Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Czech Republic: Challenges and Strategies

The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic discusses the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country. The analysis highlights the relevance of SDGs, responsibilities for relevant targets, and the integrated approach needed for sustainability. Key challenges include coordination, awareness-raising, and engaging stakeholders. The Czech Republic's current status and ways to enhance sustainability are crucial for progressing towards the SDGs.

• Sustainable Development
• SDGs
• Czech Republic
• Challenges
• Coordination

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1. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Government Council for Sustainable Development IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGENDA 2030 IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC How we can achieve the SDGs? The way to sustainability Ideas, challenges and actions in Europe and Austria Vienna, 1 June 2017 Aneta Haimannov Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department haimannova.aneta@vlada.cz

2. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department FIRST ANALYSIS OF SDGS RELEVANCE Demands for cross-domain coordination Relevance of the SDGs for the Czech Republic National agenda 6 8 Sectoral International agenda 51 54 Cross-sectoral Both 58 (109 nationally relevanttargets) 101 Not relevant Source: analysis of think-tank Glopolis (www.glopolis.org), October 2015

3. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department RESPONSIBILITY FOR RELEVANT TARGETS 40 34 35 30 24 25 20 19 19 17 20 15 13 12 15 10 10 8 10 3 3 2 2 2 5 0 Source: analysis of think-tank Glopolis (www.glopolis.org), October 2015

4. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department INTEGRATED APPROACH Institutional setting: Government Council for Sustainable Development under Prime Minister s Office Main challenges: Integrated approach demands strong coordination capacity (Centre of Government) and leadership Universality of the Agenda demands awareness-raising among ministries which are not yet familiar with the topic New way of approaching the vertical coordination (from local to global level) Network approach to engage all relevant stakeholders the changing identity of public administration

5. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department OUR STARTING POINT 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 0.00 OECD average 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 Source: OECD, 2017

6. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2030 Adopted by the Government in April 2017

7. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2030 Revision of the Strategic Framework for Sustainable Development (2010) Concept of well-being and sustainability as a central perspective of the strategy (OECD s Well-Being Framework adapted for the Czech Republic) Integrates the implementation of the Agenda 2030, supports commitments of Paris Agreement, Sendai framework Umbrella framework for sectoral, regional and local strategies Identifies six key areas for the development of the Czech Republic and sets strategic and specific goals cluster approach Global megatrends as context for development Participation and multistakeholder partnership as key principles in drafting and implementation of the document

8. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT Sustainable Development Department Ministries 9 Committees of the Government Council for Sustainable Development Government Council for Sustainable Development Other actors (NGOs, private sector, academia)

9. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2030 Czech Republic 2030 Strategic goal Specific goal Specific goal Measure Measure Measure Measure Sectoral and regional strategies

10. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department COMPATIBILITY WITH SDGS AND TARGETS Leading role of the Government Office to ensure alignment of the SDGs and targets with the 6 key areas Municipalities People and society Economic model Global development Good governance Resilient ecosystems

11. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department COMPATIBILITY WITH SDGS AND TARGETS Analysis of the relevance of SDGs (national agenda) Applicability in the Czech Republic (YES / NO) Has the target been already met? (YES / NO) Authority responsible for implementation Analytical Comments Summary for the SDG Policy analysis alignment with the goals and targets of Agenda 2030, monitoring and progress tracking (OECD Pilot Study on SDGs)

12. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department MONITORING AND REPORTING Czech Republic 2030 Biannual Report on Quality of Life and Its Sustainability. 180 indicators related to specific goals of the Czech Republic 2030 Parallel process preparation of well-being indicators (based on OECD s Well-Being Framework through 11 expert focus groups Revision (at minimum) every 5 years Shadow reporting (NGOs) Voluntary Committment Framework Agenda 2030 Voluntary National Review presentation at the HLPF 2017 Regular reporting carried by the National Statistical Office

13. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Sustainable Development Department NEXT STEPS Implementation of the Czech Republic 2030 Policy coherence for sustainable development Strategic foresight Raising awareness about the SDGs, getting other actors on board The Czech SDGs Awards

14. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION