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Soluciones Transformadoras para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible INFORME DE RESULTADOS

Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo Paraguay 2015-2019 Imagen: Cortesía de Centro de Estudios Paraguayos Antonio Guasch – CEPAG.

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Introducción

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Construcción de un marco de políticas para la implementación de la Agenda 2030

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Llevando la Agenda 2030 al territorio

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Compaginando desarrollo económico y comercial con el desarrillo sostenible con un enfoque de integración

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Cuidando el medio ambiente

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Fortaleciendo el pilar social para la implementación de la Agenda 2030

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Trabajando con las fuerzas productivas

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Apoyo a la producción agropecuaria

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Proyectos productivos y empleo

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Formalización laboral

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Gobernabilidad

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Anexo 1

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Cuadro resumen de los impactos y logros estratégicos de la cooperación

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Anexo 2

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Articulación de políticas públicas y desarrollo de capacidades. Listado esencial

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“En el camino conducente al desarrollo sostenible, la Agenda 2030 es una herramienta de gran valor y el PNUD un socio clave y fiable del Paraguay, cuyo invalorable apoyo está haciendo posible acelerar el paso hacia un mañana de igualdad, paz, prosperidad y bienestar para la ciudadanía y para el planeta”

Ministra Estefanía Laterza de los Ríos Directora General de Política Multilateral Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

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Foreword The purpose of this document is to share the results and achievements of UNDP cooperation in responding to the challenges of sustainable development in an upper-middle-income country with the characteristics of Paraguay.

Everything described is the result of work based on partnerships with various State sectors and other stakeholders, using integrative strategies that consider the multiple dimensions of the challenges to sustainable development, to support countries in eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations and building resilience.

UNDP Paraguay is recognized as a strategic ally that contributes to the achievement of the ODS, integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions in the design and implementation of policies and programs.

Its cooperation program provides technical assistance in the design of projects, ensuring high quality standards in line with the UNDP Strategic Plan, incorporating crosscutting approaches (gender equality, human rights and environmental sustainability), and results-based management.

It offers innovative and transformative solutions such as mapping, experimentation and acceleration laboratories for development, identifying new ways to meet challenges. These contributions can be made through a global knowledge network, based on the agency’s presence in 170 countries.

(UNSDCF), following the guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator in Paraguay. 

UNDP also provides project implementation support services, with standardized, systematic and proven management methods that ensure impartiality, transparency, accountability and continuity in programs and projects. It uses risk management, monitoring, audit and evaluation tools.

UNDP, in its role as an integrator, is a reliable interlocutor to convene, articulate and bring together actors from different levels and areas of government, civil society, private sector, academia, citizenship, etc.; emphasizing the inclusion of the most vulnerable groups and supporting capacity building of people, organizations and societies that seek to strengthen their skills for the implementation of national sustainable development plans, aligned with the Agenda 2030. Therefore, UNDP plays an important role in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Assistance Framework

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Silvia Morimoto Representante Residente del PNUD Paraguay

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Introduction Paraguay has made significant progress in developing a policy framework to achieve the Agenda 2030. In its 2018 Voluntary National Report, the country reported on how it was advancing in the formulation of its National Development Plan “Paraguay 2030” (PND), at the same time as the ODS proposal was being developed.

Subsequently, with the support of the UNDP, the work of aligning the PND with the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) was carried out.

The new period of UN cooperation with Paraguay, including the UNDP cooperation program, provides an opportunity to promote partnerships for the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, especially with regard to implementation, follow-up and compliance.

In order to capitalize on this opportunity, UNDP Paraguay believes it is important to build on the achievements made during the recent period of economic growth, including the significant decline in poverty levels. Such progress can be very useful in addressing the steep slope, i.e., the deep-seated inequalities.

Addressing this requires people to

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work together and seek innovation, drawing on the best of experience at the global and national levels. We must aim high, thinking about new solutions to long-standing concerns, so that we can move forward with the sustainable development agenda and thus overcome problems of a structural nature.

