Sustainable Results in Development
Using the SDGs for Shared Results and Impact
Governments and providers of development co-operation increasingly use Sustainable Development Goal indicators to guide their policies and practices. The close examination of three large recipients of development co-operation: Ethiopia, Kenya and Myanmar across the sectors of Education, Sanitation and Energy reveals four inter-related challenges in using SDG indicators at country level. First, the cost of using specific SDG indicators varies in relation to indicator complexity – complementary investments in country statistical systems may be necessary. Second, providers synchronising their country-level results planning with partner countries find it easier to align to and measure SDG indicators together with the partner country and other providers. Third, reliance on joint monitoring approaches is helping providers reduce the cost of SDG monitoring. Finally, while disaggregating SDG data by gender and by urban-rural dimensions is common, other data disaggregation relevant to ensure that no one is left behind are rare.
SDG 7.1.1: Access to electricity
This chapter examines challenges and opportunities relating to alignment, measurement and use of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 7.1.1 (Access to electricity) in development co‑operation, from a global perspective and from the perspective of two case study countries: Ethiopia and Kenya. The chapter shows that the definition of SDG 7.1.1 in line with well-established measurements of sector performance facilitates adoption at country level. Still, development co-operation providers are using a variety of indicators that are not adequately aligned to the SDG indicator definition. Emphasis on output measures, reliance on survey data-collection methods, a fragmented electricity market, and the use of slightly different definitions make alignment and harmonised measurement of electricity access in Ethiopia and Kenya all the more difficult. The case studies also identify best practice examples of active donor co‑ordination groups in the electricity sector that are led by the government and rely on joint monitoring approaches. These are recommended as a way to enable the use of SDG 7.1.1 as a tool to harmonise collective efforts to expand electricity access for both country governments and providers of development co-operation.
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