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Sustainable Development Goals Help Desk
Conceptualization Overview
September 2017
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SDG Help Desk Rapid Needs Assessment
Preliminary Results
Which of the following elements of SDG implementation is the most challenging?
14.3%
36.8%30.8%
10.5%
7.5%Prioritization and localization of theSDGs
Integration of the SDGs and targetsinto national development plans andpolicies
Data availability and monitoring
Follow up & review
Stakeholder engagement
Total: 133 people
What kind of services would You seek on the SDG Help Desk?
11.8%
25.7%
11.0%11.8%
15.4%
24.3%Advisory services / technical assistance
Best practices / case studies
E-learning courses and trainings
Networking opportunities
Policy brief / SDG guidelines / Workingpapers about SDGs
Statistical data
Total: 133 people
Which of the following thematic areas interests You the most?
20.3%
16.3%
9.8%27.5%
11.8%
6.5%
7.8% Water for Life
Sustainable Urbanization
Integration of the 3 Dimensions ofSustainable Development
Climate action
Oceans
Follow up & Review
Stakeholder Engagement
Total: 133 people
Service lines giving easy access to users and immediately directing them to what they are searching for: Knowledge Hub; Data Portals; Technical Assistance; Community of Practice; and Toolboxes
Mega search engine harvesting information from various sources and providing access to information to users based on their requests for knowledge products and services
Repository platforms (ESCAP Knowledge Hub for Sustainable Development and the ESCAP OnlineLibrary) where multiple knowledge products and databases are located so that users can have a more direct access
Collaboration among different partners:Stage I: ESCAP knowledge products repository Stage II: UN Environment, UNDP, UN organizations members of the RCM Thematic Working Groupon Resource Efficient Growth knowledge platforms repositories;Stage III: Repositories of various research institutions and think-tanks in the region
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ESCAP Knowledge
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Development
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ESCAP’s immediate partner websites and platforms)
Stage II
• United Nations Environment,
• United Nations Development Programme,
• UN organizations members of the RCM Thematic Working Group on Resource Efficient Growth knowledge platforms repositories
Stage III• Repositories of various research institutions and
think-tanks in the region and beyond
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Experts section
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Project Milestones
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5-8 September’ 17
Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment
Conduct needs assessment sessions
16-17 October’ 17
Regional Expert Consultation on the Scoping of the SDG Help Desk
27 Nov-1 Dec ‘17
SDG Week
Soft launch of the SDG Help Desk
28-30 March’ 18
5th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
Regional launch of the SDG Help Desk