National Development Strategy of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030 as a mechanism for the SDGs implementation

Umed DavlatzodDeputy Minister

Bishkek, 22-23 June, 2017

REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTANMINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

2000: Millennium Declaration

2002: Finance for development, set of approved outputs, first reports on MDGs

2000-2005: implementation of MDGs at the country level

Starting from 2006: strategies based on MDGs, speed up the process

2015: Where we are? Not finished MDGs Global

indicators approved

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Proposal of SDGs

Declaration of SDGs

National and Global consultations,

discussion

SDGs come into

force

First VNR, 2017

TAJIKISTAN: FROM MDGs TO SDGs

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS: POVERTY REDUCTION

Tajikistan is among top 10 countries, which

demonstrated the fastest pace of poverty

reduction over the past 15 years

83

30.3

2000 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Dynamic of poverty reduction, in %

• Life expectancy at birth raised to 73,6 yrs;

• Zero cases of malaria by 2015;

• Coverage of school education by 93%;

• 2000 km of roads, 240 bridges, 32 km oftunnels and transit corridors areconstructed;

• Industry production increased by 20,3%;

• The rate of child and maternal mortalitydecreased by 2 times

SDGs

MTDP2026-2030

Sectoral strategies and programs

Local Development Programs

NDS-2030

MTDP2021-2025

MTDP2016-2020

NATIONAL SDGs IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM

Determines the long-term directions of socio-economic development of the country;

Considers the existed problems of the nationaleconomic sectors;

3 development scenarios are considered in NDS2030: (1) inertial (2) industrial (3) industrial-innovative.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NDS-2030

(1) First stage (2016-2020) – based on investments anddevelopment of export-oriented and importsubstitution production;

(2) Second stage (2021-2025) – fast growth of investmentsin the real sector and infrastructure;

(3) Third stage (2026-2030) – the transition frominvestments based industrial growth strategy toknowledge and innovation based development.

NDS-2030: IMPLEMENTATION STAGES

Energy security and effective use of electric energy

Breaking communication deadlock and transmission into transit country

Food security and access of population to quality nutrition

Expanding productive employment

NDS-2030: STRATEGIC GOALS

According to the Rapid Integrated

Assessment 78% of SDG targets are

reflected in the national and key sectoral

strategic programs

Increase of living

standards of population

Ensure energy security and

efficient use of electricity

Exit from communication

dead-lock and turn country into a transit

country

Ensure food security and

people's access to good quality

nutrition

Expand productive

employment

ALIGNMENT OF THE NDS 2030 PRIORITIES WITH SDGs

• National SDGs implementation mechanism elaborated – NDS 2030

• Coordination mechanism developed• Sectoral policies are improving within the linkage

to SDGs• SDGs indicators are implementing into the

sectoral policies• M&E system is in the process• Development Program of Dushanbe is elaborating

align with SDGs• Strengthening civic engagement and public

awareness to promote multi-stakeholder dialogue on Agenda 2030 – SDGs, NDS/MTDP

NATIONALIZING OF SDGs IN PROGRESS

Consultations at the national and regional level, with the broad participation of stakeholders: governmental experts, including sectorial and local level specialists, UN agencies, and parliament members, civil society, academia, entrepreneurs and media, as well as representatives of the development partners in Tajikistan

TAJIKISTAN: VNR 2017

46.3%

6.2%

47.5%

NDS-2030: Share of source of funding (118 bln. USD)

Private sector

DevelopmentpartnersState budget

11%

6%

2%

3%78%

Private sectorIndustry

Agrary

Fuel-energy complex

Transport

Finance sector

3%

2%67%

10%

18%

State budget

35.8%

9.4%

54.8%

MtDP 2016-2020: Share of source of funding (25,5 bln. USD)

Private sector

DevelopmentpartnersState budget

Source: Calculation based on Revised Minimum Standart Model – Extended (RMSM-X) and forecasts of the sectoral ministries and agencies of the country

• Need for focused development efforts to address the key and corss-cutting priorities having catalytic effect on achievement of NDS/SDG goals (including but not limited to):

• Equal access to energy for all,• Food security and quality nutrition, • Balanced regional development, • Decent and productive employment, • Children and youth education and development, • Women economic empowerment.

• Lack of robust data to assess the baseline and progress of SDGs implementation• Need for in-depth mainstreaming SDGs in sectoral strategies and local development plans

and budgets• Low level of public awareness about SDGs and NDS. • Need to continue capacity building of the Government officials for planning and

monitoring of development strategies. • Deficiency of state finance to boost achievements of national priorities and SDGs,

dependence on ODA and private sector investments.• Need for coordinated ODA and increased private sector investments to fund the NDS/SDG

priorities

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Finalize establishment of the NDS/SDGs cross-sector coordination mechanism (clear division of responsibilities and accountability framework)

• Continue mainstreaming of NDS and SDGs priorities in sectoral strategies and local development programs

• Review national policies and legislative base to promote enabling environment for NDS/SDGs accelerators

• Development of robust M&E framework for SDGs and NDS-2030• Preparation of SDGs Country Report and presenting results at the global

level• Increase engagement of different stakeholders (incl. Parliaments, civil

servants, civil society, youth) into the process of SDGs implementation and monitoring

• Implementation of innovative solutions for mobilization of financial resources for Agenda 2030

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