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SDGs Localization &
Voluntary National Review
Lao PDR’s Experience
By Mr. Kalouna Nanthavongduangsy
Deputy Director General Department of Planning
Ministry of Planning and Investment - Lao PDR
Presentation content
I. SDG Localization
II. Voluntary National Review
III. Lessons learnt
IV. Looking Forward
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I. SDG Localization
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Overview – SDG localization
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SDGs National Vision
Political Will and
Commitment Planning Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation
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5. SDG Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (SSE)
SDG Communications Strategy (SC)
Lao SDG
Strategic
Plan
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Presidential Decree to form the National SDGs Steering
Committee on 20 Sep 2017
8th National Social Economic Development Plan
(8th NSEDP 2016-2020)
SDGs
National Priorities
LOCALIZATION OF SDGs
Nearly
60%
of the 8th NSEDP indicators are linked to SDG indicators.
The remaining SDG indicators will be integrated in the future
9th and 10th NSEDP
1. Political Will and Commitment
National SDGs
Secretariat & Focal
Points
SDG Reporting Owners
(Reporting)
National SDGs Steering
Committee
SDG Indicator Owners
(Implementation)
The committee chaired by the Prime Minister
appointing the National SDGs Secretariat on
10 Oct 2017
The Secretariat chaired by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs whom appointed the Focal
Points in various ministries on 10 Oct 2017
The Secretariat assigned ownership of the 18
SDGs across line ministries on 30 Nov 2017
The Secretariat identified the SDG indicator
owners based on NSEDP and their sectoral
responsibilities
Linkage between SDGs and 8th NSEDP, LDC graduation criteria & green growth indicator (Output level)
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8th NSEDP Outcome/ Output Linkages with SDGs Linked to LDC graduation criteria
Includes Green
Growth Indicator
Outcome 1: Sustained, inclusive economic growth, strong economic foundations & reduced economic vulnerability
Output 1 –Sustained and inclusive economic growth
✓ ✓
Output 2 – Macroeconomic stability ✓
Output 3 – Integrated development planning and budgeting ✓
Output 4 – Balanced regional and local development
Output 5 – Improved public/private labour force capacity ✓ ✓
Output 6 – Local entrepreneurs are competitive in domestic and global
markets
Output 7 – Regional and international cooperation and integration ✓
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8th NSEDP Outcome/ Output Linkages with SDGs Linked to LDC
graduation criteria
Includes Green
Growth Indicator
Outcome 2: Human resources developed, public/private workforce capacity upgraded, poverty in all ethnic groups reduced, equal access by
female/male/all ethnic groups to quality education and health services, the unique Lao culture promoted, protected and developed, political
stability maintained with social peace and order, justice and transparency
Output 1 – Improved living standards through poverty reduction
Output 2 – Ensured food security and reduced incidence of
malnutrition
✓
Output 3 – Access to high quality education
✓
Output 4 – Access to high quality health care and preventative
medicine ✓ ✓
Output 5 – Enhanced Social Protection
Output 6 – Protection of traditions and culture ✓
Output 7 – Maintain political stability, social peace, order, justice and
transparency
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8th NSEDP Outcome/ Output Linkages with SDGs Linked to LDC
graduation criteria
Includes Green
Growth Indicator
Outcome 3: Natural resources and the environment protected and sustainably managed, green growth promoted, disaster preparedness
enhanced and climate resilience developed
Output 1 – Environmental Protection and Sustainable Natural
Resources Management
✓
Output 2 – Preparedness for Natural Disasters and Risk Reduction ✓ ✓
Output 3 – Reduced Instability of Agricultural Production ✓ ✓
NSEDP Cross-Cutting Outputs contributing to all Outcomes
Output 1 -- Public governance and administration enhanced
Output 2 -- Local innovation and use of science, technology and
telecommunications promoted, Information and communication
technologies (ICT) enhanced
Output 3--Gender equality and empowerment of women and youth
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Planning
Guiding the SDG
strategies and actions to
