International Symposium Developing Research Towards Achieving the SDGs in the Post COVID-19 Era

The Role of Local Governments towards Achieving
the SDGs during Post-COVID-19 Era
Presented By: Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi
Secretary General of UCLG ASPAC

Agenda Layout
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Local and Regional Governments and their Associations in
Asia Pacific Take the Lead to Attain the SDGs

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UCLG ASPAC Efforts in Aligning LGs’ COVID-19 Responseand Recovery with the SDGS

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Best Practices from Local Government in Achieving the SDGs
during Post-COVID-19

5The Way forward towards the “New Adaptive Era”

6Key Takeaways in Accelerating the SDGs in the PandemicUCLG ASPAC
 IULA was established in 1913 in Belgium, while IULAASPAC, headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia was set
up in September 1989.

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 UCLG ASPAC was established in Taipei on 14April 2004, as the new entity of IULA ASPAC
 The Asia and Pacific region is the biggest
Regional Section in UCLG, linkages to morethan 10,000 local governments.

Barcelona UCLG ASPAC represents well over 3.76 billionpeople

Mission“To be the united voice and world advocate of local governments, promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between local governments, and within the wider international community.”

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Source: UNESCAP

Local and Regional Governments and their Associationsin Asia Pacific Take the Lead to Attain the SDGs
The SDGs and the 2030 Agenda have been widely embraced in
the Asia-Pacific region. Most governments are working towards
involving them in several development policies and planning &monitoring frameworks at the national and sub-national levels.

MuAN LCP MAB
FSLGA ADLGIn the ASPAC region, a number of Local Government
Associations (LGAs) at the national and regional levels
are making substantial efforts to disseminate global
agendas, mobilise members, promote peer-to-peer
exchanges and build alliances with local stakeholders,NGOs, CSOs, the private sector and academia.

Asia Pacific region is already home to 59% of the world’s
population, over 50% live in urban areas, and is expected tobe the second most rapidly urbanising region in the comingdecades. Local actions play a critical role in achieving a sus
tainable future.

LGNZ LGNZAPEKSI GAOK
MALA
In countries like Japan, South Korea, China, Indonesia,
the Philippines or Australia, Local and Regional
Governments (LRGs) are aligning their policies anddevelopment plans with the SDGs (although infederal countries this efforts mainly remain at state orprovincial level).

Source: GOLD V : Monitoring and reporting on progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

UCLG ASPAC Efforts in Aligning LGs’ COVID-19 Responseand Recovery with the SDGS
Using the opportunity of the pandemic to show the close linkages between theimpact of COVID-19 to all goals of the SDGs

Foster Knowledge Exchange
Virtual knowledge exchange between
UCLG ASPAC LGs & LGAs members andother stakeholders (including throughprogrammes/projects)

Advocacy and Policy
Recommendations
Ongoing research andpolicy recommendations
based on evidence &collective needs of UCLGASPAC members

LGs/LGAs Solidarity

Donations among LGs/LGAs
members of UCLG ASPAC

Capture Smart Practices of LGs

Documentation and promotion ofsmart practices of LGs in handling &recovering from COVID-19

Fostering Opportunities inTapping Alternative Financing
Match-making virtual events at national
and international level (e.g telemedicine& tourism) and promoting
multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Ongoing Research and Findings to Inform Policy Pt.1
UCLG ASPAC is working with development practitioners, research institution and local SDGs Centers in Indonesia toproduce evidence-based policy recommendations to support local governments in addressing the pandemic
situation and its impact while ensuring its contribution for the SDGs attainment.

Financing the SDGs
Financing effectiveness for programs
in addressing the pandemic impacts
needs to be improved.
Demographic and social safety net
data needs to be synchronized toensure the most vulnerable andimpacted groups are covered.
Financing analysis knowledge of LGs
officials needs to be further improved
to ensure the appropriate enabling
environment and inclusive policy are
established

Effective AwarenessCampaign Policy
A formulation of tailor-made and risk
perception-based Communication
Strategy for local governments areneeded.
Inclusion of health protocol in theissuance procedure for Environmental
Permit and Development Permit.
Enhancement of clean water andsanitation services in High-Risk areafor COVID-19 transmission

Ongoing Research and Findings to Inform Policy Pt.2
UCLG ASPAC is working with development practitioners, research institution and local SDGs Centers in Indonesia toproduce evidence-based policy recommendations to support local governments in addressing the pandemic
situation and its impact while ensuring its contribution for the SDGs attainment.

