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Evaluating Progress Towards SDGs in Asia-Pacific: Strengthening National Evaluation Capacities

This joint UNDP-UNICEF initiative aims to review national evaluation systems and capacities in Asia-Pacific for evaluating progress towards SDGs. It will identify key success factors, lessons learned, and areas for improvement through country case studies, fostering peer learning and informing global and regional guidance on National Evaluation Capacities for the 2030 Agenda.

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Evaluating Progress Towards SDGs in Asia-Pacific: Strengthening National Evaluation Capacities

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  1. 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

  2. Integrating the 2030 Agenda – Building Blocks

  3. SDG DASHBOARD FOR COUNTRIES IN EAST AND SOUTH ASIA Source: SDSN - SDG Index (http://www.sdgindex.org/download/)

  4. prioritization evaluation of trade offs/ synergies/ costing adjustments to sectoral plans annual budget priorities Evaluation evaluating policy choices review progress of expenditures results

  5. 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)

  6. 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

  7. 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. Objective of the Review

  8. 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.

  9. Peer Review and Partnerships Peer Review ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women Current Partnership UNDP & UNICEF Interest from UNESCO, UN Women, UNFPA, WFP…

  10. Timelines and Milestones Malaysia Thailand Regional Synthesis Report Development of methodology Sri Lanka Indonesia Philippines

  11. 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

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