Definition of the SDGs indicators already under discussion
August 25, 2017 09h00 AM | Last Updated: September 04, 2017 09h21 AM
The IBGE started to arrange, this month, meetings of the Work Groups engaged in the construction of global and national indicators for measuring the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS) defined by the United Nations. Each one of the 17 Groups will have a coordinator from the Institute, in charge of inviting about 70 federal bodies involved in the issues of the SDGs, and also responsible for bringing together their contributions. That is an initiative of the National Commission for the SDGs, of which the IBGE and IPEA are permanent technical advisors. The Commission is formed by 16 representatives, eight of whom from the government and eight from civil society. Brazil is the first Latin American country to have a parity commission for SDG related topics.
The current objective of the Work Groups is the construction of global indicators, to be defined by the end of 2017. Then, the groups will have a period of two years to define national indicators, which should encompass particular features related to the Brazilin reality. According to the manager of the IBGE’s presidential office, Denise Kronemberger, it will be necessary to establish criteria that can guide the debate. “We are focused on coming to an agreement with the institutions responsible for data production, so that we can develop accessible indicators”. She also mentions the participation of actors not involved in public administration. “When the debates about national indicators begin, information users and civil society will be invited to take part”.
One of the challenges for the National Commission for the SDGs is to take the 2030 Agenda discussion to a municipal level. According to the foreign affairs assistant for the National Confederation of Municipalities, Isabella Santos, actions in partnership with the united Nations Program for the Development (Pnud) have been implemented to make city governments aware of this necessity. “We have created tools that will help local governments integrate the SDGs to public policies, for example, the Municipal Development Mandala, to help public administrators monitor the agenda.”
A total 17 goals, 69 targets and 231 indicators to be fulfilled by 2030. These figures present the challenges for the SDGs, a world agenda adopted during the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, in September 2015. For additional information, watch the video below, from the IBGE Explains series:
Text: Pedro Renaux (collaboration of: Marcelo Benedicto)
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Design: J.C. Rodrigues
