Nationalization of SDGs and use of alternative data Mihail Peleah, Programme Specialist Green Economy and Employment UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub International conference “Implementation of the national SDGs monitoring system”, September 2016, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Europe 2020 targets and indicators TargetsIndicators Employment 75% of the year-olds to be employed Employment rate age group 20–64, total, females, males (% of population) R&D 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) Climate change and energy sustainability greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower than % of energy from renewables 20% increase in energy efficiency Greenhouse gas emissions (Index 1990 = 100) Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (%) Primary energy consumption (Million tonnes of oil equivalent) Final energy consumption (Million tonnes of oil equivalent) Education Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10% at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education Early leavers from education and training, total, females, males (% of population aged 18–24) Tertiary educational attainment, total, females, males (% of population aged 30–34) Fighting poverty and social exclusion at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (million people, % of population) People living in households with very low work intensity (% of population) People at risk of poverty after social transfers (% of population) Severely materially deprived people (% of population)

Indicators Gaps in NDPs

National Monitoring of SDGs Why to measure? Ability to understand issues better/faster (sensemaking) Ability to act quickly on new insights Legitimacy/Trust Three possible sources of data 1) Official national data National statistical offices Administrative data 2) “Official” international data, based on: National data Example: UNDP human development index Rigorous sampling/survey methodologies Ex: World Bank’s Worldwide Governance/ Doing Business indicators Ex: Transparency International survey data 3) “Alternative data” “Big data” “Citizen- generated data” “Thick data”

Montenegro: Domestic Material Consumption Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) in thousands of tonnes Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in millions of Euros Resource productivity (RP) in €/t

SHDI Sustainable Human Development Index

Losses due to non-sustainability

EMPI: Environmental Multidimensional Poverty Index Probability not to survive to age 60 Probability not to finish school Joblessness Gap from inequality Quality of outdoor air – PM2.5 pollutions Quality of indoor air – lack of access to non- solid fuel Quality of water Quality of sanitation Quality of land

Network of Statistical Offices on Alternative data for SDGs UNDP support Network of Statistical Offices on Alternative data for SDGs Focus on a limited number of indicators of high importance and common interest Use Data Ecosystem approach What is a role of NSO? What is a role of other data producers and users? What could be SDG indicators of high importance and common interest? SDG12? SDG11? SDG14&15? Green Economy?

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