Approx. value of the contract: PKR 5,763,800/-
Country: Pakistan
Location within Country: KP
Name of Client: UNDP
Duration of assignment (months): 6 Months
Start date (month/year): December 2021
Completion date (month/year): June 2022
Narrative description of Project:
In line with the national initiative on SDGs, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with UNDP has established a SDG Support Unit in Planning & Development Department, which is working in close coordination with national and provincial government entities, UN agencies and civil societies to mainstream SDGs in local development plans and strategies, strengthen coordination, reporting and monitoring mechanisms, align financing flows with 2030 Agenda, and support integrated and innovative approaches to accelerate progress on SDGs
Strong ownership and localization of SDGs especially at the sub-national levels i.e. provincial and district are the key to effectively achieve the SDGs. Localization requires integrating the 2030 Agenda into national, provincial and district strategies, policies, plans and programs and to identify priorities and align resource allocations accordingly. In this pursuit, the SDG Support Unit has developed a provincial SDG Framework, wherein baseline has been established to the extent data permitted and priority SDGs targets have been identified and ranked in the provincial context with the objective to devise a holistic development approach towards achieving the provincially relevant SDGs targets.
The localization process makes it imperative to formulate effective policies, design plans and allocate resources optimally for achieving SDGs. This, however, requires identifying challenges, potential comparative advantages, and the accelerators at the lowest possible administrative level i.e. Province/District/Tehsil/Village Council.
Description of actual services provided in the assignment:
Following are the key activities conducted under this contract
- Literature review of the existing District Development Plans/District SDGs localization plans, developed at national, provincial and district level to assess causes of non-implementation, lagged achievement, and structural bottlenecks with the guiding principle of enlisting the lessons learnt and addressing them in the current assignment.
- Map the quantum of financial resources, released to the respective district, especially on the development side, in the last 10 years, and conduct statistical analysis to assess its impact on the socioeconomic and environmental indicator, and how it can be improved.
- Detail socio-economic and ecological profiling of the targeted districts focusing on indigenous resource base i.e., natural, social, human, physical and financial resources
- Localize the Provincial SDGs Framework in the selected districts through establishing district baseline to the extent data permits and setting district SDG targets until 2030 through a robust mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Identification of district SDG priorities in accordance with the National Economic Council (NEC) formula, comprising Width, Depth, Level of Urgency, Severity, and Multiplier effect/interlinkages. Furthermore, the prioritization of targets is to be segregated in term of high, medium, and low priority.
- Develop District profile, covering the age demographics, socioeconomic, environmental and governance statistics, and indigenous resource base i.e., comparative advantage/s of the district coupled with means for tapping the resource base, which can be a means for broadening the district’s revenue generating potential.
- Develop an environmental strengths and weaknesses profile of the selected districts especially through the lens of disaster risk, environmental degradation, and tourism opportunities.
- Develop resource (Financial/Technical) mobilization Plan for achieving the District SDGs targets considering all the resource inflows with their trends including suggestions of innovative financial approaches to enhance district revenues.
- Identify sector wise areas for interventions with concrete justification and by suggesting innovative approaches to accelerate the progress towards achieving the SDGs targets of the district.
- Develop plan/mechanism for institutionalization of the District SDGs Framework/Localization plan by reviewing the latest District Local Government Act and District Development planning process.
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