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INTEGRATING SDGS INTO
CIELITO F. HABITOCIELITO F. HABITO
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTPLANNING
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KEY CONCERNS
Integrating SDGs into national developmentplans & budget processes: How?
SD readiness Acceptability of clustering
-people and planet (apart from profit)
Generic methodology for reflecting global
goals in national development plans?
Reporting and monitoring of national SDGimplementation
Philippine experience on SD integration
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HOW TO INTEGRATE?Lessons from MDG Experience
Start with awareness and national buy-in
Roll-out awareness-raising and buy-in at sub-
national levels
,and monitoring mechanisms, and rectify
deficiencies
Collect baseline data to provide basis for
planning (Where are we now?)
Define numerical targets in national context
Formulate appropriate strategies
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NATIONAL INTEGRATION OF SDGSConstraints & Enablers
Level of development may influenceSD and SDG readiness
Statistical system may be under-
eve ope , un er-resource Political structure may be inhospitable
to transparency and accountability
Government coordination mechanismsmay be weak or non-existent
Civil society may lack organization
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WHAT GENERIC APPROACHESARE FEASIBLE?
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) Approach
National SustainableDevelopment Strategy (NSDS)
Process
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THE PRSP APPROACHFeatures
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper contains:
- Assessment of poverty
- Macroeconomic, structural, & social policies/
- Financing needs & sources of financing
Prepared via participatory process with
domestic stakeholders & externaldevelopment partners (esp WB & IMF)
Updated every three years with annual
progress reports
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Country-driven national ownership; broad-
based civil society participation
Result-oriented focused on outcomes
THE PRSP APPROACHCore Principles
Comprehensive recognizes the multi-dimensional nature of poverty
Partnership-oriented - coordinatedparticipation of development partners
Long-term perspective for poverty
reduction.
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As of end-February 2012, 110 full + 57
preliminary or interim PRSPs have beensubmitted to WB-IMF
Donors led to ali n assistance to PRSP
THE PRSP APPROACHThe Experience
priorities Balances inherent tensions in the formulation
of national development strategies, e.g.,
realism vs. ambition, domestic vs. externalaccountability
Focus in recent years has been on effective
implementation
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NSDS PROCESSFeatures
Strategic and coordinated action toward
sustainable development at the national level
Builds on and harmonizes economic, social
various sectors in a country
Reconciles short-term electoral cycle with
long-term planning; economic growth withenvironmental and social sustainability; policy
co-ordination with decentralization.
Usually (and best) spearheaded by NCSD
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NCSDS:Features & Roles
Clothed with official status & clear mandate
Headed by or reports to Head of Government High level of multi-stakeholder representation
Substantive agenda and influence
voca e or sus a na y an n egra on Mechanism for coordination across government
and major stakeholder groups
Venue for problem solving, cooperative action,
forging commitment & ensuring implementation Vehicle for promoting awareness & info
dissemination
Monitoring/coordination of SDGs?
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Comprehensive, multi-dimensional SD strategy- economic, social & environmental dimensions
Cross-sectoral SD strategies relating to specific
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NSDS PROCESSFour Types/Approaches
. .environmental action plans, PRSPs)
Sectoral SD strategies all 3 dimensions, but
focused on specific sector
SD integration into existing national develop-ment strategies integrate SD framework intoexisting national plan/process.
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REPORTING AND MONITORINGSome Considerations
Need standardized indicator system,
reporting formats within a country
Qualitative vs. quantitative indicators
Make use of existing human resourcesin service delivery for M&E (e.g., healthworkers, forest rangers)
Multi-level civil society validation
Institutional responsibility for R, M&E
Role of development partners (donors)
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PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCEMTPDP and PA21
Six-year Medium Term Development Plans
(NEDA) coincide with Presidents 6-year term Philippine Strategy for SD (1987) led by DENR;
presented at Rio Earth Summit
Philippine Council for SD led by NEDA,established September 1992; 1st after Rio
Philippine Agenda 21 completed Sept 1996;
relationship with MTPDP 1993-1998 muchdebated (different time frames)
Enhanced PA21 issued in 2004; consistency
with MTPDP 2005-10 addressed by NEDA
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PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCEIntegrating MDGs
MDGs were embraced early, with DFA and
NEDA (planning ministry) at the forefront
Awareness in the rest of the national
Awareness at the local government level tookeven longer
MDGs came in the middle of the 1999-2004planning cycle, so not immediately integrated;
integration happened with 2005-2010 Medium
Term Philippine Development Plan
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Next development planning cyclewill be 2017-2022
PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCELooking Ahead: SDGs?
NSSD/PA21 and PDP: fold into one?
SDGs, if adopted, can beintegrated by then
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Thank You