Economic recovery
in tourism sector
Tourism needs to be better integrated
with other sectors based on the local
context, such as agriculture &fisheries.
Adapting the focus to outdoor andnatural tourism destination. Focus ondomestic tourism/local tourist.
Permanently apply health protocols(safe tourism).
Storynomics dan storytelling toimprove the quality of tourism
activities, rather than just focusing on# of tourists.

Addressing Social Impacts
from the Pandemic

Ongoing assessment on the mostsignificant social impacts from thepandemic (including gender-based
violence, increasing poverty, quality
education, mental health).

Data Synchronisation for
Effective Social Safety Net
Better data management, integration,and governance are needed to ensure
the accuracy of data, such as throughSata Data Indonesia.
Collaboration with data platform
service provider can help LGs toaddress the gap of capacity, standard
data compliance and continuity ofdata collection

Advancing UCLG ASPAC Function as Knowledge HubUCLG ASPAC generates knowledge, documents smart practices and facilitates dialogue between LGs, LGAs
and other stakeholders to foster exchange of innovations in handling and recovering from COVID-19

 Entries of smart practices and quick guide/lesson learned are accessible at: https://uclg-aspac.org/en/what-local-gov
ernments-need-to-know-in-tackling-covid-19-challenge/
 Virtual discussion forum (webshares) to discuss initiatives in tackling the pandemic are being conducted every weeksince April 2020 (bi-weekly for the Asia Pacific level, and bi-weekly for Indonesian audience).
 Upcoming: Pocket book for legislative and executive decision makers on the impact of COVID-19 to the SDGs, smart
practice compilation of LGs in handling the pandemic & its contribution towards the SDGs, policy recommendations.

LGs/LGAs Solidarity in Facing the Pandemic
UCLG ASPAC bridging its members to distribute donations of health equipment and supplies

UCLG ASPAC has distributed about 400,000 of surgical masks in total, and 300 thermometers fromHaikau, Xian, Yiwu, Guangzhou and Zhengzhou City of the People’s Republic of China to Jakarta,
Surabaya, Bogor, Yogyakarta, Pangkalpinang, Wakatobi and Padang in Indonesia, Lahore in Pakistan,Iriga, and Makati in the Philippines.

Local Initiatives (COVID-19)
Supply Chain
Technology
Economic & Stimulus package
Community Engagement

Food Resilient

Basic goods on the Wheel in Iriga City,
the PhilippinesDigital Service

Traditional Market online-based(Jember City, Indonesia)

Safety Net Programme
Jeonju City safety net programme is thebest practice in South Korea

Grassroot Voluntary

Jago Tonggo (neighborhood initiative inCentral Java, Indonesia)

Data Synchronization

COVID-19 Dashboard TemplateRolling Stores:
Reviving Traditional Market in the Philippines

Many cities in the Phillipines have started a mobile market that sells food and goods directly to reach the citizens,such as Makati, Iriga, Baguio and Catbalogan. Some have initiated digital platform for the traditional market.

Makati MartThe Makati Mart programme began its operationsin Makati City on 30 March 2020. With this initiativethat provides another source of basic goods,
people will not crowd the supermarkets or have toleave their homes. People are encouraged to bring
their own eco bags and observe social distancing.

Catbalogan E-Market
Residents may order groceries, fruits & vegetables,
poultry products, and medicine. Orders can bemade by sending a message to the Catbalogan E-M
arket Facebook page or to the identified mobile
numbers and goods are delivered straight to theirhomes.

Alternative Financing Towards the SDGs – Indonesia Best Practise
private sector
Financial agencies

Badan Amil Zakat Nasional(Baznas)

philanthropicfoundations

Alternative Financing
on SDGs . . .

Digital Economy in Indonesian Cities

Indonesian cities are taking the opportunity from the pandemic to accelerate transformationin the economic digitalisation, partnering with startups and fintech
01, Online traditional market
Yogyakarta City established cooperation withIndonesian unicorn online platform Go-JEK& Tokopedia to help traditional markets &MSMEs sells their products online, offering
free shipping costs for customers.

The Ombilin old coal mining is listed as one of t
he world heritage by UNESCO and is promoted
by Sawahlunto City through virtual tour during
the pandemic.

The Mayor of Jambi endorsed the local mob
ile apps to support locals in delivering theirgoods to help enforce physical distancing.

Jambi City has also created similar initiatives.
Sangkek, a mobile-based application
developed by their local millennials.

02, Virtual tours
Sawahlunto City create virtual tours topromote heritage tourism destination while
enforcing health protocol, alongside applying
retribution to gain income to limit number ofvisitor and cashless payment.

