Implementing National Commitments to the

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
High Level Meeting on Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
2.00 p.m - 5.00 p.m, 16th March 2016, “Ape Gama”, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Uchita de Zoysa - Sustainable Development Advisor, Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife, Sri Lanka

Presentation Guide
• Part 01: building a common understanding of
implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and 17 SDGs
• Part 02: Introduction of the planned activities of
the MoSDW, planning collaborative
implementation of the SDGs, building partnerships
and means of implementation

Uchita de Zoysa - Sustainable Development Advisor, Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife, Sri Lanka

International Sustainable Development Map 1972 Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) 1972 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment & Development (UNCED/ Earth Summit) | 1982 | WCED (1987) 1992 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) | 2002 2012 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Sustainable Development UNCSD / Rio+20) | CSD(19912-2012) P o s T 2 0 1 5 2012 HLPF (2012) UNFCCC MDG (2000-2015) • UNCHE 1972 . the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Sri Lanka .Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) • UNCSD 2012 – Future We Want. Agenda 21. HLPF • UN Summit for Sustainable Development 2015 – 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development / SDGs Uchita de Zoysa . United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Sustainable Development Advisor.United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was launched • UNCED 1992 – Rio Declaration. the Statement of Forest Principles. Commission on Sustainable Development • WSSD 2002 . United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

Sri Lanka . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Comprehending Sustainable Development Aspiration Plan of Action Sustainable Development Warning Diagnosis Uchita de Zoysa .Sustainable Development Advisor.

organizations. schools. We cannot aim to achieve just one Goal. fundamental changes in how we live on Earth. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.MDG to SDG: Transforming Our World • • • First. This is called INTEGRATION Third.Sustainable Development Advisor. it is recognized that the Goals are all interconnected. and most important. in a system. We must achieve them all. these Goals apply to every nation … and every sector. Sri Lanka . it is widely recognized that achieving these Goals involves making very big. This is called UNIVERSALITY Second. Cities. This is called TRANSFORMATION Uchita de Zoysa . businesses. all are challenged to act.

Sri Lanka .Ensuring Wellbeing of All Uchita de Zoysa .Sustainable Development Advisor. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Strengthening Equity .

Sustainable Development Advisor. Sri Lanka .Promoting Inclusiveness – Sharing Prosperity Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.

Sri Lanka .Conserving Ecology – Ensuring Futures Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Sustainable Development Advisor.

2 August 2015 Uchita de Zoysa . interlinked and indivisible 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the people's goals and demonstrate the scale. The integrated. It seeks to ensure peace and prosperity. and forge partnerships with people and planet at the core. and leaving no one behind.Fostering Peace . United Nations Secretary-General . Sri Lanka . universality and ambition of this new Agenda” Ban Ki-moon. everywhere.Enabling SD “This is the People's Agenda. irreversibly.Sustainable Development Advisor. a plan of action for ending poverty in all its dimensions. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.

Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. Sri Lanka .Understanding SDG Elements and Linkages Uchita de Zoysa .Sustainable Development Advisor.

Presentation Guide • Part 01: building a common understanding of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 17 SDGs • Part 02: Introduction of the planned activities of the MoSDW. Sri Lanka . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. planning collaborative implementation of the SDGs.Sustainable Development Advisor. building partnerships and means of implementation Uchita de Zoysa .

Challenge of Planning for Sustainability Uchita de Zoysa . Sri Lanka . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Sustainable Development Advisor.

