Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Sustainable Development Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Ensuring that the targets and goals for sustainable development are achieved requires effective partnerships, since the SDGs are more ambitious and larger in scope than their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). SDG 17 aims to ensure that no one is left behind as economies of the world grow and prosper. It is important that governments, development agencies, and other stakeholders work cohesively towards finding creative solutions to finance better quality statistical data, increase transparency in monitoring and accountability, and leverage partnerships to support the most vulnerable communities, including those in least developed economies, landlocked developing economies, and small-island developing states.

Having a specific climate change statistics program may deliver more optimal use of resources

 
Having a national climate change statistics plan can help NSOs and other agencies optimize their resources by prioritizing indicators based on actual demand for climate related data. A detailed climate change statistics plan may also provide information on which data are already being collected by organizations outside the national statistical system, in turn helping to forge data-sharing partnerships and avoiding duplication of data collection efforts. Furthermore, a national climate change statistics plan that provides specific recommendations on how to strengthen coordination across stakeholders may result in enhanced use of resources and expertise, as indicated for general national statistics plans.

However, the survey of NSOs conducted by ADB shows that only 13 of the 29 economies who responded had a climate change component integrated into their national statistics plan and four economies had a simple approach listing climate change indicators for compilation. Among SIDS, only four economies had either an integrated climate change component or an independent climate change statistics program.

Existence of National Statistics Plan and Climate Change Statistics Program

A number of small island developing states have work to do on implementing appropriate strategies on climate change statistics.
Existence of National Statistics Plan and Climate Change Statistics Program
SIDS = small island developing state.
Sources: Asian Development Bank analysis using data from the bank’s 2024 Climate Change Data Granularity and Statistical Capacity Building Survey; and World Bank. Statistical Performance Indicators. https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/statistical-performance-indicators (accessed 11 June 2024).

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