This project provided technical assistance to four least developed countries (LDCs), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Lao PDR and Tanzania, on different aspects of their efforts to integrate the 2030 Agenda into national development plans and strategies. The work focused on areas that many countries have identified as a priority for technical assistance in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs): policy coherence and inclusiveness (including aspects such as modeling, institutional arrangements and…
Strengthening the capacity of least developed countries to develop evidence-based, coherent and well financed strategies to implement the 2030 Agenda
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Lao PDR, Bangladesh
Partners: ECA, ESCAP, UNDP
China
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Promotion of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) in Asia and the Pacific Promotion of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) in Asia and the Pacific
The main objective of the 3R process in Asia is to integrate 3Rs and resource efficiency in the overall policy, planning and development, by sensitizing the local and national governments, private sector, industry and business groups (including SMEs), and civil society, in order to contribute the Outcome of Rio+20 – The Future We Want, 3Rs and resource efficiency are promoted as the basis for sustainable waste management. The objectives of the proposed Project are more explicitly the…
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Bangladesh
Japan
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Monitoring and reporting on sustainable development objectives, goals and targets; enhancing institutional capability in selected developing countries
Progress of the Sustainable Development Agenda (i.e. post-2015) is conditioned in large measureby the ability of Member States to monitor, report on -- and learn lessons from -- theimplementation of their National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) and assess theireffectiveness against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is thus critical for policymakers and other stakeholders to have access to effective statistics and data, monitoring andreporting tools, frameworks and…
Latin America and the Caribbean, Belize, South America, Colombia, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Honduras, Western Asia, Jordan
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Implementation of national sustainable development strategies in selected countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Northern Africa, Egypt, Latin America and the Caribbean, Costa Rica
Partners: UNDP, ECA,ECLAC
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Enhancing national capacities for unleashing full potentials of micro-, small- and medium-enterprises (MSMEs) in achieving sustainable development goals in developing countries
The project aims to enhance and strengthen knowledge, policy development and national capacities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to improve their policies and programmes supporting the growth of micro-, small-, and medium-enterprises (MSMEs) in order to promote productive activities, job creation, income generation and entrepreneurship especially among socially disadvantaged groups including women, youth, and to effectively contribute to the achievement of…
Kenya, Tanzania, Gambia, Brazil, Peru, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Fiji
Partners: UNDP, UNIDO, UNCTAD, WB, UNGC, ICC, ADB, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Ford Foundation, UNF, Gates Foundation
China
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Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) in Asia - Formulation of National EST Strategies vis-fi-vis Capacity Building for Soeio-economie Concerns
The main objective of the EST process in Asia is to integrate environmentally sustainable transport in the overall policy, planning and development, by sensitizing the local and national governments, the private sector, and civil society, in order to contribute and follow up the
Outcome of Rio+20 – The Future We Want, SG’s High-level Panel on Transport, post-2015 Development Agenda/SDGs and other global processes. The immediate objective of the proposed project are more explicitly the…
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Japan
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Bridging capacity gaps of select SIDS to achieve the 2030 Agenda
To support the establishment of essential building blocks for development of the Blue Economy in SIDS thereby assisting selected SIDS with bridging capacity gaps in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, with a particular focus on SDG 14
Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cook Islands, Tonga
Partners: ECLAC, ESCAP, ECA, UNDP, CARICOM, CROP
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Mobilizing Science, Technology and Innovation in Developing Countries for the SDGs
The Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) was launched as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the objective to support the SDGs. It includes three major components – an Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) of over 30 UN-system agencies; an annual multi-stakeholder Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum; and an on-line platform that is expected to serve as a gateway for information on existing science, technology and innovation (STI) initiatives, mechanisms and…
Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, India, Serbia
Partners: FAO, WB, UNCTAD, UNEP, WIPO
China
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Accelerating the achievement of SDG7: Enhancing capacities and South-South cooperation in support of SDG7 review, follow -up and implementation
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an agenda for prosperity, peace and partnership. It sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which jointly constitutes a comprehensive plan of action to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development. The SDGs include a first-ever universal goal on energy (SDG7) that calls to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all" with targets on universal energy access, renewable energy, energy…
China
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Enhancing capacity of developing countries to achieve sustainable agriculture through the transfer of Juncao technology for alleviating poverty and promoting productive employment
Small-scale farmers in mountainous areas and in drought and desertification- affected regions of developing countries encounter constant challenges with respect to growing agricultural produce putting them at risk of not being able to get enough harvests to support their families’ livelihoods. Lack of sufficient arable land to grow traditional agricultural produce, especially in mountainous areas and in regions experiencing drought, land degradation and desertification, compounds the…
Madagascar, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Lao PDR, Nepal, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
China
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