“Leave no one behind” is the commitment of national partners and UNDP. Let no one be trapped in poverty, excluded from the education system, without access to timely and quality health services, without opportunities for decent work, or become victims of the devastating effects of natural disasters or crisis situations.

In each of these approaches, UNDP introduces the gender perspective and women’s empowerment.

Below, we share what we consider to be important achievements and lines of work that UNDP has been developing with its partners and national counterparts, touching on different aspects, such as a) the policy framework for sustainable development; b) the location of initiatives in the territory;

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(c) care for the environment; (d) improvement of social protection; (e) support for productive forces with serious disadvantages in terms of competitiveness; f ) the transformation of the economy based on the principles of sustainable development; and; (h) governance.

El PNUD ha trabajado en estrecha colaboración con el Gobierno para convertir al país en uno de los primeros en adoptar una plataforma común para alcanzar estos objetivos.

Imagen: Mujer Yshir trabaja con el Karaguatá, acompañada por su hijo.

Cortesía de Asociación Ecopantanal, Bahía Negra.

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Building a policy framework for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

UNDP’s impartial position as a United Nations agency and the credibility it enjoys in the country allow it to act effectively while handling sensitive issues, promoting negotiations and consensus.

UNDP has facilitated democratic dialogue and increased participation of relevant and multidisciplinary actors for the country, in spaces linked to inclusive and sustainable development, governance and citizen participation.

An important example of the role of work in the area of policy dialogue has to do with what we mentioned above: supporting processes for integrating sustainable development objectives into public policy planning and development.

UNDP has worked closely with the Government to make the country one of the first to adopt a common platform to achieve these goals. UNDP is a key partner of the National Commission on Sustainable Development Goals (ODS in spanish).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has created the ODS Commission and assumes a coordinating role in it, with a functional structure and strategic prioritization of its activities and actions. It was thanks to this work that the first National Voluntary Report could be presented.

On the other hand, studies on ODS have been carried out for informed decision-making, with different approaches: gap analysis to reach ODS, effects of social programs, decentralization, public policy proposals, proposals for institutional strengthening. Innovative solutions have also been sought, identifying and prioritizing responses to development challenges through consultative and participatory processes.

currently offers technical cooperation under the South-South modality to other countries, through the implementation of the “SIMORE Paraguay” Technical Cooperation Program.

This program has been successfully implemented in several countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, offering the opportunity to improve institutional capacities to follow up on and implement international recommendations on human rights and sustainable development.

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Taking the 2030 Agenda up to the ground

After installing institutional capacity for coordination and monitoring of ODS, UNDP is now moving towards accelerating and implementing it; especially through a strategy of localization of ODS, which aims to work at the local level.

The first pilot of this approach was tested in 2019, focusing on ODS 6: Water and Sanitation, in two municipalities: Philadelphia and Hernandarias.

Work has been carried out on the availability of water and sanitation. In this regard, cooperation was provided in managing Paraguay’s Rural Water and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR), in preparing the National Drinking Water and Sanitation Plan (PNAPS), in building five drinking water systems for indigenous communities in the Chaco, and in preparing the Boquerón Water and Sanitation Plan; with the participation of the indigenous population.

The generation of strategic alliances around the ODS has had a great impact. The recent Memorandum of Understanding signed with the National Congress places UNDP in a privileged position to provide technical assistance in the role of monitoring compliance with the 2030 Agenda.

Lastly, the ODS Platform has been set up, an information technology platform that makes it possible to record and control public investment from the perspective of the SDG´s, and the SIMORE Plus Platform; for citizen monitoring and open information on the recommendations made to Paraguay in the area of human rights that are related to the Agenda 2030. It should be noted that SIMORE has enabled Paraguay to make progress in South-South cooperation. Paraguay

1 El PNUD Paraguay ha colaborado en el diseño del SIMORE Plus, versión ampliada del SIMORE, que vincula el seguimiento de las recomendaciones internacionales de derechos humanos a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y sus metas, además de las observaciones generales.

Esta versión incluye mejoras en la funcionalidad, fortaleciendo el mecanismo estatal de seguimiento e implementación, dando así un salto innovador, en línea con las prioridades de la comunidad internacional.