Photo Source: ANTARA FOTO/IGGOY EL FITRA published in https://travel.kompas.com/read/2020/05/18/082800927/pengalaman-virtual-tour-ke-sawahlunto-susuri-situswarisan-dunia?page=all; https://localisesdgs-indonesia.org/

Smart Practice from Pariaman City, West Sumatera
Pariaman City applies diversity of measures to address the impactof the pandemic while ensuring various attainment of the SDGs.

 Timely, easy cash assistance for impacted
households.
 Regular social welfare data updating
during pandemic period.
 Ensuring local food availability by regulati
ng agriculture, animal husbandry andfisheries production, as well as halting
outflow of food products from locality.
 Promote home garden and fish pond in
the household compound to supplement
food supply.
 Blended learning program for school students through online schooling, with reports delivered by homeroom teachers.
 Development and usage of online applicat
ion to avoid dropouts & increase access to
education during Pandemic through SIPIN
TAR registration apps for new school-age
students and One-Family-One-Graduate(SAGA) for university-age students.

 Establishment of new city-wide COVID-19
protocol.
 Increase the number of specialist doctors,
healthcare workers and equipment withcapability to detect and treat COVID-19.
 24 hour cross-border COVID-19 checkpoints with more than 60 health volunteer
s undertaking.
 Centralising maternity health services
away from COVID-19 hospitals.
 Ensured timely and easy cash and social
assistance services to workers of affectedsectors.
 Strengthened capacity in online/online
licensing services.
 Ensure continuity for trading of essentialproducts.
 Ensure compliance of New Adaptive Era health protocols for traditional markets &tourist destinations, including limited capac
ity and levy.
 Moratorium for micro, small and medium
enterprise loans from local agencies.

1 Comprehensive social protection system
2 Basic services for the poor
3 Sustainable livelihood for the poor

1 Demographic data and information quality
2 Fixed/wireline broadband
3 Inclusive investment climate for domestic investor

1 e-government
2 Public service quality
3 Transparency of information and public comms
4 Public information access
5 Law enforcement quality

1 Improve food production
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Stabilise food price
Quality food and nutition consumption
Risk mitigation towards food security
Welfare of food business holders

1 Diseases control
2 National health insurance
1 Quality education services
2 Education appraisal system
1 Management of clean water and sanitation

Short-term
Development
Focus to Attainthe SDGs*

1Maritime economy
2Coastal citizens well-being
1Disaster resilience

1Sustainable production and consumption pattern

2 Multi-level and multi-stakeholder synergy forclean water and sanitation
3 Infrastructure financing
4 Water quality and quantity for households
1 Tourism promotion and marketing2 Tourism industry
3 Institutional development
4 Human resources competency & climate
5 Micro-inclusive policy*)Example from Indonesia RKPD 2021, adopted from MOHA presentation at Webshare#10 UCLG ASPAC

1 Inclusive growth
2 Social protection for informal workers
3 Basic services for the poor
4 Rural economy and agriculture
5 Price stability
6 Lower inflation
1Infrastructure financing
2Mainstreaming PPP for infrastructure
3Value of money
4Agroindustry
5Manufacture industry
6Tourism, Creative Economy, MSMEs and cooperation

Way Forward
towards“The New Normal”

CommunityAcademiaPenta-helix ModelGovernment

5 Key Player in handling COVID-19
in local government

BusinessMediaKey Takeaways in Accelerating the SDGs in the Pandemic
LGs has taken various innovative solution to handle the pandemic and its impact.
The following approach can be beneficial when applied in planning and implementing the solutions.

Innovative and effective efforts in handling the pandemic mattersin accelerating the SDGs
As the pandemic impacts all of the SDGs, handling the pandemic effectively canhelp to accelerate the slow progress of SDGs attainment. Identifying short andmedium-term development focus to attain SDGs can be a good start.

Integrated approach to ensure co-benefit

As LGs experienced significant budget costs to handle the pandemic, anintegrated approach can be efficient way to ensure multiple sectors andissue are covered and co-benefitted.

Mobilise resources through multi-stakeholder approachLGs can’t do it alone. Mobilising resources beyond the LGs budget
have never been critical than now. (Crowdfunding, Zakat, etc).

Building Back Better

Recover to normal (bounce back) does not always means the best option. The pandemic provide an opportunity to reflect on lesson learned, and to build back better and faster and stronger.

Thank You
United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific(UCLG ASPAC)
Jakarta City Hall, Building H, 21th floor
Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 8-9
Central Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Phone: +6221 38901801/ 38901802

bernadia@uclg-aspac.org

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