Support for SDG Review and Implementation Processes (SDG-RI)

State of implementation/results

• Since the start of the project, the programme has been producing policy briefs and political studies on an ad hoc basis in order to make use of them in the political debate (so far on monitoring, cities, integrated SDG implementation, long-term strategies, risk governance, biodiversity and capacity development, among others).
• In cooperation with the IKI project ‘Strategic Environmental Dialogues’ (SUD) and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the project supports the consultation, dissemination and implementation of the recommendations of the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023 at country level. In addition to Lima (2022), Manila (2022) and Brasilia (2023), a further dissemination workshop was held in autumn 2024 for the Asia-Pacific and West Asia region in New Delhi (22-24 October 2024). The target group of the dissemination workshops are local and national implementers of the 2030 Agenda in the Asian partner countries and their promotion for an integrated addressing of the SDGs in implementation and reporting.
• Supporting the BMUV in updating the German Sustainable Development Strategy (DNS).
• Together with the BMZ's Agenda 2030 sector project, preparation of the first draft of the German Voluntary National Review (VNR) for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 at the United Nations. Joint monitoring with the SV Agenda 2030 of numerous dialogue events for BMUV and BMZ on the German VNR with national stakeholders (dialogue forums, dialogue group, annual conference of the Sustainable Solutions Network (SDSN), Science Platform Sustainability 2030 (WPN) Lab and advisory board dialogue of the WPN), as well as exchange formats on the VNR with international partner countries of the government.
• In Latin America, the project advises Colombia's National Planning Department (DNP) on the integrated inclusion of the SDGs through policy coherence analyses at national and subnational level. In addition, as a follow-up to previous VNR consultation processes, the multi-stakeholder platform in Colombia was strengthened with regard to stronger integration of national and local (cities and municipalities) sustainability strategies. The project also supported the DNP through two local advisors in bringing integrated SDG implementation to the biodiversity COP in Cali in November 2024. Furthermore, a stakeholder mapping for SDG actors in Latin America was carried out together with the UN Regional Commission for Sustainable Development (UN ECLAC). The project contributes an in-depth analysis for Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Jamaica and a publication of the results is planned with the BMUV and UN ECLAC for March 2025 for the Regional Forum for SDGs in Chile in March 2025. In addition, technical support was provided for the BMUV in the ‘Protection and sustainable use of biodiversity’ working group of the German-Colombian Partnership for Climate and Energy Transition. Partnership for Climate and Energy Transition (P+).
• In Asia, together with the GIZ project Sino-German-Environment-Partnerships, the project supported a delegation trip of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in June 2024. Together with the Öko-Institut, a scoping study on circular economy was prepared, including a presentation at the CCICED Annual General Meeting in China in October 2024. Presentation of the study at the CCICED Annual General Meeting in China in October 2024. Design and partner agreements for an SDG Cell to coordinate SDG implementation in the state of Uttar Pradesh (India) as part of the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development (GSDP).

Latest Update:
03/2025