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Combining economic and trade development with sustainable development, with an integration approach

Another good example of UNDP’s integrative role is the Commodities Platform for soybeans and beef. For a country that is the fourth largest exporter of soybeans and the sixth largest exporter of beef in the world, and at the same time contains a significant part of the ecosystem called “The Great American Chaco”, it is essential to establish a clear vision for sustainable development, strengthen the governance system and develop actionable frameworks, protocols and tools.

We know that this is a complex problem that requires a multi-stakeholder intervention as a key measure to reduce emissions from deforestation, thus contributing to the achievement of several ODS. For this reason, we are not only working with all relevant stakeholders, but also at different entry points: demand, interventions, offers and transactions - including capital flows - to name a few.

But these are not the only examples. This multiple contribution to ODS also occurs within the context of urban sustainability, where UNDP is articulating consensus on land use planning, urban waste management, sustainable transport and green infrastructure; in Asunción and its Metropolitan Area.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are working together to advise the Government of Paraguay on access to and management of results-based payment for emissions reductions. They work with a wide range of public, civil society and private actors to ensure compliance with social and environmental standards of UN agencies and adequate fiduciary management. An example of this collaboration is Paraguay’s first proposal for a REDD+ results-based payment to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) pilot program for REDD+ results-based payments, which will be considered at the next GCF board meeting in November 2019.

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Carrying for the environment

An especially significant area of work by UNDP has been in relation to the environment, seeking an integrative approach and establishing links with the social and productive. As a result, environmental public policies were strengthened during this period. UNDP actively collaborated in the definition of a National Policy on Climate Change, the elaboration of a National Gender Strategy on Climate Change and a National Strategy on Forests for Sustainable Growth.

In terms of governance mechanisms, priority actions have been identified to reduce emissions from deforestation, while addressing adaptation issues.

Work in the area of institutional strengthening has included improving the National System of Protected Areas (including biodiversity corridors) and building a multi-sectoral national platform for sustainable products, which brings together key stakeholders to discuss an improved model for beef and soy production.

Decision-making instruments have been produced, including a variety of disaster risk reduction tools, biodiversity reports and the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.

Discussion, dialogue and debate at the highest level on climate change, biodiversity in economic areas and poverty reduction have been strongly incorporated.

Detalle Alianza Paz Personas Planeta Prosperidad Total

12% Prosperidad

Suma de Periodo 2,254,909.86 56,583,093.70 39,246,025.13 14,997,497.96 16,037,299.42 129,118,826.07

2% Alianza

12% Planeta

44% Paz

30% Personas

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Strengthening the social pillar for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Many people have multiple unmet needs that combine with each other and limit their efforts and possibilities to move forward. Although Paraguay provides social protection programs to help people living in extreme poverty, these programs still present challenges. The Social Protection Program (PSP) seeks to respond to this complex reality by promoting a more integrated and coordinated approach.

With the support of UNDP, a transformation is taking place in the way services are conceived and delivered. The programs increasingly bring together various institutions and seek to provide a comprehensive response to the problems of poverty and marginalization. Instead of waiting for people to seek help, service providers reach out to communities and families to raise awareness of what programs exist and how new forms of assistance can be used.

In the same line we can mention the work around the use of data for decision making. Within the framework of the so-called Acceleration Labs: new solutions to complex developmental problems. UNDP is in the process of designing a portfolio of pilot experiences to improve quality social services.

What is our hypothesis? On the one hand, we believe that better and real-time data and improved cross-sectoral coordination are needed to achieve greater impact. On the other hand, people and territory should be key drivers for more articulated interventions.

Our first pilot and learning cycle was launched at the municipal level in Carayaó, targeting 15,000 people, where we have been capturing thousands of GIS data points for 2 months to characterize the territory from various angles: health, infrastructure, education, security, population (including data on social programs), or economic variables (such as production landscapes or businesses); to name a few.

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By building the most complete and dynamic development information system in the country, we hope to enable municipal development councils to create actionable development plans and to improve the performance of the set of social security, labor insertion and social integration programs that make up Paraguay.