ensure that the SDG
implementation is
progressing on the right
track
Identifying financial
needs/gaps and
allocating budget based
on the activities under
each output stated in the
roadmap to ensure
effective resource
utilization
Localizing the global
SDG indicators to fit the
national context of Lao
PDR based on relevancy,
data availability,
national/sustainable
development priorities
and other related factors
Conducting SDG
workshops/training at
national, provincial and
local levels as knowledge
and understanding of
the SDGs is key to the
achievement of the 2030
Agenda
Consolidating various
data sources to track
progress of SDGs so
that challenges can be
addressed and overcome
in real-time manner
SDG
Roadmap
Indicators
Localization
Process
Capacity
Building
SDG
Tracking
Platforms
Integrated
Financial
Framework
2. Planning
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SDG Reporting
(SDGr) Owners S/N Ministry SDG
1MoAF (for SDG 1 & 2,
partnership with MoPH)1, 2, 14, 15
2 MoPH 3
3 MoES 4
4 LWU 5
5 MoNRE 6, 12, 13
6 MoEM 7
7 MoLSW 8
8 MoIC 9
9 MPI 10
10 MPWT 11
11 MoHA 16
12 MPI and MoFA 17
13 MoLSW (NRA) and MoFA 18
National SDGs
Secretariat and
Focal Points
Main responsibilities:
1. To coordinate with
SDGi owners to track
the progress and
challenges of the
implementation
2. To submit the SDG
reports to National
SDGs Secretariat
Main responsibilities*:
1. To support the SDGr
and SDGi owners to
ensure they are on the
right track to
implementing SDGs
2. To compile
SDG/VNR reports
to present to the
national, regional and
international stages
Note: * Detailed responsibilities
of Focal Points and National
SDGs Secretariat are stated in the
appointment letter by Minister of
Foreign Affairs dated on 10 Oct
2017
SDG Indicator
Owners
SDG Reporting
Owners
National
SDGs
Secretariat and
Focal Points
Steering
Committ
ee
SDG Ministry Owners and Line of Reporting
3. Implementation
SDG Indicator
Implementation (SDGi)
Owners
Main responsibilities:
1. To mainstream the
localized indicators into
their sectoral strategies
and development
priorities
2. To report progress and
challenges of SDG
indicator
implementation to SDG
Reporting Owners
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Monitoring and Evaluation Tools:
1. M&E Framework / Metadata Handbook
2. SDG Data Dashboard
3. Dialogue and Consultation through existing and
potential platforms
This is a critical process to ensure that the SDG
implementation is progressing on the right track, and it
has to be implemented on a consistent and sustainable
basis so that the challenges can be addressed and
overcome in real-time fashion.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
5. SDG Stakeholder Engagement
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SSE supports all the four elements of the Lao SDG Localization as SSE
is critical across the spectrum
SSE
Planning
SSE
Implementation
SSE Monitoring
& Evaluation SSE Strategy
II. Voluntary National Review
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Political Will and Commitment
National SDGs Secretariat SDG Focal Points
Inclusive, Transparent and Participatory
Evidence-based
Approach
Whole-of-Society
Approach
Partnership and
Consultation
Stakeholder Engagement
Advocacy and Awareness
Steering Committee Meeting NSEDP
II. Voluntary National Review in Lao PDR A. Process and Methodology
8th NSEDP Outcome 1: Economic Development
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Progress Challenges
- GDP growth rate of 7% on the average for the past five years,
- 92% of households in Lao PDR having access to electricity in 2016 and hydropower sector is a major source of growth over the past two decades
- 84.5% of villages with access to all-season road access
- Widening inequality with increased Gini coefficient
- Low usage of clean fuels and technology by households - Inadequate social protection
- Low and limited access to finance by SMEs - High skill gaps and shortage of qualified labour - 70% of workers in agriculture and fishery sector while the
sector contributes only 21% of GDP
Outcome 2: Social Development
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Progress Challenges
- Declining national poverty rate from 46% (1992) to 23% (2015) and 18% (2018)
- Improving well-being (under-5 mortality rate more than halved from 1990 to 2015, decreasing TB and Malaria cases)
- 86%, 77% and 80% of households owning mobile phones, TV and
motorbikes respectively
- Declining proportion of the undernourished - Positive sign in primary school enrolment rate - Leveraging on natural endowment (water) with proper Water
