Lessons learnt from the 2019 Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) data survey

Abstract

Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and definitions used in this study 2.1. Objectives of the study 2.2. Methodology 2.2.1. Methodology and definitions used in this study 2.3. Limitations 3 Lessons learnt on the usefulness of TOSSD as a measurement framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era 3.1. TOSSD responds to developing countries' needs for information on external financing for sustainable development (pillar I) 3.1.1. TOSSD has the potential to provide a much higher transparency of external SDGfinancing in developing countries 3.1.2. Country case studies: Indonesia and Afghanistan 3.2. TOSSD can fill a key information gap on financing for international public goods that support the achievement of the SDGs (pillar II) 3.2.1. TOSSD can inform the international community about investments in international public goods that are important for the achievement of the SDGs 3.2.2. Tracking investments in international public goods is essential for monitoring the financing of the SDGs 4 Lessons learnt on data quality and data coverage 4.1. Lessons learnt on data quality and data coverage in pillar I 4.1.1. More efforts will be needed to fulfil the potential of TOSSD to provide a full picture of external public resources in developing countries 4.1.2. The Task Force should clarify the classification of certain activities directly supporting specific countries | 9 LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE 2019 TOTAL OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (TOSSD) DATA SURVEY © OECD 2020 4.1.3. Particular attention should be given to improving the level of transparency and granularity of the data 4.2. Lessons learnt on data quality and coverage in pillar II 4.2.1. The actual test for the data coverage and quality in pillar II will be the data collection over the next few years 4.2.2. Better qualitative information can facilitate the analysis of pillar II data 4.3. The implementation of the SDG focus in providers' systems should improve the reporting on this field 4.4. Understanding data users and their needs 5 Lessons learnt on eligibility issues5.1. The need to operationalise the concept of environmental sustainability? 5.2. What is meant by "support" in TOSSD? 5.3. The case of official-supported export credits 5.4. The survey revealed potential double counting issues of general budget support in countries that are both recipients and providers of TOSSD resources 6 Lessons learnt on the data collection 6.1.

TOSSD - Tracking global health expenditure in support of the SDGs

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