Navigating through limited data in Tunisia while aiming at SDG-6 ‘fit-for-policy’ evidence

Olfa MAHJOUB* and Abderrahman OUASLI***INRGREF, University of Carthage, Tunisia

** BPEH, Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Tunisia

Session « Navigating through limited data while aiming at SDG-6 ‘fit-for-policy’ evidence”Stockholm Water Week, 26 August 2019, Stockholm, Sweden

• Dec 2016: letter of agreement for the integration and establishment of a mechanism for monitoring-evaluationand reporting).

• SDGs integrated into the National Development Plan 2016-2020; SDG6 corresponds to the 5th pillar (Green energy as a leverage for sustainable development).

Setting the Background

• SDGs Data Gap Analyses (UNDP-Tunisia): 90 indicators collected; 60% not produced by the national statistical system; 7% calculated by UN.

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DGEQV, ONAS, ANPE

DHMPE

MDICI, INS

NGO

National Focal Point

INRGREFBPEHONAGRIDGEDAGBODGACTABAFRDGREDGGREESONEDEDGFIOPDGBGTH

Multisectorial Group of Experts

Implementing the SDG-PSS in Tunisia

Office of Water Planning and Hydraulic Balance

(BPEH)

National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water, and Forestry

(INRGREF)

National Workshop

• Coordination between national initiatives.

• Finance and Transperancy/Integrity are top priorities.

• Consider future decentralisation of decision-making.

• Research-Development-NGO.

• Decison-makers, policy-makers, technicians, scientists, civil society, students, international organisations, etc.

Reaching Out the Regions

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CapacityMARHPMDICIAED

DHMPEINS

MARHPMDICIAED

MALEDHMPE

MARHPMDICIAED

MALEDHMPE

MARHPMDICIAEDINS

MARHPMDICIAED

MARHPMDICIAED

MALEFinance

Politics/Institution

Gender

DRR/Resilience

Intergrity

Gearing Up the Contextualization of the SDG-PSS

• ONAS is in charge of sanitation only in urban area (More than one data provider).

• Data on the access to improved sanitation is not produced annually (Census 2014) (Irregularfrequency of production).

• Data on WASH are released by MoH (Specific data provider/unpublished data).

• Lack of focused/direct studies on WASH (MICS4 2012): only epidemiological studies (Need of specific studies/unavailable data).

Translating limited/missing data …

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Example: CAPACITY Component-Target 6.2

… to create evidence by using SDG-PSS

• Gathering all available data sources (national, international).

• Reaching concensus and working collaboratively within/betweeninstitutions to provide qualitatives/quantitative data.

• Participation of all actors to inform about limited/missing dataand means to provide them (frequency, accessibility, ...).

• Understanding where limited data stems from.9

Thank you

© Olfa Mahjoub, 2019

Dr. Olfa Mahjoub, INRGREF, University of Carthage olfama@gmail.com

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