Resources Law in place - 76% and 71% of population having access to improved sources of
drinking water and improved sanitation facilities respectively
- Increasing road accidents death rate by twice since 2006
- Volatile weather making people in the agriculture falling into poverty
- Open defecation - High disparities in safe water and
sanitation coverage among the urban and the rural
Outcome 3: Environmental Development
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Progress Challenges
- Vientiane Sustainable Urban Transport Project and Bus Rapid Transit system and Luang Prabang (ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City Award)
- Lao PDR Action Plan for Pakse Declaration on ASEAN Roadmap for Strategic Development of Ecotourism Clusters and Tourism Corridors
- Numerous ecotourism, cultural and historical and world heritage sites
- 58% of forest area in Lao PDR with effective ban on
logging from production forests
- Localized SDG 14 to fit the landlocked country status
- Increasing urban population requiring more
investment in city and transport infrastructure
and policies
- Unaligned government methodology and data
collection with international disaster data
collection initiatives such as EM-DAT
- Most of the SDG 12 indicators still lacking
robust measurement systems
Cross-Cutting
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Progress Challenges
- High share of women in the National Assembly
- Embracing ASEAN partnership and UN Partnership Framework
- Monitoring framework of Vientiane Declaration on Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (2016-2025) being in line with global partnerships for effective development cooperation
- Women an girls Lag access to education and health - Securing financing for SDGs Implementation
- Strengthening public debt management
III. Key Lessons Learnt, Challenges and Support
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Key Lessons Learnt
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Government’s strong commitment is the driving force of SDG implementation
SDG localization has to be sequences and integrated into the national development strategies
Administrative data need to be harmonized, streamlined and strengthened and institutional and statistical capacities need to be enhanced
Collaboration and coordination across line ministries and between central and local levels are key to SDG implementation to reach the most disadvantaged groups
Government
Localization
Data
Collaboration
Financing
Funding
Capacity
Building
Key Challenges and Support
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Advocacy and
Awareness
× Inadequate level of understanding of SDGs and the 2030 Agenda among some line ministries/SDG Focal Points
× Insufficient funding for SDG indicators that are not integrated into the 8th NSEDP yet × Lack of funding for data collection and data systems for SDG indicators, and especially
for the generation of disaggregated data
× Inadequate level of understanding of SDGs and the 2030 Agenda among some line
ministries/SDG Focal Points/provinces
Many non-government sectors and provinces are still unaware of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs
× Difficulties in reaching communities living in remote areas
× Insufficient funding for SDG indicators that are not integrated into the 8th NSEDP yet
× Lack of funding for data collection and data systems for SDG indicators, and especially for
the generation of disaggregated data
IV. Looking Forward
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Looking Forward
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• Localize and implement SDGs to achieve the 2030 Agenda through integrating
SDG indicators into the 9th and 10th NSEDP
• Relook into the SDG Roadmap as a guiding principle to achieve the 2030
Agenda
• Create stakeholder engagement and communications strategies to raise
awareness on SDGs in line with the principle of “Leaving No One Behind”
• Work closely with development partners and international organizations to
source for funding and allocate resources effectively
• Work with both local and international expertise/consultants to create effective
monitoring and evaluation framework
• Build a network of strong SDG technical group across line ministries, CSOs,
private sector, academia and grass root to encourage inclusiveness,
transparency and participation in the journey of achieving the 2030 Agenda
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Thank You (Kop Chai)