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SDGs in Bangladesh: Implementation, Challenges & Future Roadmaps
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Shamsul Alam*
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Abstract: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted as post-2015 development agenda by UN which comprise of 17 goals and 169 targets. This agenda calls for action by all countries, poor, rich and middle income. For its proper implementation, General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission has devised mapping of ministries (2016) and formulated national action plan (2018) related to SDG goals and targets and also linked SDG targets with the current 7th FYP for harmonizing national and global agenda. However, the daunting task of gathering indicator-wise data for monitoring SDG progress remains a challenge. Only data for one third of total indicators is available in Bangladesh. On the other hand, SDGs implementation requires a huge amount of resources for the remaining period and a recent study by GED (2018) suggests five potential sources of gap-financing, which culminates into a “Whole of Society” approach. This requires highest level of cooperation among the stakeholders. Strong diplomatic ties and enhanced bureaucratic and management capacity are expected to play significant role in achieving the SDG targets through necessary resource mobilization, especially in the post-LDC graduation era.
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* Member (Senior Secretary) | ||
. General Economics Division | ||
. Bangladesh Planning Commission | ||
. Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
. E-mail: sambau23@gmail.com |