Regions4SDGs Tools

How regions are leading the SDG transformation

“…Regional authorities are on the frontlines of SDG action, taking important initiatives on their own account, and implementing national decisions” – António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Onboarding

Tools supporting the Onboarding phase

Stakeholder’s Mapping Tool

Stakeholder’s Mapping Tool

The 2030 Agenda’s multistakeholder approach calls for an enabling environment that fosters inclusive participation and encourages innovative partnerships to mobilize and share knowledge, expertise and financial resources across all levels. This practical guide offers guidance for government officials and stakeholders seeking to strengthen participation and inclusion in the implementation and the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda. It provides guidance on participatory approaches and presents practical tools and methods to support these efforts.

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Multilevel Governance for SDG Localization

Multilevel Governance for SDG Localization

This report introduces a framework designed to capture: the core dimensions of Multilevel Governance processes as shaped by policy coherence and integration, as well as the principles and enabling conditions that transform these processes into concrete practices and the resulting outputs and outcomes, particularly in terms of strengthened capacities and improved mechanisms for localizing the SDGs. At the heart of the framework are the need for vertical and horizontal integration and stakeholder engagement, making it a useful tool to map, organize and analyze regional governance practices for localizing the SDGs.

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Track 01: Data

Tools supporting Track 1

E-Handbook on the Sustainable Development Goals

E-Handbook on the Sustainable Development Goals

The E-Handbook on the SDGs Indicators supports the collection, calculation, and monitoring of the SDGs using data produced by national statistical systems. It focuses on the key aspects essential for measuring indicators, including definitions, sources and calculations. It also provides an overview of the global metadata as well as examples of how it has been implemented in countries.

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Rapid Integrated Assessment

Rapid Integrated Assessment

The Rapid Integrated Assessment supports governments in integrating the SDGs into national and sub-national planning processes by evaluating their preparedness for implementation. It provides clear steps and practical templates to help policy makers to assess the relevance of SDG targets to their specific regional contexts and identify key interlinkages between them. The RIA serves as an initial step in developing a strategic roadmap for SDG implementation.

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Track 02: Planning

Tools supporting Track 2

The Global Sustainable Development Report 2023

The Global Sustainable Development Report 2023

The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023 identifies critical sectoral transformations required to advance the SDGs. It highlights key insights and actionable tools, introducing a conceptual model that breaks down the transformation process overtime. It presents a model for understanding the transformation process over time and outlines the roles of different levers facilitating various stages of the transformations. The model can be applied as an organizational structure for national and regional SDG strategies, VNRs and VLRs.

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Foresight Manual – Empowered Futures for the 2030

Foresight Manual – Empowered Futures for the 2030

The manual introduces strategic foresight as a critical practice for anticipating and preparing for future uncertainties and opportunities. It emphasizes the importance of foresight in enabling public institutions to make informed, long-term decisions that align with the SDGs. The manual outlines various techniques, including scenario planning and offers concrete suggestions on how to incorporate foresight into different stages of policy planning highlighting participatory approaches to ensure diverse perspectives inform long-term future planning.

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Track 03: Investing

Tools supporting Track 3

Budgeting for the SDGs – A Modular Handbook

Budgeting for the SDGs – A Modular Handbook

This modular handbook provides technical guidance for practitioners to align SDGs in the budget cycle. This handbook has four modules: - Entry points and sequence of budgeting for the SDGs reforms, - Linking the SDGs to strategic budgeting processes, - Tracking SDG budgets, - Local budgeting for the SDGs. - There is a companion piece on the Origins and Practices of SDG budgeting to provide further country studies and templates to design and implement SDGs reforms and budgeting process.

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Exploring the Role of Participatory Budgeting in Accelerating the SDGs

Exploring the Role of Participatory Budgeting in Accelerating the SDGs

This report examines both the direct and indirect links between Participatory Budgeting (PB) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It provides background to PB, explaining why it is regarded as an impactful democratic innovation. A key focus is the multidimensional nature of PB, supporting an integrated approach to sustainable development and thereby positioning it as a useful tool in accelerating progress on the SDGs. The report introduces a theoretical framework and examines global case studies that illustrate how PB functions.

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