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    Bhutan’s Journey in

    Localizing the SDGs

    South and South-West Asia Forum on Implementation of SDGs


    1-2 November, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Pema Bazar, GNH Commission Secretariat


    Outline

     Gross National Happiness and SDGs


     Bhutan and SDGs
     Journey of Localization
     Current Status
     Way Forward
    GNH & SDGs

     GNH 4P: Good Governance, Sustainable Socio-


    economic development, Environmental Conservation
    and Cultural Preservation
     SDGs 3D: Economic, Social and Environmental
     3D of SDGs are subsumed under 3P of GNH, culture is an
    extra pillar
     GNH at the helm of development agenda has made
    the adoption of SDGs a seamless process
    Bhutan and SDGs
    Bhutan and SDGs

     Transforming our world: Agenda 2030 for sustainable


    development adopted at UN Summit for Sustainable
    Development on 25 September 2015
     Bhutan’s representation in the SDG Open Working
    Group in 2013
     Bhutan became one of the early mover countries in
    the Asia Pacific region for SDG localization –
    identified by United Nations Development
    Programme in September 2015
     High level sensitization workshop on the SDGs,
    convened in Thimphu, 30th October 2015.
     In-house Mapping exercise conducted by RGoB
     SDG Rapid Integrated Policy Assessment by UNDP
    Journey of Localization
    Screening of Public Policies through the GNH lens
     All public policies tabled for adoption will have to be screened
    using the GNH policy screening tool

    Eleventh Plan vis-à-vis SDGs


     3 SDGs prioritized for 11FYP
     National Key Result Areas (NKRAs)
     16 Outcome (key Result Areas)
     61 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
     Sustainable Development Goals
     17 Goals
     169 Targets
     Internal Mapping Exercise
     16 Goals of the 17 SDGs already integrated in the NKRAs
    Eleventh Plan and SDG- An Assessment

     Rapid Impact Policy Assessment conducted by UNDP


    High level of Integration at both goal and target
    level
    Target level assessment
    169 targets against the 11th FYP (2013-2018)
    143 targets found relevant for Bhutan
    134 targets already integrated in our 11th Plan
    Gap Analysis findings
     At the target level, some gaps identified
    through RIPA are:
    Financial inclusion
    Migration
    Gender and
    Social protection
    Institutional mechanisms in place
     GPMD under the Office of the Prime Minister
     APA signing
     Annual Budget linked to APA
     Web based online M&E system in place
    Some Major Programs targeted towards realizing these SDGs

     Enhancing Sustainability and Climate Resilience of Forest and


    Agriculture Landscape and Community Livelihoods in
    Bhutan funded by GEF-LDCF (USD 13.9 million)
     Resilient Communities, Effective Corridors – a climate action in Bhutan,
    the first integrated project in Bhutan

     Bhutan for Life Initiative (USD 40 million)


     Operationalizing the Protected Areas and Biological Corridors

     Rural Economic Advancement Program (REAP) and Targeted


    Household Poverty Program (THPP)
     Targeted Poverty Intervention Program
    12 FYP and SDGs
     Integration of SDGs in the 12th Plan
     A preliminary assessment of 12th plan NKRAs vis-à-vis the SDGs
    reveal that 16 SDG goals have been integrated into the 16
    NKRAs (except for SDG 14 life below water)

     Approximately 63 targets have been integrated into the 12th


    plan KPIs for 16 NKRAs

     107 indicators integrated into the NKRAs

     There will be further integration of the SDGs as we formulate


    the Sector and Local Government Key Result Areas and
    corresponding KPIs.
     In order to ensure that no one is left behind, for the first time in the
    history of plan formulation, Private sector and civil society are
    engaged in plan formulation

     The civil society engagement as partners in progress are given more


    focus by engaging them in the program implementation

     UNDP assisted the review of the National Assembly’s Strategic Plans


    to achieve the SDGs

     Bhutan Vulnerability Baseline Assessment 2016 Launched on 1st Nov.


    2017
    Issues & Way forward

     SDG Costing exercise-Funding the SDGs

     SDG modelling

     Data Harmonization

     Capacity Building

     Awareness and sensitization program

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