The Road to the SDGs

PURPOSE X This initiative focuses on an area that is traditionally ignored by development practitioners though fundamental for successful policymaking. Through a partnership with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (Global Partnership), IsDB has increased awareness of its expertise, not just as a financier, but as a solutions provider, knowledge broker, facilitator, capacity builder and an institution in tune with the needs of its MCs. Using the latest technologies and harnessing the power of STI, this project seeks to help Senegal monitor its progress on the SDGs. X The project facilitates better monitoring and measurement of the impact of various policy and financial interventions made in Senegal. In addition, it has significant potential for scaling up and tapping into IsDB’s SSTrC efforts, resulting in significant positive results from this collaboration between IsDB, the Global Partnership and the Government of Senegal METHOD X Working with partners from the government, civil society, academia and the private sector, IsDB and the Global Partnership identified SDG indicators that are a priority for timely monitoring in Senegal. X It is critical that the use of new data sources, such as earth observation, is embedded within institutional frameworks to ensure leadership and sustained commitment. In Senegal, IsDB and the Global Partnership partnered with the Directorate of Planning and Environmental Monitoring of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, together with the think tank, Prospective Agricole et Rural (IPAR). A national coordination and collaboration mechanism was developed to guide work on data for environmental management linked to the national stakeholders’ platform for monitoring the SDGs. X Once the priority SDG indicators were identified, IsDB and the Global Partnership worked with partners in Senegal to establish a multi-stakeholder expert task team to advise on the use and testing of methods, and commissioned research with local partners to explore the production of data. One of the key tools identified was the Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC). The ARDC is a tool developed by the Global Partnership and its partners to harness the latest earth observation data and satellite technology to help countries in Africa address various issues relating to agriculture, food security, deforestation, urbanisation, water access, etc. X After agreeing on the focus areas and methods, the team worked within the Senegalese Government structures to I sDB and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data established a partnership in 2019 to improve the production and use of timely data to support monitoring SDGs progress Timely monitoring of Senegal's SDGs data IsDB and the Global Partnership have joined forces with the Government of Senegal to test the use of satellite imagery to provide timely data that can inform environmental protection policies and support agricultural productivity [ 180 ] SDGs