Skip to content
  • About
  • Partner with Us
  • Press Release Guidelines
  • Op-ed Guidelines
  • Indonesia
Primary Menu
  • Home
  • Latest
  • News
  • Brief
  • Interview
  • Opinion
  • Figure
  • Youth
  • SDGs
  • Topics
  • #LetterfromtheFounder
  • Featured
  • News

UNESCAP Supports “Build Back Better” with the National SDG Tracker

Measuring, reporting, and monitoring progress on the SDGs can be complex, requiring time, resources, and capacity. UNESCAP has designed the National SDG Tracker to be used easily in just a few clicks, even by non-data experts. 
by Mutia Khairunisa and Marlis Afridah May 20, 2021
illustration of National SDG tracker by Unescap

The United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has developed an innovative tool to track progress towards SDGs called the National SDG Tracker. This is an initiative to support “build back better”, especially with the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool enables countries to use their own data and indicators and set specific national target values realistic to their respective national scenarios. 

SDGs have 17 goals, 169 targets, and 231 indicators. UNESCAP is concerned about countries’ progress in achieving the 2030 Agenda, as COVID-19 impacts all dimensions of development. The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021 shows that even before the pandemic, the five Asia Pacific subregions were not on track to achieve any of the 17 SDGs by 2030. According to the report, Asia Pacific may achieve less than 10% of the SDGs targets on the current trajectory. 

In frame: UNESCAP’s data analysis on SDG’s progress | Image source: UNESCAP

UNESCAP says that measuring, reporting, and monitoring progress on the SDGs can be complex, requiring time, resources, and capacity. Recognizing the complexity of assessing progress towards SDGs, the largest regional intergovernmental platform has designed the National SDG Tracker to be used easily in just a few clicks, even by non-data experts. 

According to the UNESCAP guidelines, there are three steps to access and use the National SDG Tracker:

  1. Log on: visit the National SDG Tracker at data.unescap.org and request access from UNESCAP.
  2. Edit data and add indicators.
  3. View and publish the results. 

“National governments can use the tool to produce visually appealing and easily understood dashboards and snapshots of progress towards the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda. The tool enables them to navigate the monitoring framework of the goals with their unique national targets and national data sources,” says Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP, in the foreword of the Asia and Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021. 

National governments can start to use the tool for free. They will have full ownership of the data and results and publish them on their preferred platforms. All data and results are confidential and will remain in each user’s account. To learn more about the National SDG Tracker, please visit Asia Pacific SDG Gateway. 

Editor: Agung Taufiqurrakhman

Thank you for reading!
If you find this article insightful, subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter to stay up-to-date with sustainable development news and stories from multistakeholder communities in the Asia Pacific and beyond.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
Mutia Khairunisa
Reporter at Green Network | Website | + posts

Mutia was an In-House Reporter & Content Writer for Green Network Asia.

  • Mutia Khairunisa
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/mutia/
    How Unilever Transforms Its Business with Unilever Sustainable Living Plan
  • Mutia Khairunisa
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/mutia/
    Building a Sustainable Plant-Based Food System with Upfield
  • Mutia Khairunisa
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/mutia/
    Myrna Labs Develops Gender Intelligence System to Support Gender Equality Policy Making
  • Mutia Khairunisa
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/mutia/
    UOB’s Green Umbrella Frameworks Support the Singapore Green Plan 2030
Marlis Afridah
Editor-in-Chief at Green Network | Website | + posts

Marlis is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Green Network. She also performs the role of Editor-in-Chief for Green Network Asia and Green Network ID.

  • Marlis Afridah
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/marlis/
    Inside Experian’s Sustainability Journey: An Interview with Chief Sustainability Officer Abigail Lovell
  • Marlis Afridah
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/marlis/
    Hope and Action: Faith and Religion in the Time of the Climate Crisis
  • Marlis Afridah
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/marlis/
    AC Ventures: ESG and Impact Investing in Southeast Asian Startups
  • Marlis Afridah
    https://greennetwork.asia/author/marlis/
    An Introduction to Harm Reduction

Continue Reading

Previous: Enthusiasts Reclaim Spices’ Cultural Heritage, Launch Spice Hub Indonesia
Next: Muslimat NU of Bojong-Tegal Campaigns Environmental Protection, Reduces Waste Production

Related Stories

a snow leopard cub eyeing its prey Snow Leopards Conservation Efforts in Central Asia
  • Featured
  • News

Snow Leopards Conservation Efforts in Central Asia

by Kresentia Madina March 20, 2023
a woman wearing a mask throwing an empty cup to a trash bin Urban Waste Management: How Your City Can Help You Recycle
  • Brief
  • Featured

Urban Waste Management: How Your City Can Help You Recycle

by Kresentia Madina and Nazalea Kusuma March 17, 2023
Dipterocarp trees in a forest in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carbon Offset in Southeast Asia: Assessing Benefits and Opportunities
  • Brief
  • Featured

