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Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Data

Gap Analysis Report

Activity Report

October 4th, 2017

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ACRONYMS

AERC Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi

BOS Bureau of Statistics

IAEG Inter-Agency Expert Group

LFS Labor Force Survey

MPA Member Provincial Assembly

MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

PBS Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

PDHS Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey

P&D Planning & Development Board, Government of Sindh

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

UN United Nations

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund

WFP World Food Progamme

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................... 2

1. BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................ 4

2. EVENT SNAPSHOT ................................................................................................. 5

3. KEY DISCUSSIONS .................................................................................................. 6

Welcome Address ............................................................................................................................. 6

Data Gap Analysis Report ................................................................................................................ 6

Open Discussion ............................................................................................................................... 7

Recommendations and Way Forward ............................................................................................ 8

ANNEX I: Photos ........................................................................................................... 9

ANNEX II: List of Participants .................................................................................... 14

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1. BACKGROUND

UN’s global Agenda 2030 is an action plan for people, planet, and prosperity. In February

2016, under a unanimous resolution, the National Assembly of Pakistan endorsed the SDGs as

Pakistan’s Development Goals, and the Federal Government effervescently initiated a National

Initiative on SDGs, endeavoring focused efforts towards the ambitious, universal policy agenda

for sustainable development. Government of Sindh spearheaded structured efforts to support

the mainstreaming, localization, and implementation of the 2030 Agenda through a support

project for SDGs implementation in Sindh, at a cost of Rs. 594 million, jointly-funded by

Government of Sindh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the aim to

address soaring socio-economic challenges in the province and steer it in a progressive

direction. Under the project, an SDGs support unit has been established in Planning &

Development Board, with effect from May 2017. The unit is working with line departments of

Government of Sindh, as well as UN Agencies, civil society organizations, academia and the

private sector to integrate the strategies and policies with the 2030 Agenda and implement

sustainable development goals in Sindh, contributing towards accelerating progress in

Pakistan. Specifically, the unit is working towards achieving the following four outputs:

As the first step towards mainstreaming SDGs, a comprehensive Data Gap Analysis exercise

was carried out by Planning Commission, with the objective to assist the Federal and Provincial

governments in analyzing the current situation, establishing a baseline, acquiring clarity in

decision making, and steering calculated efforts towards achievement of SDGs. The Data Gap

Analysis exercise has now concluded and a draft report has been compiled, on which

consultation with esteemed stakeholders is required to proceed forward.

A multi-stakeholder consultation was organized with multiple stakeholder groups to help

solicit necessary feedback to add value to the report and its outcomes. This activity report

presents key discussions that took place in the consultations, which will feed into the final

production of the report.

OUTPUT 1:

Mainstreaming SDGs in

local development

plans and strategies

clearly delineating the

resource requirements

OUTPUT 2:

Strengthening

coordination, reporting

and monitoring

mechanisms for SDGs

OUTPUT 3:

Supporting integrated

and innovative

approaches to

accelerate progress

on SDGs on priority

areas

OUTPUT 4:

Policy support,

research and analysis

and knowledge

management for SDGs

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2. EVENT SNAPSHOT

Date:

Wednesday, 4th October 2017

Time: 10:30 to 11:45 am

Venue: Committee Room, P&D Board, Government of Sindh

Purpose: To encourage dialogue on the draft data gap analysis report

and solicit necessary feedback that can add value to the final

report and its outcomes

Agenda: • Welcome address

• Introduction, Methodology, and Findings of the Data

Gap Analysis Report

• Open Discussion

• Recommendations and way forward

• Closing remarks

Speakers: 1. Ms. Rehana Ghulam Ali Memon, Member

(Development), P&D Board and Project Coordinator,

SDGs Support Unit, Sindh

2. Ms. Mobeen Ajaib, Project Manager, SDGs Support

Unit, P&D Board, Sindh

3. Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, Social Policy Advisor, SDGs

