Policy Group on Statistical Cooperation 15-16 October 2015, Montenegro Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators

Outline Post 2015 agenda and SDGs Monitoring framework and indicators Role of Eurostat Summary Discussion questions

Post 2015 agenda and SDGs 2012: Rio+20 conference launch process to develop SDGs Development policy building on MDGs Defined process and preparations Political process SDGs and their corresponding targets prepared for adoption in the UN Sustainable Development summit in September 2015

Post 2015 agenda and SDGs The outcome document for September 2015 summit describes considerations regarding SDG indicators and statistics finalised: set of global indicators - will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national levels call for a simple and robust framework addressing all SDGs and targets UNSC mandated to develop indicator framework to measure progress towards the SDGs

Monitoring framework and indicators 46th UNSC set a roadmap and bodies to prepare a global monitoring framework Inter-agency expert-group (IAEG-SDGs) – the SDG indicators High level group (HLG): The monitoring processes IAEG-SDGs meetings in June (first list including priority indicators) and October 2015 (fine-tune list)

Monitoring framework and indicators-timeline 1st consultation on list of indicators in August/September 2015 - review 2nd consultation in October 2015 - review List of indicators and monitoring framework to be presented and approved in UNSC 2016 To be formally adopted by ECOSOC and UN general assembly in 2016

Monitoring framework and indicators – current work Indicators assessed according to relevance, suitability and availability Indicators classified in three tiers An established methodology exists and data are already widely available. A methodology has been established but for which data are not easily available. An internationally agreed methodology has not yet been developed.

Monitoring framework and indicators – current work Consultations and reviews Discussion streams: Conceptual framework & identifying inter-linkages among indicators Disaggregation: Important both from development policy and statistical perspectives but also challenging Different levels of monitoring Global: List of indicators prepared by IAEG-SDGs Regional: Estat coordinating with UNECE National Conceptual framework to be discussed

Monitoring framework and indicators – current work 17 overall goals 169 targets 1-2 indicators per target (with a few exceptions) At the time of the first open consultation about 205 suggested indicators (of a total of 365) Multi-purpose indicators

Monitoring framework and indicators – example SDG 1   Priority Code Mod Specification Source Entity Tier Interlinkages Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere Target 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day. suggested 1.1.1 mod-b Proportion of population below $1.25 (PPP) per day disaggregated by sex and age group and employment status Household surveys (LFS, HIES, LSMS, Integrated HH surveys, etc.) World Bank and ILO Tier I 2.3,1.2,8.5 1.1.2 new Proportion of employed people living on less that $1.25 (PPP) a day disaggregated by sex and age group Target 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions. 1.2.2 Proportion of population living below national poverty line, disaggregated by sex and age group Household surveys World Bank Data availability: 1.1,8.5, 1.2.1 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) disaggregated by sex and age group Target 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable. 1.3.1 mod Percentage of population covered by social protection floors/systems, disaggregated by sex, composed of the following: a) Percentage of older persons receiving a pension; b) Percentage of households with children receiving child support; c) Percentage of working-age persons without jobs receiving support; d)Percentage of persons with disabilities receiving benefits; e) Percentage of women receiving maternity benefits at childbirth; f) Percentage of workers covered against occupational injury; and g) Percentage of poor and vulnerable people receiving benefits. Social Security administrative data consolidated by the ILO Social Security Inquiry. Responsible entity: ILO. Availability: Information on old age coverage for 175 countries; on jobless support for 79 countries; on disability for 171 countries; on maternity for 139 countries; on child benefits for 109 countries; on occupational injury coverage for 172 countries. Also responsible: OECD. Tier II 5.4, 8.5, 8.8, 10.4 1.3.2 Average social protection transfers as % of income / or poverty line

Monitoring framework and indicators – example SDG 1 Priority Code Mod Specification Source Entity Tier Interlinkages Target 1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance. suggested 1.4.1 mod Proportion of the population living in households with access to basic services. MICS and DHS; household surveys World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF Tier II 1.2; 3.1; 3.2; 3.7; 3.8;4.1; 4.2; 4.5; 4.6; 5.6; 6.1; 6.2; 7.1; 11.1 1.4.3 new Share of women among agricultural land owners by age and location (U/R) Included in Minimum Set Gender Indicators FAO and UNSD (EDGE) Tier III soon Tier II   1.4.2 Proportion of adult population with tenure that is legally recognised and documented or perceived as secure, by sex and age group Target 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters. 1.5.3 Number of deaths, missing people, injured, relocated or evacuated due to disasters per 100.000 people. National Disaster Loss Databases. 85 (will be more than 115 by 2016) UNISDR 11.5. 13.1. 14.2. 15.3 1.5.1 Number of people affected by hazardous events by sex 1.5.2 Proportion of health and educational facilities affected by hazardous events Target 1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions. 1.a.2 Share of total overall government spending (incl. subnationals) on programs directed to bottom 40% of population of country (%). World Bank Tier III [3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.7; 3.8; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.6; 5.6! 1.a.1 Resources mobilized and spent for poverty reduction, including government, private sector and development partners Target 1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions. 1.b.1 Number of national action plans related to multi-lateral environmental agreements that support a Data on all national action plans for MEAs can b INFORMEA (www.informea.org). Information currently available for more than 160 countries Tier I Targets 1.b, 13.2 and 15.9

Monitoring framework and indicators – important priorities Based on statistical considerations and statistical data preferred First list with future adaptations - flexibility Limited number of global indicators National ownership and capacity building Inter-linkages and overlap Indicators should directly correspond to the goals and targets, and their level of ambition, not undermine or interpret the targets, should be exhaustive and maintain the balance in the targets and should not introduce any new issues

Role of Eurostat Consultations in the ESS Future monitoring in the ESS Observer in friends of the chair group Observer in the IAAG-SDGs Methodological input Support and input to work and discussion streams Consultations in the ESS Future monitoring in the ESS

Summary observations Focus on availability and inter-linkages to limit number of targets and indicators Scope of SDGs provides future data requirements and need for statistical capacity building – data needs go beyond current availability Developed in complex and multi-stakeholder environment Consider SDGs in context of improving Official Statistics and exploring new ways of providing statistical data

Discussion questions 1. How do the enlargement countries consider the process of developing the SDG monitoring framework and how are the NSIs in the enlargement countries involved? 2. How do the NSIs consider the data requirements in the SDGs monitoring framework and the need for capacity building? 3. Which opportunities and challenges does the SDGs monitoring bring to NSIs and national administrations in the context of providing data for SDG indicators? And in the context of future ways of providing/producing Official Statistics?