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SDG National Commitments Form: Submission #76

Submission Number: 76
Submission ID: 22100
Submission UUID: c24dcf5f-f3db-4e7d-849a-60a9e860f6dc

Creado: Fri, 22/09/2023 - 18:51
Completed: Fri, 22/09/2023 - 18:51
Changed: Mon, 25/09/2023 - 09:31

Remote IP address: 178.238.15.25
Submitted by: Anónimo
Idioma: English

Is draft: No
Title of commitment Belize's Renewed Commitment to Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Name of submitting Member State or Government Belize
Please indicate whether your commitment is intended to address SDG Progress at a national, regional or global level National
Please outline briefly the commitment(s) made in the areas outlined above • Implementing the National Energy Policy, the National Land Use Policy, develop a comprehensive Industrial Strategy that integrates green and blue industrial policies, and increase investments in climate resilient infrastructure by 2026;

• Fostering a low carbon resilient development pathway and strengthen climate change adaptation and mitigation, achieve protection of 30% of marine space by 2026, including protection of 20% of the coral reef, implement our National Blue Economy Policy, we further commit to reducing land degradation through our Land Restoration Strategy, mitigate biodiversity loss via the Revised National Biodiversity Strategy, implement Integrated Water Resource Management approaches and foster agroforestry systems;

• By 2024, implement a National Risk Management Plan supplemented by disaster-specific strategies for hurricanes, floods and droughts.

• By 2025, finalize a Special Education Policy, implement Early Childhood Development Investment, expand adult remedial initiatives, skills training and upskilling;

• Approve, by 2024, a costed Social Protection Strategy, including the Social Protection Floor and accompanying institutional mechanisms;

• Implementing the National Agriculture and Food Policy and our Food System Pathway, including a School Feeding program;

• Implementing by 2025 our National Digital Agenda to modernize governance

• Adopting a revised National Strategy for Advancing Statistical Development by 2024 to enhance evidence -based decision-making.
Does the commitment include a new national benchmark for reducing poverty and inequality by 2027? If yes, please indicate the benchmark below: Belize commits to reducing poverty by 50% by 2030 in alignment with the fundamental principle of Leaving No One Behind.
Please explain how national planning and institutional frameworks will be strengthened to support progress of the commitment: The Government of Belize will continue implementation of its Plan Belize Medium Term Development Strategy and to accelerate achievement of all SDGs will legally establish and resource an empowered Sustainable Development Department to coordinate the implementation of the SDGs across government.
Which of the following, if any do your strengthened institutional frameworks seek to address? Making SDG achievement a more central focus in national planning and oversight mechanisms, Strengthening the capacities of local and subnational governments to advance the SDGs , Rejuvenating and strengthening public sector institutions , Boosting transparency and access to information, Strengthening national statistical systems, Securing country-level data for the SDG targets
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Additional Information
Please provide the full name, title and email address of contact person: Dr. Kenrick Williams, Chief Executive Offiver, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, ceo@environment.gov.bz
Please provide the official email address of your country’s Permanent Mission in New York, for verification purposes. cfuller@belizemission.com
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