Carbon Offset in Southeast Asia: Assessing Benefits and Opportunities

by Lalita Fitrianti March 16, 2023
a band with four members are playing in front of audiences under orange-hued lights Decent Work and Rights Protection for Arts and Entertainment Workers
  • Featured
  • News

Decent Work and Rights Protection for Arts and Entertainment Workers

by Kresentia Madina March 15, 2023
an empty emergency tent Sindh Rehabilitation Project: Rebuilding Lives and Strengthening Disaster Response
  • Featured
  • News

Sindh Rehabilitation Project: Rebuilding Lives and Strengthening Disaster Response

by Kresentia Madina March 14, 2023
macro closeup of a black soldier fly looking at the camera Science & Technology for Sustainable Insect Farming
  • Featured
  • News

Science & Technology for Sustainable Insect Farming

by Nazalea Kusuma March 13, 2023
  • Latest
  • Popular
  • Partner
  • a snow leopard cub eyeing its prey Snow Leopards Conservation Efforts in Central Asia
    • Featured
    • News

    Snow Leopards Conservation Efforts in Central Asia

  • a woman wearing a mask throwing an empty cup to a trash bin Urban Waste Management: How Your City Can Help You Recycle
    • Brief
    • Featured

    Urban Waste Management: How Your City Can Help You Recycle

  • Dipterocarp trees in a forest in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carbon Offset in Southeast Asia: Assessing Benefits and Opportunities
    • Brief
    • Featured

    Carbon Offset in Southeast Asia: Assessing Benefits and Opportunities

  • a band with four members are playing in front of audiences under orange-hued lights Decent Work and Rights Protection for Arts and Entertainment Workers
    • Featured
    • News

    Decent Work and Rights Protection for Arts and Entertainment Workers

  • an empty emergency tent Sindh Rehabilitation Project: Rebuilding Lives and Strengthening Disaster Response
    • Featured
    • News

    Sindh Rehabilitation Project: Rebuilding Lives and Strengthening Disaster Response

  • The green landscape of Semakau Island in Singapore Semakau Island, the Green Landfill in Singapore
    • Featured
    • News

    Semakau Island, the Green Landfill in Singapore

  • Indonesian spices as cultural heritage Enthusiasts Reclaim Spices’ Cultural Heritage, Launch Spice Hub Indonesia
    • Featured
    • News

    Enthusiasts Reclaim Spices’ Cultural Heritage, Launch Spice Hub Indonesia

  • illustration of National SDG tracker by Unescap UNESCAP Supports “Build Back Better” with the National SDG Tracker
    • Featured
    • News

    UNESCAP Supports “Build Back Better” with the National SDG Tracker

  • Beena Rao and Her Fight for Education for the Children of the Slums
    • Figure

    Beena Rao and Her Fight for Education for the Children of the Slums

  • Muslimat NU of Bojong-Tegal Campaigns Environmental Protection, Reduces Waste Production
    • Featured
    • News

    Muslimat NU of Bojong-Tegal Campaigns Environmental Protection, Reduces Waste Production

  • green big containers, blue building, and large tube at Hamparan project site B-Corp Certified Gree Energy’s Commitments for Food Industry Decarbonization
    • Featured
    • News
    • Partner

    B-Corp Certified Gree Energy’s Commitments for Food Industry Decarbonization

  • the TEPI Talks #4 event poster Media Engagement Workshop for Sustainable Grassroots Movements by Women’s Earth Alliance Indonesia
    • Featured
    • News
    • Partner

    Media Engagement Workshop for Sustainable Grassroots Movements by Women’s Earth Alliance Indonesia

  • Bali Grows Arms for Stronger Economic Recovery
    • Brief
    • Featured
    • Partner

    Bali Grows Arms for Stronger Economic Recovery

  • The illustration of Harm Reduction with the fundamental purpose of upholding the safety and dignity of all people. An Introduction to Harm Reduction
    • Brief
    • Featured
    • Partner

    An Introduction to Harm Reduction

  • A young adult from we day ugm and three elementary schoolers planting mangrove seed. Photo is taken from above and shows only their heads and backs. WE Day UGM 2022: Raising Awareness on Climate Change and Encouraging Community Empowerment
    • Featured
    • News
    • Partner

    WE Day UGM 2022: Raising Awareness on Climate Change and Encouraging Community Empowerment

About Us

  • About
  • The Team
  • Partner with Us
  • Sponsored Content
  • Contribute to Our Mission
  • Press Release Guidelines
  • Op-ed Guidelines
  • Advisory Network
  • Youth Advisory Network
  • Author Network
  • FAQ
  • Work with Us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Telegram
  • Etsy
  • Tokopedia
  • Media Link 11
  • Media Link 12
  • Media Link 13
  • Media Link 14
  • Media Link 15
© 2023 Green Network Asia