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Czechia country profile - SDGs and the environment
The Czech Republic 2030 strategic framework organises national SDG action into six national priority areas: social (people and society), economic (economy) and environmental (resilient ecosystems). ‘Resilient Ecosystems’ prioritises SDGs 6, 13, 14 and 15. Besides the goals for the planet, SDGs 2, 11, 12 are also addressed in this key area. For SDG 7, Czechia points to an increase in the use of renewable energy and recognises the need to improve its energy efficiency in consumption and production processes (Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, 2017).
Czechia’s actions towards SDGs with an environmental dimension focus primarily on SDGs 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
The government office’s Sustainable Development Department is designated to lead the SDG actions. Furthermore, the Government Council for Sustainable Development, chaired by the prime minister, serves as a coordination body to ensure that all key ministries, institutions and stakeholders are involved and informed about the process (Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, 2017).
Czechia submitted a VNR to the UN in 2017.
Czechia has 97 national SDG targets and 192 indicators designed to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The compatibility of national strategies with the SDGs is measured through the regularly updated national database of strategies, which is an online platform. In addition, the compliance of sectoral and regional strategic documents, programmes and measures with the 2030 Agenda will be monitored by the Sustainable Development Department ever two years, in the form of analytical reports (Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, 2017).
Sources
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Government Council for Sustainable Development,2017,National Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Government of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia (https://www.vlada.cz/assets/ppov/udrzitelny-rozvoj/dokumenty/CZE-VNR-to-HLPF_2017_National-Report.pdf) accessed 5 November 2017.
UN-DESA, 2017, ‘Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform – Documents and Reports’, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York, USA (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/memberstates/) accessed 15 October 2017.
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