Flemish local governments and theSDGs

November 7th 2019

SDG pilot project

Group 1 Group 2

Balen Herent Aalst Geel Maldegem

Berlaar Herzele Beersel Hasselt Mechelen

Diksmuide Hoogstraten Boom Lille Merelbeke

Edegem Leopoldsburg Bornem Herentals Mol

Evergem Nazareth Brasschaat Herk-de-Stad Nevele

Genk Oostende Brecht Izegem Tielt

Gent Oostkamp Brugge Kortrijk Turnhout

Halle Roeselare De Pinte Leuven Westerlo

Hamont-Achel Sint-Truiden Dilsen-Stokkem

Heist-op-den-Berg

Zoersel

Harelbeke Tienen Diest Lommel Brussel

SDG's

https://www.vvsg.be/kennisitem/vvsg/sdg-documents-in-foreign-languages

2017 – 2018: awareness-raising

2017 – 2018: awareness-raising

2017 – 2018: awareness-raising

2017 – 2018: political strategyDeclaration of commitment

2017 – 2018: political strategy

- Recommendations to integrate the SDGs into localparty manifestos

- social media campaign with the newly elected localpoliticians (local elections october 2018)

- Politicians as SDG ambassadors

2017 – 2018: policy making

Basic tool

2017 – 2018: policy making

2017 – 2018: policy making

Scenarios for integrating the SDGs into the context analysis

2017 – 2018: policy making

Scenarios for integrating the SDGs into the coalition accord

2019: integrating the SDGs into the new multi-annual policy plans 2020-2025

2019: integrating the SDGs into the new multi-annual policy plans 2020-2025

In the guide:

- SDGs as inspiration for policy objectives andactions

- Methods for SDG impact analysis

- How to visually integrate the SDGs

- SDG-indicators

- SDGs as a framework for civil participation

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1. SDGs as inspiration forpolicy objectives and actions

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- Use the SDG gameboard to link actions to theSDGs (~ municipality of Zoersel)

- Inspiration: - municipal practices- lists of possible actions (by SDG and by

policy domain)

2. SDG impact analysis

3. Visual integration

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Omgevingsanalyse: SDG-register

4. Local SDG indicators

Use the Excel document with the local SDG indicators together with the manual.

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Local SDG indicators

SubtargetRelevance for Flemish local government

Indicator Availability Description SourceIndicator focus

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Relevant Cancer screening Central

Coverage of cancer screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colon cancer

https://provincies.incijfers.be/databank

Use the search window to find the desired figures.

External

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Relevant Mental healthCentral (central cities)

Share (%) of the citizens with little or no mental health problems

https://gemeentemonitor.vlaanderen.be/psychische-gezondheid

External

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

RelevantMental health in local government

Local

Absenteeism due to illness at municipalities and PCSWs for psycho-social reasons such as burn-out and depression

Figures can be obtained from occupational physicians (centralised at Medex)

Internal

Local SDG indicators: chart

5. SDGs as framework forcivil participation

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Put into practice …

The SDGs in the multi-annualpolicy plans of Gent, Herent and Sint-Truiden

awareness

"A municipality can only ‘weigh’ when it can move its citizens towards a sustainable and inclusive society."

Staff

- information sessions and training

- SDG pins

- SDG circle exercise

- SDG-facts in the internal newsletter

- SDG poufs and stickers

- SDG banners

- reusable cups at city events

- refillable water bottles

Advisory boards

- information sessions and training

- SDG pins

- SDG circle exercise

- memoranda written in the framework of the SDGs

- SDG-coasters (for organizations)

- a GPS game

Public

- SDG icons and articles in the monthly city info booklet

- SDG icons on brochures and flyers

- SDG-coasters

- a GPS game

- SDG poufs

- SDG banners

- EDO trajectory for schools

from global analysis over inspiration note to policy agreement

and finally a new management and policy agreement

from global analysis → inspiration note

By working together with internal services and external partners (egmemoranda from the advisory boards) on the global analysis, the connection between goals and the impact of the various actors on these goals quickly becomes clear.

This way, a concensus is created for the pursuit of the common vision of the organization and its future priorities

Where the global analysis provides an objective picture of the state of the city, the administration goes a step further in the inspiration note.

The Inspiration note “Sint-Truiden 2030” consists of policy recommendations from the administration to the future mandatories of the city.

2017

mijlpaal BBC2020-2025

• Inspiratiedagen• Omgevingsanalyse (Q&A)• City scan van Tomorrow Lab• SDG-traject• Diverse interne onderzoeken:

Buitenpret, PXL-onderzoek, masterplan Sport …

• Rapporteringen BMS• Diverse externe rapporten:

Infraxrapportnutsvoorzieningen, ….

• Nieuwe gemeentemonitor• Nieuwe vrijetijdsmonitor• ….

Diverse adviesraden biedenstad en politieke partijen hunmemoranda aan.

Maart - juni

maart mei juni juli augustus september oktober Nov/dec 2019april2018

actieambtenaar

Maandag15 oktober

Ambtenaren& BestuurOktober -december

actie burger

- MAT stelt een globaal ambtelijkmemorandum / inspiratienota op enbiedt dit aan op 20 oktober 2018 - Diverse diensten maken op basis van hun strategische actie- enbudgetplannen een inspiratienota’s die meer gedetailleerd ingaat op huntoekomst.

maart - oktober

actie ambtenaarvanaf 1 juli 2018

Ambtenaren enverkozenen werkensamen aan een nieuwbeleidsprogramma voorSint-Truiden vanuit de inspiratienota

oktober - december

Samen werken aan eennieuw beheer- enbeleidscyclusvoor 2020-2025

2019

één omgevingsanalysesamenstellen op basis van diverse verzameldebouwstenen(en online plaatsen )

maart - juli

actie ambtenaarvanaf 1 maart

2018

Burgerparticipatie in de toekomst ….- Adviesraden- Citizen-Lab burgers- Ronde tafels dorpen- Leefbaarheidsbabbels- …

2019-2025

policy agreement

The inspiration note has been handed over to the 3 elected political parties and they used this input during their negotiations on a new policy agreement.

This policy agreement, in turn, formed the basis for shaping the new BBC 20 -25 (multi-annual plan or policy and management cycle) where each department will draw up separate action and budget plans to fulfil these goals.

Objective tree → 2020-2025 multi-year plan

Future

a new management and policy agreement + budget for the next 5 years will be approved within the next couple of weeks

• We continue to focus on awareness campaigns

• Communication continues to play a very important role, spread the SDG word

• A column of SDGs was included in the BBC design, a connection is made with the SDGs per sub-action. Now we can work together more easily and better across service boundaries

SDG's

www.duurzamegemeente.be

Put into practice …

2019 Heroes

Plans for the future

• Reissue of ‘50 practival awareness raisingexamples”

• Video “mayors for the SDGs”

• International SDG conference september 24th 2020 (Mechelen)

• Integrate SDGs in existing VVSG networks

• Basic SDG training

• Advanced workshops

Thank you!

Contact:

VVSG International

internationaal@vvsg.be

https://www.vvsg.be/internationaal/sdgs

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