Presentation on applying system's thinking approaches to support planning for the sustainable development goals. Includes also a 10-step methodology on developing national sustainability outlooks.

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Stefanos Fotiou
Director, Environment and Development Division
United Nations ESCAP
Integrated Approaches for SDGs
planning

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Increase simultaneously effectiveness and efficiency
Systems Thinking Approach to SDG Planning

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Integrated and Systemic Approach to SDG Planning
How we can we solve this? With this?
Source: World Economic Forum 2018, Global Risks Report

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We need Systems’ approach

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Elements of systems’ approach
Thematic Priorities and Engaging StakeholdersVision
• Supporting countries to establish visions for Sustainable Development and to create multi-stakeholder engagement processes
• Applying appropriate stakeholder engagement tool
• Identifying challenges and opportunities to align with global agendas
Status and ProgressAssessment
• Analyzing data, development strategies and planning documents to assess SDG attainment, gaps, and areas of focus
• Addressing the data gaps to support informed policy development and measurement
• Applying appropriate tools and approaches, such as Rapid Strategic Impact Assessment
Leverage Points for Integrated Policy Development and Policy CoherenceSystems Mapping
• Identifying high-impact leverage points and interlinkages across SDGs and multi-lateral agreements, in line with national development
priorities and needs
• Support development of integrated policy statements and assure coordination and policy coherence
Identifying Appropriate Pathways ForwardScenarios
• Building robust and plausible scenarios to support SDG attainment
• Approaches to develop and test planning scenarios
• Supporting key indicators in scenario planning
Building and Strengthening CapacityImplementation
• Supporting coherent and coordinated inter-agency institutional architecture; integrated implementation
• Inclusive planning and stakeholder engagement
• Strengthening governance

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Proving Methodologies -- the Sustainability Outlook Methodology
Supporting Integrated Solutions for Sustainability
Planning in the Region

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10-Step Sustainability Outlook Methodology
Source: ESCAP 2018, Sustainability Outlook of Mongolia

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1. Start with vision in mind
Source: ESCAP 2018, Sustainability Outlook of Mongolia

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2. Developing SDG profiles and identify thematic priorities
Source: ESCAP 2017, SDG Baseline Report

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3. Map out systems at goal and target level
Source: ESCAP 2017, Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals Planning: The Case of Goal 6 on Water and Sanitation

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4. Policy leverage
• A place in a system where we can apply force
(action) to change the system.
• An “action” oriented proposal that can fast-track
in terms of both effectiveness and efficiency
implementation of multiple objectives/targets
• Interest on “high leverage points”

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Results
oriented
Evidence
based
Operational
character
SDGs
targeted
5. Policy statement

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6. Mapping institutions

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7. System relations, causality analysis
Source: ESCAP, Analytical Methodology for integration of SDG6 with other SDGs using systems thinking approaches, tools, and models

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8. Plan scenarios
Source: ESCAP 2018, Sustainability Outlook of Mongolia (after Prof. Low Choy)

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9. Back-casting and pathways
Source: ESCAP 2018, Sustainability Outlook of Mongolia (after Prof. Low Choy)

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10. Investments and green financing

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Development of Sustainability Outlook for Mongolia
Sustainable Development Aspirations and Institutional Structures
• Review of national planning documents
• Vision for Sustainable Development
• Linkages of national documents, SDGs and Multi-lateral agreements
Baseline Status of SDGs
• Dashboard of SDG Targets
• Measure Progress and Quantitative Baseline
• SDG Snapshot and SDG Profiles
Analytical Systems Maps with Policy Levers
• Systems mapping for policy coherence
• Deeper analysis of select sectors and related SDG clusters
• Policy implications
Scenario Planning
• Building robust and plausible scenarios to support SDG attainment
• Approaches to develop and test planning scenarios
• Supporting key indicators in scenario planning
Synthesis and Way Forward
• Synthesis of Approaches
• Planning and refining scenarios for implementation

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■ Integrated policy planning requires clear processes and coordination with
multiple stakeholders and across ministries
■ Shared understanding of the complementarities and interlinkages across the
SDGs should be done in a participatory processes among policy makers
■ Through systems thinking tool at the goal and target level, policy makers can:
▫ identify policy leverage points for influencing system behavior, so that there
are multiple impacts across sectors and SDGs
▫ Inform on more coherent policies to assist governments to attract and mobilize
the right investments for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development
■ Fusion of policy and data assessment tools requires development of system maps
and should encourage collaboration, data sharing, identifying new data collection
techniques
Lessons Learned from Mongolia

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Publish the
methodology
Develop an e-
learning course
(SDGs Helpdesk)
Capacity
development
Next steps for SOM

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