The International Plant Protection Convention Contributions of the IPPC to the UN SDGs for 2030 Agenda Jingyuan XIA, the IPPC Secretary October 2016

Outline Background Information Some Case Studies IPPC’s Contributions to SDGs Strategic Plan of the IPPC for 2020-2030

1. Background Info: Why-SDGs ● The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development builds on the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were adopted in 2000 and guided development action for the last 15 years (2000-2015). The MDGs have proven that global goals can lift millions out of poverty ● Countries agreed in 2012 at Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, to establish an open working group to develop a set of sustainable development goals for 2016-2030. Thus, the SDGs are the result of a three–year–long (2012-2015) transparent, participatory process inclusive of all stakeholders and people’s voices eplanation

1. Background Info: What-SDGs ● The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contains 17 goals and 169 targets ● The new goals are part of an ambitious, bold sustainable development agenda with focus on the three interconnected elements of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection eplanation

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1. Background Info: When-SDGs ● The UN summit for the adoption of new sustainable development agenda with its 17 goals took place from 25 to 27 September 2015, in New York and convened as a high– level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. ● The SDGs are expected to start on 1 January 2016 and to be achieved by 31 December 2030 eplanation

1. Background Info: How-SDGs ● The 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the new agenda will be monitored and reviewed using a set of global indicators. The global indicator framework, developed by the Inter Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators, has been agreed on by the UN Statistical Commission in March 2016 ● Governments should also develop their own national indicators to assist in monitoring progress made on the goals and targets eplanation

2. Some Case Studies: FAO & SDGs End Poverty Food security Clean water Clean energy eplanation Sust. Cons. & prod. Climate change Oceans, seas & marine Crop genetic diversity

2. Some Case Studies: Codex & SDGs Promote trade Promote trade Protect consumer health eplanation Promote trade Reduce food losses & residue Promote trade

2. Some Case Studies: Plant Health & SDGs 1. Food Security & Poverty-reduction 3. Safe & Fast Trade End poverty Food security Trade facilitation Trade facilitation 2. Biosecurity & Environ. Protection 4. Food Safety eplanation Climate Change Preservation of biodiversity Pesticide (residue) management

3. IPPC’s Contributions to SDGs: Food Security & Poverty Reduction ADG 1: 1) Increase farmer income through protecting their plants and plant products from pests 2) Increase famer income through promoting trade as well as employments ADG 2: 1) Promote food availability 2) Promote food accessibility 3) Promote food affordability 4) Promote food safety eplanation

3. IPPC’s Contributions to SDGs: Biosecurity & Environ. Protection SDG 13: 1) Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related -related pest issues Integrate climate change-related pest issues into national policies, strategies and planning Increase awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change-related pest issues SDG 15: 1) Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services Prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species eplanation

3. IPPC’s Contributions to SDGs Safe & Fast Trade ADG 8: 1) Promote fair practices in agricultural trade by eliminating trade restrictions and barriers 2) Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries ADG 17: 1) Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non- discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO 2) Increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020 eplanation

4. Strategic Planning of the IPPC for 2020-2030: The IPPC Strategic Framework ● Main Principles: Demands-driven, results-based, and performance-oriented ● Major Considerations: Economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection ● Key Objectives: Food security & poverty-reduction, Biosecurity & environment protection, safe and fast trade, and capacity & capability developemt ● Core Activities: Standard setting, standard implementation, and communication & partnership eplanation

4. Strategic Planning of the IPPC for 2020-2030: Organization and Timeline ● Development of the IPPC Strategic Framework for 2020-2030 in line with UN SDGs for 2030 ● Establishment of a Working Group (WG) on the IPPC Strategic Framework for 2020-2030 ● Time lines: 2016 — SPG initializes the process and reports to CPM 12 (2017) 2017 — CPM 12 establishes the WG, and the WG works for the first draft and gets comments from SPG 2018 — CPM 13 discusses the first draft , and WG works for the second draft and gets comments from SPG 2019 — CPM 14 approves the Strategic Framework for 2020-2030 2020 — Start implementation of the Strategic Framework in combination of celebrating the IYPH 2020 eplanation

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