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Basque Contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Agenda Euskadi Contents Basque 20 Country 30 PAGE 4 Presentation 6 1. United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 2. Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 12 2.1. Alignment with the Government Programme 16 2.2. 1st Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 56 3. Governance and Coordination of Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 58 4. Resources of Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 59 5. Annex: Indicator Dashboard for Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 2 3 Presentation AGENDA 2030: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BASQUE COUNTRY On 25 September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly unanimously approved its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is a universal, integral, transformational action plan seeking to move sustainable human development forward on the social, economic and environmental fronts. 2030 Agenda's commitment with 2030 Agenda is considered as We see 2030 Agenda as Our objective is to join forces and the promotion of the territorial part of a global scenario, and the an opportunity for the show our contribution to the global dimension and its adaptation on United Nations stipulates that each Basque Country because challenge of sustainable human a local scale is one of its ground- territory must negotiate this path development. We share the United breaking characteristics. Since the in due consideration of its own it is fully in step with Nations' vision of a world focusing on initial phases of definition of the circumstances. The Sustainable our priorities: human people, committed to protecting the Agenda, both the United Nations Development Goals do not tell us development guaranteeing planet and peaceful co-habitation, and the European Commission have what we must do, but rather define essential services for all, capable of generating prosperity been emphasising the territorial a context that helps us improve through a model of alliances or spheres closest to citizens. We aim our public policies and set priorities and sustainable growth partnership. This Agenda defines to continue to foster participation in accordance with our territorial generating job opportunities Euskadi's future vision in the local by Regions, sub-state Governments reality. Euskadi is taking up the to higher levels of quality. and global scenario, a challenge we or Stateless Nations, of which the challenge of bringing our efforts This is the Basque model of must undertake in the spirit of what Basque Country is one example. We into line with the Sustainable growth and social welfare, we call “auzolana”, cooperation and have the proximity and the specific Development Goals (SDGs). This is a shared workload for the common knowledge of society's demands, the commitment of a committed now strengthened by the good. and also the competences and the Country. presentation of Agenda resources to guarantee the best Euskadi - Basque Country Iñigo Urkullu possible response to its needs. 2030. Lehendakari (President) 4 5 1. United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development People End poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Planet Peace builds on the Millennium Protect the planet from degradation, Foster peaceful, just and inclusive Development Goals 2000- including through sustainable societies which are free from fear and consumption and production, violence. 2015, with a fresh thrust sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on to the commitment for climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future achievement of the 17 generations. Sustainable Development Goals in five spheres of Partnership Mobilise the means required to critical importance to implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for humanity and the planet, Sustainable Development, based Prosperity on a spirit of strengthened global with a clear mission and the Ensure that all human beings can enjoy solidarity, focused in particular on prosperous and fulfilling lives and that the needs of the poorest and most promise that “no one will be economic, social and technological vulnerable and with the participation progress occurs in harmony with of all countries, all stakeholders and nature. all people. 6 left behind". 7 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the 169 targets implementing them are integrational and indivisible, and cover the three dimensions of Sustainable Development (social, economic and environmental issues). 