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Working with the productive forces

6.1 Support for agricultural production: En lo que concierne a la erradicación de la pobreza, una valiosa contribución del PNUD ha sido el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de grupos vulnerables, a través de proyectos destinados a pequeños productores rurales; se estima que entre el 2014 y el 2017 unas 15.327 familias campesinas mejoraron sus condiciones de vida gracias al apoyo en su producción agropecuaria. Por otra parte, el proceso de regularización jurídica de la tenencia de la tierra ha beneficiado a 5.178 familias.

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6.2 Production projects and employment: As far as competitiveness is concerned, 12 productive micro projects have been supported, benefiting numerous families through the generation of jobs, and which today operate smoothly and with very good growth expectations. Leadership and ownership by national and local counterparts, plus alliances with other UN agencies, were key to obtaining these results. SME associations received different types of support.

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6.3 Labor formalization: UNDP has supported the establishment of thematic tables for intersectoral dialogue in areas related to the Ministry of Labor’s responsibility towards the goal of labor formalization, from a gender equality perspective. In this area, work was done to disseminate key issues in training and technical assistance for the achievement of agreements at the thematic tables.

In addition, UNDP is supporting the management for efficient operation of the PETROPAR industrial plant in the city of Mauricio JosĂŠ Troche, with a sustainable development approach, promoting renewable energy and environmentally friendly and socially inclusive production.

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El PNUD en Paraguay ofrece soluciones innovadoras para el desarrollo, identificando nuevas formas para enfrentar los desafíos. Establece alianzas y aporta una red de conocimiento global, a partir de la presencia en 170 países.

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Governance and public management

la línea de ha incluido:

a) el apoyo a la reforma de la Secretaría Técnica de Planificación (STP), para una efectiva gestión de las políticas públicas; b) el desarrollo de una guía para el desarrollo territorial, como parte del proceso de descentralización efectiva;

La gobernabilidad y la gestión pública son aspectos transversales de las actividades del PNUD en el Paraguay. Dado el hecho de que el tipo de cooperación que brinda la agencia al país está muy vinculado a la gestión de recursos nacionales, el Estado considera al PNUD como un instrumento estratégico para mejorar su propia gestión de las políticas públicas.

c) la reforma del sistema electoral; d) la generación de un sistema de gestión de calidad en el Viceministerio de Industria; e) el apoyo a los programas educativos de formación docente para introducción de las TICs en el aprendizaje, y de infraestructura educativa;

El PNUD apoya de forma activa el análisis, formulación y diseminación de políticas públicas; apoyo que usualmente va acompañado de presentación de experiencias comparativas o articulación de espacios de diálogo e intercambio.

f ) el mejoramiento de la infraestructura edilicia de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (14 Palacios de Justicia, 5 Juzgados de 1ra. Instancia, 7 Juzgados de Paz y varias otras obras; habiéndose movilizado más de US$ 160 millones).

Entre los muchos ejemplos que se han mencionado, podemos agregar como prácticas prometedoras: a) el apoyo dado en la definición de una Política Nacional de Comercio de Servicios; y b) la elaboración de un marco normativo para la participación de los pueblos indígenas en la toma de decisiones en los proyectos del Estado.

Finalmente, y muy importante, el PNUD Paraguay acompañó el proceso de desarrollo de políticas y apoyó la creación de herramientas de gobernanza en el área de prevención de desastres y creación de resiliencia. Entre estos instrumentos se encuentran la Política Nacional de Gestión y Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres, basada en la Ley 2615/05 “Que crea la Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional”.

En el terreno del fortalecimiento de la democracia y la justicia, el trabajo que se ha hecho para la fortalecer el Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral y la Corte Suprema de Justicia, apoyando los procesos de reforma del sistema electoral y la promoción del acceso a la justicia, respectivamente, son dignos de mención.