Support Unit, Ministry of Planning, Development, and

Reform

4. Mr. Ali Kamal, Economic Policy Advisor, SDGs Support

Unit, Ministry of Planning, Development, and Reform

Participants Profile: • Senior representatives from P&D Board, and line

departments of Government of Sindh

• Senior representatives from civil society organizations

and academia involved in data analysis around SDGs

and socio-economic issues

• Representative from UNDP Country Team

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3. KEY DISCUSSIONS

Welcome Address

Ms. Rehana Ghulam Ali Memon, Member (Development), Planning & Development Board,

Government of Sindh, and Project Coordinator, SDGs Support Unit, Sindh welcomed

representatives from Ministry of Planning, Development, and Reform, Planning &

Development Board, Government of Sindh’s line departments, UN agencies, and international

and national NGOs, to the consultation on data gap analysis report. A brief background to

the support project on SDGs implementation was provided, whereby, Pakistan has been one

of the first countries to endorse the SDGs and to commit towards the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development. In February 2016, under a unanimous resolution, the National

Assembly of Pakistan endorsed the SDGs as Pakistan’s Development Goals. The Federal

Government initiated a National Initiative on SDGs to focus on mainstreaming the 2030

Agenda into planning and budgeting frameworks and to support accelerated progress

towards reaching the ambitious goals. Aligning with this initiative at federal level the

Government of Sindh promptly initiated its efforts to support the mainstreaming and

implementation of the 2030 Agenda. In March 2016, Rs. 594 million were committed to

“Support Project for SDGs implementation” as a joint-collaboration between Government of

Sindh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

As the first step towards mainstreaming and implementing SDGs, it is crucial to apprehend our

current situation: To see where we stand, so that we can steer our strategic efforts accordingly.

And for this we need a multitude of reliable data, to help us measure our performance against

169 targets with 244 indicators of the Agenda 2030. Particularly, we need to see the data for

indicators of goals tied to poverty, zero hunger, quality education, gender equality, affordable

and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure

and reduced inequalities, to be in a better place to assess our current state of progress. To

help with this, Planning Commission Islamabad initiated a comprehensive Data Gap Analysis

exercise. Government of Sindh is hopeful that the findings of this exercise will assist multiple

stakeholders involved in SDGs implementation in Sindh in devising pertinent strategies and

plans.

Data Gap Analysis Report

The core objective of the data gap analysis is to suggest actions required to reduce SDGs

reporting gap. The entire exercise is a desk review, which is done with intensive consultative

process. Each SDG indicator is analyzed for extent of effort required to report on relevant

target. Guidance for classifying “effort level” is taken from tier system devised by Inter-Agency

Expert Group (IAEG) but this taxonomy is customized to gaining clarity for actions needed for

reducing data gaps. After a thorough review of all existing and potential sources of survey and

institutional data in Pakistan, each indicator was assigned one of the following 7 codes to

capture the action required to bring reporting close to the standards defined in the SDGs

metadata:

1. Data collected and indicator reported

2. Data collected, indicator not reported

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3. Data might be collected by an institution, but is not readily available

4. Data not being collected, but can be with minor effort

5. Data not being collected, but can be with major effort

6. Data cannot be collected

7. Global indicator/Irrelevant

Out of 244 indicators 49 indicators are not applicable including 44 global indicators and 5

non-reported indicators, while source of 62 indicators will be decided after the consultation.

Among rest of the indicators, 61 indicators will be available from survey data and 72 indicators

will be available from institutional data. PSLM is major survey covering 32 indicators, while 10

indicators would be computed using MICS, 9 indicators would be computed using PDHS and

4 would be computed using LFS.

Open Discussion

• Match between IAEG Tier System and the New Coding System – There was a

concern regarding match between IAEG Tier system and the coding system. While IAEG

tier system was a good tier system as far as post mortem of the data is concerned,

however, to fill the gaps in the data we need to move away from the tier system. The

new codes are operational codes.

• Standardization of indicators - The meta data does not have definition of 17

economic indicators which has national definition/standards such as GDP per capita.

Moreover, 19 indicators are global indicators, therefore we do not have clear definition

of remaining 25 indicators.

• Preferred Source of Data – (i) if PBS or any other organization decides that we will

not ask same questions in two surveys, then the matter is resolved, (ii) Secondly, if two

sources are collecting data for same indicators then we have two choices: (a) choose

the indicator which is defined properly according to the meta data and (b) choose the

source which is available at higher level of disaggregation, if definition of indicators

from both the sources is same.

