Beyond 2015
From Policy to Action Toolkit
JUNE 2015
Objective
The objective is to support Beyond 2015 organisations
and focal points to build political leadership for
implementation
The toolkit provide practical tools to on how to ensure
that the SDGs are translated into national development
plans and that organizations are included in this
implementation processes.
The toolkit provides practical examples, lessons learned
from partners and key political demands.
Our analysis
The main challenge is lack of political will for national
implementation.
The Post-2015 negotiations will either deliver a ‘high
substance agreement, low political commitment’ (paper
agreement) or a ‘mediocre substance agreement, mixed
political commitment’ (business as usual).
But we would like to see a transformative agenda, with
a ‘high substance agreement, high political
commitment’.
Toolkit - the content
The toolkit highlights five countries which have made
interesting advancements in their planning process for
implementing the Post-2015 agenda at the national level.
African:
Asian:
Europe:
Latin America:
Pacific:
Uganda
Philippines
Germany
Colombia
Papua New Guinea
The five examples are meant to inspire and provide ideas
on how Post-2015 implementation could look like.
Toolkit - the goals
The toolkit aim to provide practical tools to help civil
society colleagues build political leadership for the
implementation of the Post-2015 agenda at the national
level
But the political landscape is constantly evolving and we
are currently mapping additional country experiences. So
please share your national experiences with
implementation plans on this call or send an up-date to
Morten (mhansen@beyond2015.org).
Key recommendations
National implementation mechanisms and processes must
include civil society organizations and marginalized groups.
We need an enabling political environment for engagement,
meaning access to timely and clear information, freedom of
press, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of
association.
Civil society must participate in all policy phases (creation,
monitoring and implementing) and transparent review
mechanimns must be developed.
See Beyond 2015 Red Flags (page 18)
Beyond 2015 Red Flags
- Involve other governmental actors and institutions in
planning, implementing and monitoring the post-2015
agenda.
- Build on the experience of MDG Parliamentary
Committees, and support the creation of SDG multi-party
Parliamentary Committees.
- Call upon local governments to work closely with CSOs to
ensure full ownership.
- Commit to participatory and inclusive monitoring and
reporting mechanisms for the implementation for the SDGs
at national levels.
- Ensure that national and local resources are allocated to
the implementation of the SDGs.
Practical steps for CSOs at the national level
• Find out where your country stands – send letter
• Sensitization strategy – awareness / MPs
• Map state bodies involved in the SDG
implementation at national level
• Create your own view on how SDGs must be adapted
to your national context
• Build CSO coalitions to promote and monitor
commitment
• Create participation and discussion spaces for CSOs
• Push for creation cross-ministerial commissions
Practical steps for CSOs at the national level (2)
• Speak up about any deviation from its commitment to
ALL SDGs
• Help to build a positive image of the post-2015 agenda
• Implement strategies that allow people’s involvement in
monitoring government activities
• Ask your government to publicly commit to B15 ask for
Sept Summit
• Be clear about how you want to be engaged in the
implementation and monitoring process and inform your
government
• Highlight case studies in toolkit
Q&A