Representatives of Regional Development Agencies acquainted with Germany's experience in implementing 2030 sustainable development agenda

Chisinau, 4 October /MOLDPRES/- On September 29-30, representatives of the Regional Development Agencies, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, as well as the State Chancellery performed, together with counterparts from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan. , Northern Macedonia and Serbia a virtual study visit and learned about the experience of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the location and implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.

During the event, the institutional and policy architecture for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the federal, state and local levels were presented. In this regard, the organizers of the study visit highlighted the important role that the Council for Sustainable Development has in the process of implementing the 2030 Agenda, a permanent platform that produces analyzes and consults with German government entities on sustainable development. The activity of the regional hub networks and their role in the implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy were also brought as an example of good practice.

In order to share the practice of implementing the 2030 Agenda at regional and local level, the experience of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was presented, including the location of targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals, their integration in local Sustainable Development Strategies, such as and examples of their implementation were provided in Bonn (urban) and Feldheim (rural).

Following the visit, it is found that at the level of processes the Republic of Moldova applies a similar practice to Germany in terms of locating and integrating the targets of the 2030 Agenda in the national policy framework. However, significant efforts are needed to ensure the integration of those targets and indicators at regional and local level. Also, with reference to the institutional framework, considering the importance of its role both in the process of coordination and direct implementation of the 2030 Agenda, it is considered wise to take the necessary actions to develop and strengthen it, including through capacity building. In this regard, the State Chancellery has initiated activities aimed at adjusting the Regulation of the National Council for the coordination of sustainable development, a first step in this regard being the study of the experience of other states.

The virtual study visit was organized with the support of the Project "Support for the Government of the Republic of Moldova in implementing the 2030 Agenda", implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ).

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