Promoting Quality Official Statistics Through Coordination The development of a core set of SDG indicators for the Caribbean Kingston, Jamaica Thursday 16th February, 2017 Lori-Rae Alleyne-Franklin Anguilla Statistics Department ‘Sound Statistics for Sustainable Development’ Background & Objective • The Regional Consultation and Training on the Development of a set of Core Indicators for Monitoring Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the SIDS A Accelerated Modalities of Action, SAMOA Pathway. • To support Caribbean SIDS to identify from among the Tier I/II global SDG indicators a minimum core set to monitor implementation of the SDGs and the SAMOA Pathway in the B Caribbean. GOVERNMENT OF ANGUILLA Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Investment and Commerce Anguilla Statistics Department 2 Participants in Consultation Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of GOVERNMENT OF ANGUILLA Saint Martin. Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Investment and Commerce Anguilla Statistics Department 3 The SDGs 4 The SAMOA Pathway 5 The SAMOA Pathway PRIORITY AREAS • Sustained and sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth with decent work for all • Sustainable energy • Disaster risk reduction • Oceans and seas • Food security and nutrition • Water and sanitation • Sustainable transportation • Sustainable consumption and production • Management of chemicals and waste, including hazardous waste • Health and non-communicable diseases • Gender equality and women’s empowerment • Social development • Biodiversity • Invasive alien species 6 Enabling Framework • Central to the measurement & reporting of these goals and targets: – Goals and targets must be measurable – Clear metadata, methodology etc. for each indicator – Flexible and dynamic national statistical system – Quality data – relevant, accurate, timely, coherent, assessable – Well outlined monitoring and evaluation mechanisms – Clear reporting channels 7 Process of Selecting a Minimum Core • Tier 1- These indicators are conceptually clear, with established methodology and standards available and data are regularly produced by countries. • Tier 2- These indicators are conceptually clear, with established methodology and standards available but data are not regularly produced by countries. • Tier 3- There are no established methodology and standards, or methodology/standards were being developed/tested for these indicators. 8 Criteria for Selecting as part of Minimum Core • Was it a national priority? • Was it an indicator in the SAMOA Pathway? • Was it included in the CMDGs? The question of whether or not the data was currently available in the national statistical system was not a deciding factor. 9 ANGUILLA APPROACH February 2017 Anguilla Statistics Department Old Court House Building P. O. Box 60 The Valley ANGUILLA, BWI Tele:1-264-497-5731 / 497-2451 Ext:2871 Fax 1-264-497-3986 [email protected] www.gov.ai/statistics 10 .