The Joint Synthesis Report – stakeholder consultation

In the European Consensus on Development, the EU and Member States committed to produce a joint synthesis report on the Consensus on Development including the impact of their actions in support of the 2030 Agenda in developing countries, as a contribution to EU reporting to the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF), when meeting at Head-of-State level every four years.  

The EU and its Member States plan to produce the Joint Synthesis Report (JSR) by Spring 2019. It is intended to summarise EU progress in supporting partner countries in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It needs to reflect both the Agenda 2030 with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as the universally recognised framework for action, and the European Consensus on Development, which provides the framework for a common approach to development policy for the EU and Member States. The JSR should be concise and informative. It will be based on information from existing reports and, in addition, on views and experiences from EU institutions, Member States and relevant stakeholders. This short questionnaire aims to seek your views on the EU and Member States’ actions and policies to help inform the report.

The Commission would like to receive your opinion about how well the EU is supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in its partner countries, in line with the European Consensus on Development.

The Commission is particularly interested in your experience with the EU’s and Member States’ cooperation with partner countries, including on policies and strategies, projects and programmes funded by the EU and its Member States.  

Please illustrate your replies with concrete examples, adding as much information as possible on the projects, including on funding source, partners, etc. You may add documentation or refer to online documentation.

You may consult your member organizations, but please submit only one document and keep to the maximum space provided for each question.

Questions

1. The European Consensus on Development aims to foster stronger, more inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships. How would you assess the success of the EU and Member States’ cooperation with relevant stakeholders in contributing to the achievement of the SDGs through development cooperation? (max. 0.5 page)
2. What are your general views on how the EU and its Member States approach the 2030 Agenda as a whole in their development cooperation? Are SDGs sufficiently addressed? Are there important gaps? (max. 0.5 page)
3. Based on your experience, can you briefly describe up to three development projects or programmes funded by the EU and/or its Member States which you see as positive examples of how the SDGs are put into practice, and explain why they are successful, also indicating which SDG(s) are being addressed by the projects? (max. 1.5 page)
4. Could you highlight some areas for improvement for development projects and programmes financed by the EU and/or its Member States in terms of how they support the achievement of the SDGs in partner countries? (max. 0.5 page)
5. One of the objectives of the European Consensus on Development is to support the achievement of the SDGs by partner countries through an enhanced commitment to Policy Coherence for Development as an important contribution to the broader objective of Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD). Do you believe the EU and its Member States have taken this approach into consideration in recent years and could you give some concrete examples (positive and negative)? (max. 1 page)
6. The European Consensus on Development underlines the need to address the interlinkages between the different SDGs through integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way, as well as address trade-offs effectively. Do you have examples of how the EU and its Member States have been able to address such interlinkages in their development policy? (max. 1 page).
7. Do you have any other suggestions for content or key messages in the Joint Synthesis Report? (max 0.5 page)

Please send responses by September 17th to: DEVCO-consensus@ec.europa.eu mentioning the name of your organization and a contact person.

In case you have questions, please e-mail karen.del-biondo@ec.europa.eu.