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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

‘BarriODS’ Project - Neighbourhoods and towns from Canary Islands for the sustainable development goals

Gobierno de Canarias [The Regional Government of the Canary Islands] (
Local / Regional Government
)
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    Description
    Description

    The initiative is a process of localisation, implementation and consolidation of the Canary Islands 2030 Agenda (https://canarias2030.org/) in a holistic and social framework. The project is based on the implementation of Priority 1.6 (Community approach) and Priority 8.3. (public governance linked to the local reality) of the Regional Agenda (https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmsweb/export/sites/agendacanaria2030/galerias/documentos/agendacanaria2030.pdf).

    The aim is to link the protagonists and their local reality to the Canary Islands 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, which means considering their problems and challenges, but also putting the full potential of the neighbourhoods and cities at the service of achieving the Canary Islands goals. The initiative aims to achieve a working methodology that adapts to different types of neighbourhoods and towns, giving them greater capacity, making them more sustainable and, at the same time, becoming a model for other neighbourhoods. This will be achieved through two lines of action. The first involves technical intervention to design, stimulate and facilitate community development processes linked to the Canary Islands 2030 Agenda. This will include training and information activities on the SDGs, the Agenda Canaria 2030 and strategic planning for local development. The second will be the development of a practical guide. This guide can inspire other municipalities in the region that wish to adopt this working methodology.

    Expected Impact

    The project has a duration of one year. The first line of action follows the following outline in four phases:

    1. Phase 1. During the first five months, the technical team is formed, all the necessary information is gathered so that the team can be trained and a work plan is drawn up. During this time, a public call is made to invite all the municipalities of the Canary Islands to present their candidatures. The technical team classifies the selected territories according to established criteria. The election of the districts is carried out by means of a call to all the municipalities of the Canary Islands. The candidatures must be endorsed by the local councils, social organizations and citizens. The fundamental requirement will be the adhesion of the municipality and the social entities that present themselves to the Canary Islands Agenda 2030.
    2. Phase II. During the fifth month, applications will be validated by reviewing the documentation. The first face-to-face meetings with local actors are agreed and developed and initial relationships are established.
    3. Phase III. During the sixth and seventh month, training on sustainability and the Canary Islands Agenda 2030 with a community approach are held in all the selected localities and the Driving Groups are formed. These groups determine the work processes considering the specificities of each neighbourhood or village. In this phase, the driving groups hold the first joint debate.
    4. Phase IV. In the last six months, the actions related to shared knowledge and community diagnosis for the elaboration of a local development action plan based on the Canary Islands Agenda 2030 have been developed. Finally, the Community Meeting between all the Driving Groups will be held to present their action plans and the process followed will be evaluated in a second shared event. A guide will be presented that compiles the processes developed so that the methodology can be replicated in other territories.

    The second line of action is developed in parallel and consists of trying to promote more sustainable and capable neighbourhoods and villages because of a better organization and optimization of resources.

    Partners

    The project is carried out with the collaboration of 8 municipalities of the 8 islands, one for each of the populated islands of the Canary Islands. The selected municipalities applied with the support of the main social and neighbourhood organizations and entities, local technical and professional resources, and citizens, and were selected according to established criteria.

    Goal 11

    Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

    Goal 11

    11.1

    By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

    11.1.1

    Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

    11.2

    By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
    11.2.1

    Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.3

    By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
    11.3.1

    Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

    11.3.2

    Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

    11.4

    Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

    11.4.1

    Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

    11.5

    By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

    11.5.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    11.5.2

    Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

    11.5.3

    (a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

    11.6

    By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

    11.6.1

    Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

    11.6.2

    Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

    11.7

    By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
    11.7.1

    Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.7.2

    Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

    11.a

    Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

    11.a.1

    Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

    11.b

    By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

    11.b.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    11.b.2

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    11.c

    Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

    Goal 16

    Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

    Goal 16

    16.1

    Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

    16.1.1
    Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age
    16.1.2
    Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause
    16.1.3

    Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

    16.1.4

    Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

    16.2

    End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

    16.2.1

    Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

    16.2.2
    Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
    16.2.3

    Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

    16.3

    Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

    16.3.1

    Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

    16.3.2
    Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
    16.3.3

    Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

    16.4

    By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

    16.4.1
    Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)
    16.4.2
    Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

    16.5

    Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

    16.5.1
    Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
    16.5.2
    Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

    16.6

    Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

    16.6.1
    Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
    16.6.2

    Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

    16.7

    Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

    16.7.1

    Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

    16.7.2
    Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

    16.8

    Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

    16.8.1

    Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

    16.9

    By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

    16.9.1
    Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

    16.10

    Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

    16.10.1
    Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
    16.10.2
    Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

