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1 Institutionalizing sustainable development indicators for measuring progress of national strategies Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Government of Barbados and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Expert Group Meeting Bridgetown, Barbados, September 2009 Thursday, 17 September2009 9:00-9:45 Opening Session 9:45 10:00 Break Programme Mr. Phillip Cross, Resident Coordinator a.i., United Nations Country Team, and Representative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Mr. Keneti Faulalo, Interregional Advisor on Small Island Developing States, Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Mr. Lionel Weekes, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Government of Barbados 10:00-10:15 Objectives of the meeting and introduction of participants Mr. Matthias Bruckner, Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA 10:15 12:30 Session One: Sustainable development strategies Chair: Prof. Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica 10:15 10:40 National sustainable development strategies: Overview Mr. Matthias Bruckner, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA The presentation will briefly describe main elements and principles of national sustainable development strategies. It will also review
2 international and regional progress towards the commitments of countries to develop and implement national sustainable development strategies. 10:40 11:00 Integrating the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation into development planning Mr. Keneti Faulalo, UN DESA The presentation will describe the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) and the Barbados Plan of Action on sustainable development in small island developing States (SIDS). In particular, the presentation will describe how integrating the MSI into development planning can help countries to achieve their national sustainable development goals. 11:00 11:30 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 11:30 12:00 Sustainable development strategies and goals in Barbados Mr Derrick Gibbs, Senior Economist, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Empowerment, Innovation, Trade, Industry and Commerce, Government of Barbados The presentation will describe the National Strategic Plan of Barbados, the Barbados National Sustainable Development Policy and their linkages. Particular focus will be given to the challenges and experiences made in the strategy process. 12:00 12:30 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 12:30 2:00: Lunch 2:00 5:00 Session One (cont d) National sustainable development strategies country experiences Mr. Sean Cenac, Senior Development Planner, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration, Government of Antigua and Barbuda Mr. Charles Brown, Director of Sustainable Development, Government of Bermuda Mr. Navin Chandarpal, Presidential Adviser, Government of Guyana Mr. Hopeton Peterson, Manager, Planning Institute of Jamaica Ms. Decima Corea, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ms. Vidiah Ramkhelawan, Director, Ministry of Planning, Housing & the Environment, Government of Trinidad and Tobago Country representatives will present their experiences made with the development of sustainable development strategies or other planning processes, highlighting challenges and good practices made in the development and implementation of strategies.
3 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 5:00 5:15: Break 5:15 6:00 Session Two: Indicator selection Chair: Ms. Vidiah Ramkhelawan, Government of Trinidad and Tobago 5:15 6:00 Indicators of sustainable development and monitoring national sustainable development strategies The presentation will give an overview of the usefulness of indicators for monitoring of development strategies, taking the Indicators of Sustainable Development published by UN DESA as point of departure. 5:45 6:15 Questions and Answers/ Discussion Friday 18 September :00 10:45 Session Two (cont d) 9:00 9:30 Indicators for monitoring the goal of Building a Green Economy in Barbados Ms. Amrikha D. Singh, Environmental Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Government of Barbados The presentation will present the indicators selected to monitor progress towards achieving the goal of Building a Green Economy. These indicators cover the areas of biodiversity, land, coastal zones, waste, water, energy, transport, and disaster. The presentation will also describe the process used in Barbados to select these indicators and will highlighted challenges faced in this process. 9:30 9:45 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 9:45 10:30 Indicators for monitoring sustainable development goals country experiences Prof. Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica The presentation will describe the experiences made with indicators for monitoring sustainable development strategies and other planning processes in Costa Rica. The presentation will cover principles for indicators of sustainable development, the selection process for indicator sets, and highlight challenges and good practices made in the selection and implementation of indicators.
4 10:30 10:45 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 10:45 11:00 Break 11:00 12:30 Session Three: Integrating cross-cutting issues into sustainable development strategies and indicators Chair: Mr. Charles Brown, Government of Bermuda 11:00 11:15 Integrating cross-cutting issues into national sustainable development strategies and indicators the case of climate change The presentation will discuss the integration of cross-cutting and interlinked issues into national sustainable development strategies and indicator processes, using climate change as example. The presentation will describe the advantages of an integrative approach and present some country experiences. 11:15 11:30 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 11:30 12:00 Integrating cross-cutting issues into national sustainable development strategy and plans Country experiences Mr. Hopeton Peterson, Manager, Planning Institute of Jamaica Ms Claire Corbin, Senior Economist (ag), Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy, Government of Barbados Country representatives will present experiences made with integrating cross-cutting issues into national sustainable development strategies and related strategy processes. The presentations may cover sustainable consumption and production as well as other cross-cutting issues. 12:00 12:15 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 12:15 12:30 The Marrakech Process on a Ten-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production and the role of sustainable development strategies and indicators Mr. Mark Griffith, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The presentation will describe the ten-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, in particular progress made at the regional level. The presentation will discuss the implication of the framework for national indicator and strategy processes. 12:30 12:45 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 12:45 2:00 Lunch
5 2:00 5:00 Session Four: Institutionalizing sustainable development indicators Chair: Mr. Hopeton Peterson, Planning Institute of Jamaica 2:00 2:30 Institutional arrangements for monitoring sustainable development strategies Mr. Keneti Faulalo, UN DESA The presentation will describe institutional arrangements for national sustainable development strategies, in particular the monitoring process. The presentation will cover arrangements between strategy coordinating and implementing entities, the relation between data provider and coordinator, as well as the arrangement for indicator analysis and reporting, including the division of responsibilities among actors. 2:30 3:00 Questions and Answers/ Discussion 3:00 3:45 Institutional aspects of indicators of sustainable development country experiences Ms. Vidiah Ramkhelawan, Director, Ministry of Planning, Housing & the Environment, Government of Trinidad and Tobago Mrs. Angela Hunte, Director, Barbados Statistical Service Country representatives will present their experiences made with institutional arrangements for indicators of sustainable development indicators in the context of national sustainable development strategies, highlighting challenges and good practices made in the selection and implementation of indicators. 3:45 4:00 Break 4:00 5:00 Questions and Answers/ Discussion Saturday 19 September :00 11:30 Session Five: Policy options and recommendations All participants Participants will discuss various options that countries, in particular SIDS, may want to consider in the process of selecting and institutionalizing indicators for measuring progress of national sustainable development strategies and plans. The discussion is expected to result in a set of recommendations by the expert group meeting. 11:30-12:00 Closing session Summary of the meeting Closing statement Ms. Amrikha Singh, Government of Barbados
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