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Finland's Sustainable Development Policy evaluation – lessons learned

This report discusses the process and findings of the evaluation of Finland's sustainable development policy. It highlights key recommendations for future government actions, including the need for a national roadmap to achieve the SDGs by 2030, enhanced scientific support, and a focus on impact and ownership among decision-makers.

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Finland's Sustainable Development Policy evaluation – lessons learned

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  1. Finland's Sustainable Development Policy evaluation – lessons learned 17.7.2019 I Sami Pirkkala Prime Minister’s Office Finland

  2. Evaluation, how and why? Governmentreport to theParliament(January 2017): Why in 2019? • Evaluation supports evidence-based decision making • Parliamentary elections in 2019, 4-year cycle • content for pre-election debate • evidence and guidance for political decision makers, four year cycle • Finland to present VNR in 2020 • guidance and content for the report ”A comprehensive and independent assessment of Finland’s sustainable development policy and the national implementation of the 2030 Agenda will be conducted every four years, starting in 2019.”

  3. PMO Evaluation teamSupportgroup Supporting PMO in preparations Preparation of TOR, evaluationquestions, selection of Eval team 1/2018 6/2018 1/2019 4/2019 Parliam. elections How theevaluationwascarried out? Support for evaluation team duringtheevaluation Preparation of evaluation Steeringgroup EVALUATION Dissemination of findings & recommendations

  4. Key findings / recommendations • Futuregovernmentsneed to adoptthe 2030 Agenda as a base for governmentpolicy. • Finland'scurrentfocusareas in promotingsustainability • carbonneutrality and resource-wisdom • non-discrimination, equality and highcompetencies arejustified, and workshouldbecontinued on thatbasis • A national A2030 roadmapshouldbeprepared, to explicatehowtheSDG’sarereachedby 2030, and howFinland supportstheimplementation of the 2030 Agenda withintheEU and globally. • Thegovernmentneeds to directpublicfunds to sustainabledevelopmentin a morecoherentway. • Scientificsupport and monitoring for the 2030 Agenda need to bestrenghtened.

  5. Include a commitment to evaluation in keypoliticaldocuments • Focus on impact: • Timing is a keysuccessfactor • Createownershipamongpoliticaldecisionmakers and civilsociety • Make a disseminationplan at an earlystage • Key lessonslearnedfrom a policyplanner’sperspective • Design a participatoryprocess for thepreparation and implementation of theevaluation

  6. ”Ouraim is to transform Finland into a socially, economically and ecologicallysustainablesocietyby 2030. ”Achievingthesustainabledevelopmentgoalswillonlybepossibleifweareable to stop thewarming of theclimate and thedecline of biodiversity.” ”TheGovernmentwillwork to ensurethat Finland is carbonneutralby 2035 and carbonnegativesoonafterthat.” ”Emissionsreductionmeasureswillbecarried out in a waythat is fairfrom a social and regionalperspective and thatinvolvesallsectors of society.” Government programme of Finland (June2019):

  7. Thankyou! More information: www.kestavakehitys.fi/en

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