    16.a

    Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

    16.a.1
    Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

    16.b

    Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

    16.b.1
    Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

    Goal 17

    Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

    Goal 17

    17.1

    Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection

    17.1.1
    Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source
    17.1.2
    Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

    17.2

    Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries

    17.2.1
    Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

    17.3

    Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

    17.3.1

    Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources 

    17.3.2
    Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

    17.4

    Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress

    17.4.1
    Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services

    17.5

    Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

    17.5.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries

    17.6

    Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

    17.6.1

     Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

    17.7

    Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed

    17.7.1

    Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

    17.8

    Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

    17.8.1
    Proportion of individuals using the Internet

    17.9

    Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation

    17.9.1

    Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries

    17.10

    Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

    17.10.1
    Worldwide weighted tariff-average

    17.11

    Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

    17.11.1

    Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

    17.12

    Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access

    17.12.1

    Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

    17.13

    Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence

    17.13.1
    Macroeconomic Dashboard

    17.14

    Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

    17.14.1
    Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

    17.15

    Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development 

    17.15.1
    Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

    17.16

    Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

    17.16.1

    Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

    17.17

    Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships 

    17.17.1

    Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure

    17.18

    By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

    17.18.1

    Statistical capacity indicators

    17.18.2
    Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
    17.18.3

    Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

    17.19

    By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

    17.19.1
    Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries
    17.19.2

    Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

    Name Description
    17.14 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

    Start of the project and formation of the technical team

    Presentation of the public call through the page of the General Foundation of the University of La Laguna for the selection of eight locations in the Canary Islands, one for each of its populated islands, in order to promote the application community of the Canarian Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030 (ACDS 2030) at the infra-municipal level.

    Presentation of the provisional list of the localities selected for the 'BarriODS' Project.

    Presentation of the definitive list of the localities selected for the 'BarriODS' Project.

    Verification meeting with each of the selected localities and the agents involved to verify what was presented in the call. Each of the territories is visited in person, the first relations are maintained, and the towns and neighbourhoods are toured accompanied by local agents.

    First Online Meeting of the 'BarriODS' Project where the project and objectives are presented, as well as the three community figures from each town present their candidacy and their town.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of El Pinar, El Pinar de El Hierro, El Hierro

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of Bañaderos, Arucas, Gran Canaria.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of Guisguey, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of San José, Breña Baja, La Palma.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of Caleta de Sebo, Teguise, La Graciosa.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of La Peñita, Puerto del Carmen, Tías, Lanzarote.

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of La Postura, Adeje, Tenerife

    Last face-to-face training 'The SDGs in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the town of Playa de Santiago, Alajeró, La Gomera

    First Community Meeting of the Motor Groups of each of the selected localities in online format.

    Staff / Technical expertise
    3 full-time technical experts (1 technician with coordination tasks) in the field of social or environmental sciences.
    Financing (in USD)
    170.000€
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    Map of the Canary Islands showing the eight populated islands and the eight neighborhoods or villages, one for each of the islands, selected as part of the 'BarriODS' Project. Photo from BarriODS Team.
    Training session in the selected locality of San José, Breña Baja, La Palma, where a group of participants is developing the dynamic 'Integrating the SDGs in the five dimensions of the Canary Islands Agenda for Sustainable Development 2023'. Photo from BarriODS Team.
    Group of participants of the training 'The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the selected town of Guisguey, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, developing the community walk proposed as the last exercise of the workshop session where the needs and strengths of the town are identified through the five dimensions of the Canary Islands Agenda 2023 and its corresponding SDGs. Photo from BarriODS Team.
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    Timeline
    24 November 2022 (start date)
    24 November 2023 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Gobierno de Canarias [The Regional Government of the Canary Islands]
    SDGs
    Region
    1. Europe
    Geographical coverage
    Canary Islands. Spain.
    Other beneficiaries

    The direct beneficiaries of the initiative are the population of the participating territories. In addition, councils and local businesses and organisations will benefit from improvements in coordination, participation and planning

    Photos
    Map of the Canary Islands showing the eight populated islands and the eight neighborhoods or villages, one for each of the islands, selected as part of the 'BarriODS' Project. Photo from BarriODS Team. Training session in the selected locality of San José, Breña Baja, La Palma, where a group of participants is developing the dynamic 'Integrating the SDGs in the five dimensions of the Canary Islands Agenda for Sustainable Development 2023'. Photo from BarriODS Team. Group of participants of the training 'The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in your community: Local Agents of Change' in the selected town of Guisguey, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, developing the community walk proposed as the last exercise of the workshop session where the needs and strengths of the town are identified through the five dimensions of the Canary Islands Agenda 2023 and its corresponding SDGs. Photo from BarriODS Team.
    Countries
    Spain
    Spain
    Contact Information

    David, Director General de Investigación y Coordinación del Desarrollo Sostenible, Gobierno de Canarias