• Availability of data at the disaggregated level - If the indicator is available at

national/provincial/district level then it is easier to calculate for further disaggregation

by rural/urban, gender, age-groups etc.

• Inclusion of Relevant Departments in Consultation – There was concern amongst

some organizations, such as Pakistan Institute of Oceanography, which is the custodian

for a few indicators tied to Goal 14, for not being consulted with in the analysis. Also,

there was an error in mapping the lead ministry and institution responsible for ocean

and life below water.

• Availability of Baseline Data – There was a concern about gathering data for baseline

a. Baseline for all those indicators is available on which we have data

b. It is up to the provinces and provincial BOS that when do they come up with

the required indicators.

• Action needed for data against each goal – The report clearly indicates the actions

required to capture data against each goal and its respective indicators.

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Recommendations and Way Forward

The consultation was found to be a very useful and insightful exercise which pointed towards

some critical aspects that can be incorporated in the final report. Moving forward with the

SDGs implementation in Sindh, we must reduce the data gaps and establish a baseline. The

Data Gap Analysis Report presents a useful tool to map the data which will guide establishment

of baseline.

Role of lead ministry is vital to monitor the progress of their policies through the required

indicator. Ministry would create the demand for the indicator by making certain policies which

will help achieving the SDGs. Thus, each ministry will be actively involved in steps of finalizing

their respective indicator, for example, data availability, method of collection and computation

etc. similarly, the role of international organizations in SDGs data reporting is pivotal as

countries follow the standard definitions of the indicators with methodology of computation.

The report recommends the following way forward:

• Develop a strong coordination with the ministries/divisions involved in SDGs data

reporting

• Enhance Coordination among key statistical organizations both at federal and

provincial levels

• Strengthen the technical capacity of the ministries/divisions and reporting agency by

providing training

• Improve quality of data by ensuring technical aspects of SDGs such as definitions and

method of computation

• Develop a timeline for dissemination of the data for next 15 years

• Allocate reasonable and continuous resources for SDGs indicators that were not

previously collected, computed and published

• Increase coverage through inclusive reporting

• Minimize reporting duplication of same indicator as well as avoid duplication of the

surveys through consultation and use idle resource for other data collection

• Launch of new survey instrument such as cause of death or mortality survey

The insights and feedback from the consultation will be incorporated in the final draft of the

Data Gap Analysis Report. The findings will be shared with Core Group on SDGs in the next

meeting, to aid in its efforts towards development of SDGs framework in Sindh.

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ANNEX I: Photos

Photo 1: Representatives from P&D Board, Government of Sindh's line departments, UN

agencies, civil society organizations, academia, gathered for the multi-stakeholder consultation

on Data Gap Analysis Report in Committee Room, P&D Sindh

Photo 2: Consultation session on Data Gap Analysis initiated by Ms. Mobeen Ajiab, Project

Manager SDGs Support Unit Sindh

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Photo 3: Ms. Rehana Ghulam Ali Memon, Member (Development), P&D Board and Project

Coordinator, SDGs Support Unit-Sindh giving opening remarks. To her left, Ms. Shireen Nahero,

Secretary Planning. To her left, Mr. Naeem uz Zafar, Chief Economist, P&D, and Mr. Fateh Tunio,

Member (Natural Resources), P&D

Photo 4: Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, Social Policy Advisor, Federal SDGs Support Unit, Ministry of

Planning, Development and Reform presented methodology and findings of Data Gap Analysis

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Photo 5: Mr. Khalid M. Siddique, Member (Services) P&D Board at the Multi-Stakeholder

Consultation on Data Gap Analysis Report held in P&D

Photo 6: Participants from UN agencies, line departments of Government of Sindh and

INGO/NGOs at the Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Data Gap Analysis Report held in P&D

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Photo 7: Ms. Sadiqa Salahuddin, Executive Director. Indus Resource Centre giving her feedback

on the Data Gap Analysis Report at the consultation held in P&D

Photo 8: Mr. Naeem Uz Zafar, Chief Economist, P&D sharing his viewpoint on the way forward

with data gaps identified in the analysis, at the multi-stakeholder consultation on Data Gap

Analysis Report held in P&D

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Photo 9: Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, Social Policy Advisor, Federal SDGs Unit, Ministry of Planning,