– individualism. equity between humans – ecocentrism and nature Uchita de Zoysa .Can SDGs be the Transformation? Social Social Equity Equity Sustainability Economic Prosperity Environmental Sustainability • Current order – consumerism. Sri Lanka . equity – quality of life. across generations.Sustainable Development Advisor. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. – anthropocentrism Economic Environmental Prosperity Sustainability Transformation: equity • Sustainable order within generations. and – human solidarity.

mechanisms and tools. • A lead institution to facilitate necessary sustainable development policies. • Not a SD super cop – a dynamic catalyst and a proactive facilitator • Implementation should remain with the relevant agencies sustainability transformation. • A dedicated ministry for SD is a call for a catalytic role for transformation.Transforming Our Nation: The Role of a Catalyst • A cabinet portfolio on SD is a call to move away from the fragmented planning and implementation.Sustainable Development Advisor. strategies. Sri Lanka . Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. guidelines.

Sri Lanka . • MoSDW plans to ensure coherent and convergent development interventions.Sustainable Development Advisor. • A transformation think tank is being built for visioning and developing key pathways. • Leveraging science. • It also creates obstacles towards transforming Sri Lanka and implementing the national commitments to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.Convergence Planning • Fragmented approaches to development are an obstacle towards achieving sustainable development. Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. technology and innovation in support of Agenda 2030 for SD.

Sri Lanka .Key Activities of an Evolving Work Plan Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Sustainable Development Advisor.

6/24/2016 Final SD Roadmap 6/25/2016 .4/5/2016 4/4/2016 . Sri Lanka would be able to join other countries in presenting its national positions at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is held from 11-20th July in New York Uchita de Zoysa .3/31/2016 4/2/2016 .7/8/2016 HLPF in NY • • • 7/11/2016 . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.Sustainable Development Roadmap APFSD: Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development HLPF: High Level Political Forum Roadmap for HLPF 7/11/2016 Visioning & Key Pathways Created Draft 02 (for comments) 3/31/2016 6/24/2016 Roadmap Outline for APFSD Final SD Roadmap Published 4/2/2016 Draft 01 (for comments) 7/8/2016 5/31/2016 2016 Mar Apr Visioning & Key Pathways APFSD in Bkk Draft 01 May Jun 2016 Jul 3/1/2016 .Sustainable Development Advisor. Sri Lanka .5/31/2016 Draft 02 6/1/2016 .7/20/2016 SD Roadmap leading to National SD Strategy & Policy and also to evolve a regulatory and institutional framework Will negotiate ESCAP Regional Roadmap the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) from 3-5th April 2016 in Bangkok .

Stakeholder Engagement Process Fact Finding Tour 02 /Provincial Meeting 02 Fact Finding Tour 04 / Provincial Meeting 04 4/15/2016 6/17/2016 Inter-Agency/Stakeholder Advisory Meeting 03 Inter-Agency/Stakeholder Advisory Meeting 01 5/11/2016 3/9/2016 Fact Finding Tour 03 / Provincial Meeting 03 Fact Finding Tour 01 / Provincial Meeting 01 5/13/2016 3/11/2016 Inter-Agency/Stakeholder Advisory Meeting 04 Inter-Agency/Stakeholder Advisory Meeting 02 6/8/2016 4/6/2016 2016 Mar Apr May 2016 Jun Today 6/22/2016 4/20/2016 SD SD Platform 02 & SDG Workshop 02 SD Platform 04 & SDG Workshop 04 3/22/2016 SD Platform 01 & SDG Workshop 01 5/18/2016 SD Platform 03 & & SDG Workshop 03 National Sustainable Development Platform as a common forum for stakeholder awareness. Sri Lanka . knowledge building and engagement National SDG Task Force as a facilitation Mechanism for inter-agency coordination towards achieving the SDGs Uchita de Zoysa .Sustainable Development Advisor. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife.

Sri Lanka .Building Indicators. Measuring Impact.Sustainable Development Advisor. Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. & Harnessing the Data Revolution Uchita de Zoysa .

• Partnerships with local.Partnerships for Means of Implementation • MoI is the main challenge for the implementation of the commitments to the 2030 Agenda for SD. • We look forward to partnering for transformation! Uchita de Zoysa . Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife. regional and international organizations will be the way forward.Sustainable Development Advisor. national. Sri Lanka .