5.2 Unemployment rate 2015, total - 12.0%; women 10.2%; men 13.5%;

o 2030: 8.5.2 Unemployment rate by 2030 - 9.5%

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1. Baseline and Target (2030) Indicators

2. Baseline and Target (2030) Indicators

1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere in Georgia, currently measured as people living on less than $1.9 a day

o 2014: 1.1.1: Proportion of population living under extreme poverty: 2014: 9.77%;

o 2030: 1.1.1: Proportion of population living below the international poverty line: < 1 %

1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable have access to basic services

o 2015: 1.4.1: About 99% of households have access to electricity; About 68% of households have access (active consumers) to natural gas;

o 2030: 1.4.1: Almost 100% of households will have access to electricity; About 75% of households will have access (active consumers) to natural gas

4.4 By 2030, increase by 85% per cent the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

o 2015: 4.4.1 47% of graduates were employed or self-employed;

o 2030: 4.4.1 Over 60% of VET graduates are employed/self-employed

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National Forest Concept of Georgia

15.1. Ensure the conservation, restoration

and sustainable use of ecosystems and their services, in particular

forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands

15.2. Promote the implementation of

sustainable management of forests, reduce

deforestation, restore degraded forests and increase afforestation

and reforestation

15.5. Reduce the degradation of natural habitats, protect and

prevent the extinction of threatened species

15.4. Ensure the conservation of

mountain ecosystems, including their

biodiversity and halt the loss of biodiversity

International Policy National Policy4 Targets

Convention on the Conservation ofEuropean Wildlife and Natural Habitats

Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Fauna andFlora

The Convention on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Convention on Migratory Species

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

National Forest InventoryDevelopment of Forest Information and Monitoring SystemImproving legislation – Forest CodeLaw on BiodiversityIncrease the Network of Protected AreasDevelopment of Strategy for Protected Areas

Actions

Rural Development Strategy 2017-2020

Agricultural Development Strategy 2015-2020

Regional Development Program2015-2017

Regional Development Strategy2014-2020

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions Document (INDC)

AA Directives➢ 2009/147/EC➢ AA/DCFTA Article 233

Georgia 2020

Tools for integration

RIA

SDG toolkit

Sustainability check

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Global and National Data

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INDICATORS

TARGETS

GOALS

Global Level National Level

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98 Targets

18 Georgia Adjusted

5 complementary

204 Indicators

24 Georgia Adjusted

47 complementary

No baseline data on 4 indicators

- 161 indicators has been identified as a baseline data (79% of national indicators)

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SDGs Nationalization - Matrix

International & national (complementary) indicators

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Global Indicator Georgia Adjusted Indicator - Target 2030 Baseline Indicator 2015 Data Source Lead/Line Ministry/Agency

16.4.2: Proportion of seized and small arms and light weapons that are recorded and traced, in accordance with international standards and legal instruments

16.4.2: Proportion of seized and small arms and light weapons that are recorded and traced, in accordance with international standards and legal instruments -By 2030 baseline is reduced by 25-30%

16.4.2 Number of seized firearms: 860

MIAMinistry of Internal Affairs/State

Security Service of Georgia

16.5.1: Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

16.5.1: Number of persons who paid a bribe to a public official by 2030

16.5.1: Number of persons who paid a bribe to a public official in 2014 - 6; 2015 - 0; 2016 - 6

POG

Ministry of Justice (Interagency Coordination Council on Fight

against Corruption); Chief Prosecutor's Office

16.6.1: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)

16.6.1 Indicator PI-2 of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability -PEFA 2030 of Georgia -"A"

16.6.1 Indicator PI-2 of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability -PEFA 2012 of Georgia -"B+"

MOFAdministration of Government of

Georgia

Goal 16 -around 50 indicators

50% - defined at a national

level

Monitoring and Evaluation• Global/National: VNR in 2016 – 2019; national SDGR 2018 Oct.

• Innovative approach - electronic monitoring system

that will enable effective and transparent monitoring of

the national agenda of UN Sustainable Goals.

• The electronic monitoring tool will support the distribution of up-to-date information about the performance of public agencies on subsequently all relevant targets of the SDGs.

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SDGs: Website

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EMS: Back system

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sdgcouncil@gov.ge