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El trabajo del PNUD en fortalecimiento institucional

Asimismo, se desarrolló una herramienta que aplica algunos lineamientos de la Política Nacional, a nivel de gobiernos subnacionales, a través de la Caja de Herramientas de Gestión y Reducción de Riesgos para Municipios y Gobernaciones. Además, apoyó el proceso de creación de la Hoja de Ruta para la Implementación del Marco de Sendai a nivel local, la cual contempla la institucionalización de la temática de GRR en la estructura municipal, la elaboración de los planes locales de GRR y el fortalecimiento de capacidades; implementando la herramienta de la Campaña Mundial Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: “Mi Ciudad se está preparando”.

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ATTACHMENT 1 SUMMARY BOARD OF THE IMPACTS AND STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF COOPERATION WITH UNDP

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SDG 1: NO POVERTY Strategic Allies Technical Secretariat for Planning National Emergency Secretariat Ministry of Finance INDERT

Strategic Achievements

Impact on People

Infrastructure and Equipment A local wool craft workshop built in the Municipality of Philadelphia.

SDG 2: ZERO HUNGER Strategic Ally Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Impact on People 7.518 families had access to vegetable gardens for self-consumption.

10.395 families were supported in the area of poultry production.

37.031 families developed productive projects in the area of poultry production.

864 families developed productive projects linked to vegetable gardens and other agricultural crops.

327 families received technical assistance and devices for production and marketing of agricultural items.

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SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Strategic Strategic Ally Ally Ministry of Health

Impact on People

Strategic Achievements

1.855.250 people protected - between the months of October 2018 and March 2019 through the elimination, destruction and reatment of mosquito vector breeding sites for Dengue and Chikungunya.

Studies on the vectors of Dengue and Chikungunya as a basis for planning preventive action for these diseases.

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SDG 4: QUALITY EDUCATION Strategic Ally Ministry of Education and Science

Strategic Achievements

Infrastructure and Equipment

Specialized courses for teachers.

35 Teacher Training Centers with new texts available.

136 educational institutions under the program "Expansion of timely educational care for the comprehensive development of children from pregnancy to age 5 nationwide" receive technology kits.

SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY Strategic Ally Women's Ministry

Impact on People

Strategic Achievements

688 women leaders were trained in political participation and have the tools to carry out replication training.

Triennial Plan 2016-2018: "Women's Social and Political Participation" and "Agenda for the Promotion of Women's Political Rights: Strategic axes for action, the fruits of consensus from a process of political dialogue tables.

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SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION Strategic Allies Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock National Emergency Secretariat

Impact on People

Strategic Achievements 3 Sanitation Boards formed and 5 trained.

Participatory Water and Sanitation Plans for Philadelphia and Mariscal Estigarribia.

18 demonstration projects for safe water management implemented.

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ODS 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Strategic Ally Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security

Strategic Achievements Installation of thematic tables for intersectoral dialogue, referring to areas linked to the spectrum of responsibility of the Ministry towards the goal of labor formalization, from a gender equality perspective.

Dissemination of key issues, training and technical assistance for the achievement of agreements at the thematic roundtables First national policy for trade in services adopted.

National tripartite dialogue forum to guide employment policy and economic formalization.

SDG 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Strategic Allies Ministry of Industry and Trade PETROPAR

Strategic Achievements

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SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES Strategic Allies Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development Ministry of Public Works and Communications National Emergency Secretariat Technical Planning Secretariat Municipality of Asunciรณn.

Strategic Achievements 600km of bicycle paths designed in a participatory manner and integrated into the green corridor of Asunciรณn and the Metropolitan Zone.

Land use planning guide published.

Training developed for several municipalities throughout the country.

REVIVE campaign for the improvement of urban solid waste management, designed and implemented in public institutions in Asunciรณn and the metropolitan area.

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SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION Strategic Ally Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Strategic Achievements Design of the manual and protocol for sustainable grain production and implementation of testing on 180 farms.

Recovery and protection of 32 springs.

In the process of creation, models of sustainable meat production in the Chaco.

The Green Production Platform for sustainable soybean and beef production produced action plans for the Chaco Region and for the Departments of Alto Paraná and Itapúa.