Development, and Reform, addressing concerns and questions raised by participants at the

multi-stakeholder consultation on Data Gap Analysis Report held in P&D

Photo 10: Mr. Ali Kamal, Economic Policy Advisor, Federal SDGs Unit, Ministry of Planning,

Development, and Reform, giving closing remarks and bringing the multi-stakeholder

consultation on Data Gap Analysis Report held in P&D to an end

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ANNEX II: List of Participants

Government

1. Ms. Shireen Narejo

Secretary Planning, Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

2. Ms. Rehana Ghulam Ali Memon

Member (Development), Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

Project Coordinator, SDGs Support Unit-Sindh

3. Mr. Fateh Tunio

Member (Natural Resources), Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

4. Mr. Khalid Siddique

Member (Services), Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

5. Mr. Naeem Uz Zafar

Chief Economist, Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

6. Mr. Muhammad Saleem Jalbani

Chief EPR, Planning and Development Board, Government of Sindh

7. Mr. Gulfam Nabi Memon

Joint Director, Labour and HR, Government of Sindh

8. Mr. Ali Ahmed Channa

Director, Sindh Bureau of Statistics, P&D

9. Dr. Nasim-ul-Shami Shahito

Director General, Sindh Bureau of Statistics, P&D

10. Muhammad Kazim Jafri

Deputy Director, Sindh Bureau of Statistics

11. Mr. Moazam Ali Rana

Statistical Officer, Sindh Bureau of Statistics

12. Ms. Sidra-tul-Muntaha


13. Ms. Rukhsana Aziz


14. Mr. M. Nasir Khan

Senior Statistical Officer, Sindh Bureau of Statistics

15. Mr. Aijaz Ahmed Mahesak

Special Secretary, Health Department

16. Dr. Zahoor Baloch

Programme Member, Nutrition, Health Department, Government of Sindh

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17. Mr. Mehfooz A. Qazi

Director Alternate Energy, Energy Department, Government of Sindh

18. Mr. Behzad Amir Memon

Deputy Secretary (local funds), Finance Department

19. Mr. Azam Channa

Director PMC Agriculture, Agriculture Department

20. Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Mahar

Director General Fisheries, Local Government Department, Government of Sindh

21. Ms. Rehmina Rehman

Psychologist, Women Development Department, Government of Sindh

22. Mr. Faheem Junejo

Project Director, Saaf Suthro Sindh, Local Government Department, Government of Sindh

23. Mr. Waqar Hussain Phulpoto

Director, Sindh EPA, Government of Sindh

24. Ms. Naila Haq

Director Environment, Directorate of Urban Policy and Strategic Planning, Government of

Sindh

25. Mr. Sheeraz Ali

Senior Manager, Sindh Education Information Management System (SEMIS), Reform

Support Unit, Government of Sindh

26. Mr. Zuhaib Shaikh

Database Manager, Sindh Education Information Management System (SEMIS), Reform

Support Unit, Government of Sindh

Academia and Think Tanks

27. Dr. M. Munir Babar

Professor, Mehran University, Jamshoro

28. Dr. Rasul Bux Mahar

Professor Environmental Engineering, Mehran University, Jamshoro

29. Mr. Muhammad Farooq Memon

Research Associate, Szabist SDRC, Karachi

30. Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil

Director, Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi

31. Dr. Nuzhat Khan

Head of Environment, National Institute of Oceanography

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Civil Society Organizations

32. Ms. Sadiqa Salahuddin

Executive Director, Indus Resource Centre (IRC)

UN Agencies

33. Mr. Shrutidhar Tripathi

Head of Office, UNFPA

34. Dr. Yasir

Nutrition Officer, WFP

35. Mr. Khadim Shah

Programme Policy Officer, WFP

36. Ms. Naveeda Nazir

Policy Analyst, UNDP

SDGs Support Unit

37. Ms. Mobeen Ajaib

Project Manager, SDGs Support Unit-Sindh

38. Mr. Ali Kamal

Economic Policy Advisor, Federal SDGs Support Unit

39. Mr. Ali Kamal

Economic Policy Advisor, Federal SDGs Support Unit

40. Ms. Niveen Qadri

Advocacy and Communication Officer, SDGs Support Unit-Sindh

41. Mr. Sajjad Ali

Administration and Finance Officer, SDGs Support Unit-Sindh

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