📋 Tender Overview
Early on in the launch of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs in 2016 Aruba committed to working towards implementation of the SDGs in Aruba. The Minister of Economic Affairs Communications and Sustainable Development Mr. Geoffrey Wever.Aruba organized itself and established a National SDG Commission to provide strategic direction and coordinate the implementation of the SDGs in Aruba. Subsequently the SDG-Indicator Working Group SDG-IWG was established. Its goal is to lead and coordinate the process of monitoring and evaluation of the SDGs and address relevant issues of data availability for the SDGs.The SDG-Indicator Working Group is a collaboration between government departments and semi-government departments. The Working Group has been in existence since 2017. It carried out various works on indicator production for developing monitoring and evaluating sustainable development policies.A report Aruba Sustainable Development Goals Indicator 2021 - A report on new baselines and time series analysis was released by the SDG Indicator Working Group. The reports purpose is to present newly produced indicators new baselines and time series analysis of SDG indicators from 2000 to the present if data is available. It supports policymakers and decision-makers in monitoring development in various domains related to sustainable development and formulating concrete national targets to further work towards the implementation of the SDGs.Report Aruba Sustainable Development Goals Indicator 2021 - A report on new baselines and time series analysisThe work done also encourages in-depth situation analyses. In addition it supports Arubas preparations for the upcoming United Nations Voluntary National Review 2022 where countries present progress on SDG implementation.Minister Geoffrey Wever stated As Minister of Sustainable Development I encourage work that contributes to sustainable development. The report reflects developments of Aruba on dimensions of sustainable development. I encourage more in-depth situation analyses and investigations. Data is of utmost importance if Aruba is to plan ahead and for the long term use its limited resources effectively and objectively test the outcome of its plans and policies thereby promoting sustainable development in Aruba.
