Strengthening geospatial information management in developing countries towards implementing the 2030 Agenda

The project focuses on improving and strengthening the national geospatial information management capacities of developing countries in two beneficiary regions, namely, Africa and Asia and the Pacific, towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and evidence-based policy and decision-making. The 2030 Agenda recognizes that timely and accessible geospatial information and statistics, and their combined analyses, are a prerequisite for good policy-making and supporting and…

Recipients: Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, Nepal, Fiji, Tonga
Partners: UNOOSA, ESCAP, ECA, ECLAC
Status: Closed
Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

The project aims at making Sustainable development goal data of project countries open and available to the widest possible audience by improving the dissemination and use of Sustainable Development Goal indicators at national and international levels. The project will build capacity of countries in dissemination of data; modernisation of their National Statistical Systems with up-to-date technology and skills; engagement with key users of data; and will create an on-line, international data…

Recipients: Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Nepal
Donors: UK, DFID
Status: Closed
Strengthening capacity for evidence-informed policymaking: from inclusive data to inclusive policy for responding to national and global crises

This project aims to enhance the capacity of Malawi, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to utilize non-traditional data and integrated data sources for evidence-informed policy formulation in response to national and global crises. It underscores the critical importance of informed policymaking, aiming to bridge the gap between data developers and users while fostering effective coordination among stakeholders. By equipping these countries with tools and knowledge, the objective is to mitigate the impacts…

Recipients: Malawi, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Partners: ECA, ESCAP
Donors: RB
Status: Active