1 2 3 4 5 6 NO ZERO GOOD HEALTH QUALITY GENDER CLEAN WATER POVERTY HUNGER AND WELL-BEING EDUCATION EQUALITY AND SANITATION 7 8 9 10 11 INDUSTRY, AFFORDABLE DECENT WORK REDUCED SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION AND INEQUALITIES CITIES AND AND CLEAN ENERGY GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES 12 13 14 15 RESPONSIBLE CLIMATE LIFE LIFE CONSUMPTION ACTION BELOWWATER AND PRODUCTION ON LAND 16 17 PEACE, JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP AND STRONG FOR THE GOALS INSTITUTIONS 8 9 2. Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 has been designed as follows: Integrating Time-based Specific Participational Integrational and indivisible role, Conceived for covering the period Chiefly focusing on the issues and Permanently open to multilevel and and covering three dimensions of 2030. Notwithstanding the foregoing, commitments in respect of which multiagent participation. sustainable development (social, the initiatives to be developed are it is able to take action. Hence it economic and environmental issues). divided into 4-year periods, coinciding must specify the commitments with the Basque Government’s it undertakes in order to make its Adaptable legislative period. Consequently, the performance more effective. Monitoring, assessment and Transversal Agenda presented here will be the participation will make a "live", and It covers all areas of public policy and 1st Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country adaptable Agenda, undertaking has an impact on them all, but its 2030, and its term will run until the Clear any changes considered necessary leadership is not confined to a public end of the 11th Legislature in the year A simple, clear and user-friendly tool, and advisable within a process of policy in a specific sector. 2020. setting out only the definitions of the continuous improvement. targets, the planning instruments, the legislative initiatives and indicators, which are elaborated on in the International Government Programme. A universal, global and international scheme; with a commitment to action taken by the Basque Government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the Euskadi Basque Country 2020 Strategy. 10 11 2.1. Alignment with the Government Programme Agenda Euskadi - Basque Country 2030 reflects the extent of alignment and contribution of the Government Programme, and the sectoral policies implementing it in terms of the goals and targets relating to the 17 SDGs. This links it to the Government The 11th Legislature from 15 Country Objectives Programme and the United 2016 to 2020 is aligned Nations Agenda, providing a with the Sustainable 15 Strategic Plans Human Development response to the Agenda in due Strategy through the Sectoral Plans consideration of the fact that following: 54 the Sustainable Development 28 Legislative Initiatives Goals were not devised to tell us what we must do, but to define 175 Commitments a common universal context that helps us set priorities in 650 Initiatives accordance with our territorial 100 Indicators 12 reality. 13 The alignment of the Government Programme with the United Nations 2030 Agenda can be seen in the following scheme: UNITED NATIONS BASQUE GOVERNMENT AGENDA 2030 PROGRAM 2017-2020 OBJETIVOS DESARROLLO SPHERES OF SECTORAL COUNTRY OBJECTIVES COMMITMENTS INITIATIVES INDICATORS STRATEGIC PLANS LAWS SOSTENIBLE (ODS) IMPORTANCE PLANS 17 5 15 175 650 100 15 54 28 20% reduction in poverty Social Services Strategic Plan Increased life expectancy • An end to poverty Health Plan Higher birth rate • An end to hunger/food 5th Professional Training Plan School dropout rate <8%. • Healthy lifestyle 65 225 33 4th University Plan 18 10 75% of the population <25 years • Inclusive education 7th Equality Plan PEOPLE Basque-speaking • Gender equality Strategic Agenda for the Basque Among the top 4 countries in language terms of gender equality • Water and sanitation • S u s t a i n a b l e c o n s u m p t i o n a n d production 4th Environmental Framework 20% reduction in CO2 emissions • Climate change 10 35 11 Programme 11 3 • Sea resources PLANET • Ecosystems Strategic Employment Plan • E c o n o m i c g r o w t h a n d Unemployment < 10% Basque Industry 4.0 employment 20,000 young people with job experience Industrialisation Plan • I n f r a s t r u c t u r e s a n d 125% of the EU's GDP Basque Science and Technology innovation Plan 25% industrial GDP 64 278 51 16 13 • Energy 2017-2020 Tourism, Trade and PROSPERITY 100 strategic innovation projects • Reducing inequality Consumption Plan Leader in terms of transparency • Cities and urban settlements indexes Governance and Public Innovation Plan Co-habitation and Human Rights • Peace and justice Disarming and dissolving ETA 24 80 3 Plan 6 2 Public Security Plan PEACE • P a r t n e r s h i p s / c o o p e r a t i o n New political status "Euskadi - Basque Country" for development 12 32 2 Internationalisation Strategy 3 PARTNERSHIP 14 15 2.2.