15th CGIAR Fund Council meeting

6 May 2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Kostas Stamoulis

ADG ai Economic and Social Development Department

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

By Countries, For Countries…• Universal – for all countries

• Led, defined and fully owned by countries

• Monitored to measure progress

• Establishing an enabling environment − policies, institutions, governance

…Leaving no one behind• A human rights-based approach, fully inclusive, equitable

• Addressing inequality within and among countries

• Informs every aspect of the Agenda

New concept of “development”

Some Major Challenges

• Ambition abounds, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals, 169 targets, and 231 unique indicators: Complex implementation, cross-sectoral coordination, and new models for co-production of required services (e.g., extension, technology facilitation, new institutional and organizational capacities) are required

• Innovation, technology, and research are fundamental to support country efforts, but very low priority for traditional donors

• UN system to coordinate and partner with others to make its and others’ extensive competencies and knowledge more available and user friendly

• Reporting, monitoring, follow-up and review will be data-driven, more comprehensive, with new emphasis on data disaggregation, and more and better analysis of policy experiences needed

An integrated policy agenda for food and agriculture

End Hunger, Malnutrition and

PovertyEnd hunger, all forms of

malnutrition, and rural poverty; promote sustainable food and

agriculture systems

Combat and Adapt to

Climate ChangeAdaptation and mitigation,

Climate smart food and agriculture, climate change preparedness and resilience

Enable SustainableDevelopment in

Agriculture, Fisheries and

ForestsProtect biodiversity, foster sustainable agriculture, sustainable use of natural

resources, resilience

Dealing with complexity

• The challenges are large and complex

• Under SDGs, we have multiple objectives, requiring multiple instruments in “packages”

• Cross-sectoral coordination is required, including (especially!) improved linkages between policy and technical knowledge

• “Implementation” of the 2030 Agenda requires effective collaboration by a number of diverse actors, and improved governance

• The development community is challenged to rethink the way country-level support is provided to reduce transaction costs, enable innovation, and improve results--partnerships are the general answer

How? The Operational Dimension

A look at what countries are doing

• Countries are mainstreaming the Agenda 2030 in their national planning. Different approaches; holistic or prioritizing a set of goals.

• Challenge of inclusiveness and a multisector approach. Dialogue among ministries.

• Different institutional settings for coordination work.

• Perceived lack of linkages when tackling the Agenda 2030 and Paris Agreement (NDCs, NAPAs and climate finance)

Some examples at country level

• Some countries are setting ad hoc institutional arrangements. I.E. Indonesia is setting an Expert Council and a Steering Committee that includes all relevant stakeholders from different ministries, agencies, academia, CSOs and private sector.

• Georgia: Government’s Annual work plan has been amended in order to incorporate the 11 prioritized SDGs.

• Kenya: Definition of the 3rd Medium Term Plan (MTP), that will be aligned the SDGs. This 5 years plan aids the implementation of Flagship Projects under the Kenya Vision 2030 as well as other key policies.

The key role of STI

International cooperation agenda now includes recognition and focus on science, technology and innovation (STI) as a key “means of implementation” (AAAA).

Agenda 2030 commitments include:• Establishment of a Technology Facilitation Mechanism, based on

multistakeholder collaboration

• Multistakeholder annual forum on STI, supported by UN task team and 10 representatives from civils society, private sector and scientific community

• Online platform to provide a global gateway for information on existing STI initiatives

What are countries requesting?

• Improved “access” to innovative practices, technology, knowledge—including through, but not restricted to, commercial collaboration

• Coordinated and comprehensive analysis of the STI-policy-institutional interface required for fostering technology access and adaptation as well as other forms of innovation

• Coherent and practicable advice on policies and improved enabling environments, including financing regimes, for STI

• Capacity development to promote their own national STI development

The STI gap in food and agriculture• STI needs are abundant for improving productivity,

sustainability, climate adaptation and mitigation, resilience,AMR

• However..the role of STI in food and agriculture, including fisheries and forests, is not well-developed in Agenda 2030

• Agriculture, forests and fisheries (AFF) remain a low priority for ODA, and the share of ODA dedicated to AFF research and extension is well-below 10%

• General response of Agenda 2030 is public-private partnerships, with emphasis on partnerships with international companies, but this can be is problematic for AFF given the political and economic sensitivities

What is needed?

(National and regional) Agricultural Innovation Systems

• Support to individual, organizational and institutional capacity development

• Improved responsiveness to demand, especially from smallholders engaged in production for local and domestic markets

• Build on peer-to-peer learning among innovation champion developing countries

• Establish stronger linkages to the private sector

• Explore opportunities for enabling SME producers to engage in multi-product and multi-market production

• Link to AIS national innovation strategies

How can CGIAR and FAO collaborate to unlock STI?Deepen our long-standing partnership in the following ways:

• Advocate jointly for increased public spending, including ODA and MDB financing, on AFF STI as a key driver of the SDGs

• Develop a signature umbrella partnership to strengthening the policy-technology interface at regional and country level—this could start with establishment of “AIS platforms” in select countries to serve as locally controlled subregional hubs for acquisition, adaptation, development, testing and dissemination; focus on special needs of small producers; parties can seek private as well as public support

• Develop joint policy guidance, norms and standards for promoting development of national STI capacities and enabling environments

• Jointly support technology-centered projects under GEF, GCF and other instruments/mechanisms

Thank you