SdG Rapid Integrated Policy Assessment IMPLEMENTING THE 2030 AGENDA IN Bhutan: SdG Rapid Integrated Policy Assessment Bhutan SDG Implementation Workshop Bhutan, 30 October 2015

Methodology and purpose UNDP conducted an integrated assessment of Bhutan’s 11th Five Year Plan (Volume I and II) against the SDG targets Maps SDG targets (rather than goals): Covers 143 relevant to Bhutan (e.g., excludes those related to global partnerships) Policy areas/sectors covered were those in the 11th Five Year Plan: 18 areas/sectors (e.g., education, health, employment, tourism, transport, good governance) The assessment provides: Gap analysis of the SDG targets not prioritized in the current plan SDG targets that have been prioritized by multiple sectors Sectors where actions can impact multiple SDGs

Summary of Bhutan mapping High level of integration of the SDG targets into the 11th plan. 134 SDG targets prioritized out of 143 possible Illustrates the philosophical alignment between the GNH approach and the principles expressed in the 2030 SD Agenda

Multi-sector SDG targets SDG-10: Reduce Inequalities # Policy Area/ Sector SDG-1: Poverty SDG-2:Hunger SDG-8: Employment SDG-10: Reduce Inequalities 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 1. Education   X 2. Health 4. Employment 5. Renewable Natural Resources 6. Tourism 14. Emerging Social Challenges

Gap analysis While there are only a few targets missing some are meaningful Other targets may be aligned with national plans but partially

Gap analysis Financial inclusion Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all (SDG 8.10)

Gap analysis Migration Promoting safe and secure working environments for migrants and those in precarious employment (SDG 8.8).

Gap analysis Social protection Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable (SDG 1.3). National plan mentions developing a social protection policy for private sector employees but not all.

Gap analysis Gender Addressed in the national plan but a gap is the recognition of unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies (SDG 5.4). Though the feminization of agriculture identified as one of the main challenges to agriculture growth, the plan does not include relevant targets to improve agricultural productivity of women.

Taking the assessment forward: Policy to implementation Putting in place a policy framework that supports SDG achievement is a critical step But policies are only as effective as their implementation In a world of finite resources not all policy goals can be pursued equally and at the same time Landing the SDG agenda at the country level involves both aligning plans with targets and making choices on actions to meet them Going forward: Consider the gaps Pursuit of catalytic initiatives that can have the biggest impact across multiple SDG targets

Gap analysis SDG 5.4: Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate SDG 6.4: By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity  SDG 8.10: Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all  SDG 10.5: Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations SDG 10.6: Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision- making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions  SDG 10.7: Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies  SDG 11.7: By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities  SDG 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses SDG 15.4: By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development