Localizing the SDGs –

Experience of local

authorities in Flanders,

Belgium

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Regional government:

Flanders

Belgium: a complicated country

Conférence Internationale 5-9 octobre 2015

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Start in 2016

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Awareness Raising Activities

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Awareness Raising Activities

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Awareness Raising Activities

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Include it in all organizations’ activities

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Workshops and seminars to LG

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18-25 September - CAMPAIGN

LOCAL HEROESFOR GLOBAL GOALSWeek of the sustainable municipality

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Pilot- experiment: include SDGs in all

steps of municipal policy plans

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SDG-Toolbox

• SDGs in municipal context

analysis and white paper

• SDGs in local political parties

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs in MultiAnnual Plan

• Actions per SDG

• SDG reporting codes

• SDG-check

• SDG indicators

• Circle exercise

• SDGs in all policy domains

• VVSG declaration of

engagement on SDGs

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs as crosscutting

programme

• Tool for self analysis

• Raising awareness with staff

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Municipal staff looking for local

heroes for global goals

• …

• SDG-indicators with partners

and stakeholders

• SDGs in municipal advisory

citizens councils

• SDGs in participatory processs

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• Circle Exercise

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Week of the Sustainable

Municipality

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Organisational culture

• SDGs in municipal context

analysis and white paper

• SDGs in local political parties

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs in MultiAnnual Plan

• Actions per SDG

• SDG reporting codes

• SDG-check

• SDG indicators

• Circle exercise

• SDGs in all policy domains

• VVSG declaration of

commitment on SDGs

• SDGs as crosscutting

programme

• Tool for self analysis

• Raising awareness with staff

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Municipal staff looking for local

heroes for global goals

• …

• SDG-indicators with partners

and stakeholders

• SDGs in municipal advisory

citizens councils

• SDGs in participatory processs

• …

• Circle Exercise

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Week of the Sustainable

Municipality

• …

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SDG-Toolbox

• SDGs in municipal context

analysis and white paper

• SDGs in local political parties

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs in MultiAnnual Plan

• Actions per SDG

• SDG reporting codes

• SDG-check

• SDG indicators

• Circle exercise

• SDGs in all policy domains

• VVSG declaration of

engagement on SDGs

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs as crosscutting

programme

• Tool for self analysis

• Raising awareness with staff

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Municipal staff looking for local

heroes for global goals

• …

• SDG-indicators with partners

and stakeholders

• SDGs in municipal advisory

citizens councils

• SDGs in participatory processs

• …

• Circle Exercise

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Week of the Sustainable

Municipality

• …

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cal G

overn

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t

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ork

Organisational culture

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SDG-Toolbox

• SDGs in municipal context

analysis and white paper

• SDGs in local political parties

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs in MultiAnnual Plan

• Actions per SDG

• SDG reporting codes

• SDG-check

• SDG indicators

• Circle exercise

• SDGs in all policy domains

• VVSG declaration of

engagement on SDGs

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs as crosscutting

programme

• Tool for self analysis

• Raising awareness with staff

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Municipal staff looking for local

heroes for global goals

• …

• SDG-indicators with partners

and stakeholders

• SDGs in municipal advisory

citizens councils

• SDGs in participatory processs

• …

• Circle Exercise

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Week of the Sustainable

Municipality

• …

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cal G

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Indicators – criteria for selection

1. Relevance of subtargets → 91 of 169 = relevant

for Flemish LG

2. Availability of data → central (federal or regional

available + easy municipal acces to data)

3. Level of impact on local government

4. Link with Flemish, Belgian of EU (or global) level

• > 200 INDICATORS >> 54 key-indicators

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PEOPLE

76

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PROSPERIT

Y

81

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• ...

PLANET

29

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• xx

• xx

• xx

• ...

PEACE

11

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• xx

• xx

• xx

• ...

PARTNERSHIP

8

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• xx

• xx

• xx

• ...

MENU of

204

indicators

CHART of

54 key

indicators

PEOPLE

16 indicators

PROSPERITY

20 indicators

PLANET

12 indicators

PEACE

4 indicators

PARTNERSHIP

2 indicators

Indicators – 204 → 54

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Indicator: Water Grid Connection Rate

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SDG-Toolbox

• SDGs in municipal context

analysis and white paper

• SDGs in local political parties

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs in Multi Annual Plan

• Actions per SDG

• SDG reporting codes

• SDG-check

• SDG indicators

• Circle exercise

• SDGs in all policy domains

• VVSG declaration of

engagement on SDGs

• SDGs in vision/mission

• SDGs as crosscutting

programme

• Tool for self analysis

• Raising awareness with staff

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Municipal staff looking for local

heroes for global goals

• …

• SDG-indicators with partners

and stakeholders

• SDGs in municipal advisory

citizens councils

• SDGs in participatory processs

• …

• Circle Exercise

• 50 practices of SDG Awareness

raising

• Week of the Sustainable

Municipality

• …

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cal G

overn

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t

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Reaching out towards politicians

• Information sessions for city councils

• In introduction sessions for new elected members

of municipal councils

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Reaching out towards politicians

• Information sessions for city councils

• In introduction sessions for new elected members

of municipal councils

• SDGs in party manifestos & coalition agreement

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VVSG memorandum for elections

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Find local politicians that embrace the

SDGs (champions)

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At the HLPF in New York on SDG 11

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Linking SDGs & decentralised cooperationSDGs and decentralised cooperation

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SDGs & decentralised cooperation: Why?

• Shared language

• Find a shared focus

• Visibility

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SDGs & decentralised cooperation: How?

• SDGs in funding programmes

• SDGs in awareness raising

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SDGs & decentralised cooperation: How?

• SDGs in funding programmes

• SDGs in awareness raising

• SDGs to define themes of collaboration

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SDGs & decentralised cooperation: How?

• SDGs in funding programmes

• SDGs in awareness raising

• SDGs to define themes of collaboration

• SDGs in work visits

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SDGs & decentralised cooperation: How?

• SDGs in funding programmes

• SDGs in awareness raising

• SDGs to define themes of collaboration

• SDGs in work visits

• Enhance policy on SDGs in both partner

municipalities

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Lessons Learned

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• No one-size-fits-all

approach

• Build on what already

exists

• Move beyond business as

usual towards a transition

for sustainable

development

• Repeat, repeat, repeat

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VVSG documents in foreign languages

www.vvsg.be/sdgs

• Animation movie in English, French and Spanish

• Publication SDGs in your municipality: 50 practical awareness raising examples

• Publication with municipal actions for every SDG

• Gameboard 17 SDGs: core theme and 3 levels (circle exercise)

• Scenarios for integrating the SDGs into the context analysis + into the multi-year plans

• Municipal practices per SDG

• Excel document with the local SDG-indicators and the manual

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Thank

You

internationaal@vvsg.be