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SDG 13: CLIMATE ACTION Strategic Allies Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development National Emergency Secretariat Municipality of Asunción

Impact on People

Infrastructure and Equipment

566 individuals and 87 organizations from the public sector, private sector, academia, civil society and humanitarian partners trained in disaster risk reduction preparedness and coordination.

2 intelligent weather stations installed.

Strategic Achievements Implementation of productive micro projects for the recovery of livelihoods in Alto Paraguay and the Bañado Sur of Asunción.

Local structures for disaster risk reduction designed in a participatory manner, harmonized with national legal frameworks.

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SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND Strategic Ally Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Impact on People

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ATTACHMENT 2 ARTICULATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING ESSENTIAL LIST

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KEY ALLIES: Judiciary: • Supreme Court Executive Branch: • Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development.

• Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Trade • National Emergency Secretariat • Secretariat of the Civil Service • INDI Local Governments

Plans, Strategies, Programs and Policies, whose proposals or implementation were assisted by UNDP: •

National Forestry Strategy for Sustainable Growth.

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National Adaptation Strategy and its Implementation Plan.

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Gender and Climate Change Strategy.

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National Interpretation of the Cancun Safeguards.

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National Strategy and Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation 2015-2020.

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National Plan for Trade in Services of Paraguay.

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Strategic Plan for Paraguay Response.

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Sustainable Municipal Development Plans developed.

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Systems whose proposals, operation or complements were assisted by UNDP: •

System of import licences and verification of imported substances

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National Forest Monitoring System.

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Quality management system and compliance with ISO 9001:2014 in the industrial sector.

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Single Window Import System (electronic collection).

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Safeguard Information System (available in December 2019).

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Regional Platform of the Information System on Rural Water and Sanitation (SIASAR).

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System for the banking settlement of legal fees, to speed up the service.

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Judisoft System, to speed up judicial processes, increase the number of judicial resolutions and rulings and improve user service.

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Computer system for documentary transparency and Information and Management System for the Presidency of the Republic.

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Documentary management system for the Non-Contributory Pensions Directorate.

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Central registry of service statistics, thanks to the interconnection of the various existing public administrative registries.

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Web portals for the MADES and the Governorate of Boquerón, as well as the portal of the MADES Environmental Information System.

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Institutional Strengthening – Human Resources: •

MADES regional offices (Alto Paraná, Itapúa and Caazapá).

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National Emergency Secretariat.

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Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology of DINAC.

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Governments of Itapúa and Presidente Hayes.

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Municipalities of Asunción, Carmen del Paraná, Encarnación, Nanawa and San Cosme and Damián.

Institutional strengthening - Sustainable infrastructure: •

Construction, up to now, of 14 Justice Courts, 5 First Instance Courts, 7 Peace Courts, and other additional buildings projects. Among the characteristics of the buildings are: timber exclusively from reforestation, systems for collecting and using rainwater, energy efficiency through optimization of heat insulation and use of low-consumption appliances. They are also architecturally inclusive constructions that are accessible to everyone. At the community level, the integration of the buildings into the environment and the creation of recreational and community spaces are highlighted.

Training with public institutions: •

Center for Indigenous Affairs (INDI)

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Customs officials in control of Ozone Depleting Substances and combating illicit traffic.

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Team of mediators, composed of 26 members of the public sector management who received specialized training in alternative means of conflict resolution.

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Together with the Ministry of Public Service, other training courses were held (ethics, management of international cooperation projects), with a view to increasing the knowledge and skills of public service managers.

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The Ministry of Finance and other public sector institutions offered their staff the option of specialization scholarships (post-graduate) abroad.

Studies and Publications for the Public Sector:

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Protocol proposals for a process of consultation and consent with the Indigenous Peoples of Paraguay

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Basic guidelines for public servants to work with indigenous peoples.

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Log of technical orientation workshops and virtual course for the strengthening of indigenous organizations and their interaction with public institutions.

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Specialized technical proposals: Benefits of hydroelectric plants, regional energy integration, treatment of socioenvironmental liabilities of hydroelectric plants.

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Risk management and reduction toolbox, thematic and operational guides for sub-national and local governments.

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