In 2018, the Algerian Court of Accounts has reviewed the preparedness of the Algerian government to implement the SDGs, to determine whether the government has made the necessary arrangements to implement the 2030 Agenda.

The review was conducted in compliance with the legal and regulatory provisions applicable to the functioning of the Court of Accounts and in accordance with the methodology for reviewing the preparedness of governments to implement SGDs, consisting of seven steps. The operation involved 12 ministries including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Water Resources, Finance, in addition to some national bodies such as the National Economic and Social Council, the National Office of Statistics and the Algerian Space Agency.

Zu den wesentlichsten Empfehlungen des RH zählten:

• Die interministerielle Arbeitsgruppe sollte als nationales Lenkungsgremium zur Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 eingerichtet werden, um dadurch die Steuerung einer kohärenten gesamtösterreichischen Umsetzung zu gewährleisten. Zudem sollte geprüft werden, ob die Leitung der interministeriellen Arbeitsgruppe durch nur ein Bundesministerium wahrgenommen werden könnte.
• Für die Umsetzung der nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele wäre auf die Erstellung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie mit einem strukturierten und kohärenten gesamtstaatlichen Mechanismus unter Einbeziehung der Länder und Gemeinden sowie der Zivilgesellschaft hinzuwirken.
• Zum ehestmöglichen Zeitpunkt und in der Folge in regelmäßigen Abständen – mindestens einmal pro Legislaturperiode – sollte unter Einbeziehung der Länder und der Zivilgesellschaft an das "Hochrangige Politische Forum für Nachhaltige Entwicklung" der Vereinten Nationen berichtet werden.
• Bei einer Novelle des Bundeshaushaltsgesetzes 2013 wäre darauf hinzuwirken, dass die verpflichtende Berücksichtigung der nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele – analog zum Gleichstellungsziel – in den Wirkungszielen des Bundes verankert wird.

The most important recommendations of the ACA were the following:

• The interministerial working group should be set up as a national steering body for the implementation of the 2030Agenda to manage a coherent, nationwide implementation. Furthermore, the responsible stakeholders should look into whether the interministerial working group could be chaired by one federal ministry only.
• The responsible stakeholders should encourage the preparation of a sustainability strategy that contains a structured and coherent nationwide mechanism and takes into account the provinces, municipalities and the civil society.
• Reporting to the "United Nations High–level Political Forum on Sustainable Development" should be ensured as early as possible and from then on periodically – at least once per legislative period – and include the provinces and the civil society.
• As regards the amendment of the Federal Organic Budget Act 2013, the responsible stakeholders should encourage the legislators to embed the SDGs, in a mandatory way, – analogous to the equality target – in the outcome targets of the Federal Government.

1. The Government should provide clear policy direction
   The government should develop an action plan as a road-map/way-forward to strategically guide the implementation of SDGs and establish proper institutional arrangements.
2. The GNHC should integrate into Five Year Plans, policies and strategies
   The GNHC should evaluate how the Ministries, Agencies and the Local Governments defined targets, baseline data and indicators.
3. The Government should carry out an assessment of resources required
   The Government should carry out an assessment of resources required in order to determine the actual requirements of finance as well as human resources for SDG implementation.
4. The GNHC should institute a mechanism to Monitor, Follow-up and Review the progress
   The GNHC should institute a review and monitoring tools and system like that of FYPs (APA & GPMS) in order to ensure that the progresses are on track and achieved on time.
5. A support mechanism should be instituted for ownership of SDGs related data
   The Government should provide directives empowering the NSB to gather, generate, and produce data centrally for SDGs.

What we examined: In September 2015, the 193 member states of the General Assembly of the United Nations, including Canada, unanimously adopted the resolution “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” The 2030 Agenda contains 17 aspirational goals for achieving social, economic, and environmental sustainable development worldwide. These sustainable development goals aim, for example, to eradicate global poverty, achieve gender equality, foster economic growth, protect the environment, and build effective, accountable, and transparent institutions.

This audit focused on whether the Government of Canada was prepared to implement the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Why we did this audit: This audit is important because it provides a baseline from which to measure the federal government’s progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda and achieving the sustainable development goals in future audit work. Federal leadership and cooperation with other levels of government and Canadians are needed to achieve the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the sustainable development goals. A plan and a system to measure, monitor, and report on the progress in achieving the goals are essential in order for Canada to fulfill its commitments to Canadians and the United Nations.

Overall message: We concluded that the Government of Canada, as represented by Employment and Social Development Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Status of Women Canada, and the Privy Council Office, was not adequately prepared to implement the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Government of Canada made a clear commitment to implement the 2030 Agenda and took some action at the departmental level. However, at the end of our audit, there was no governance structure and limited national consultation and engagement on the 2030 Agenda. There was no implementation plan with a system to measure, monitor, and report on progress nationally. Statistics Canada had developed a data framework to measure results on the 232 global indicators. However, results were not available because the data had not yet been compiled.

Qu'avons-nous examiné ? En septembre 2015, les 193 États membres de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, dont le Canada, ont adopté à l'unanimité la résolution intitulée « Transformer notre monde : le Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 » (Programme 2030). Ce programme s'articule autour de 17 objectifs ambitieux qui visent à réaliser le développement durable, dans ses dimensions économique, sociale et environnementale, à l'échelle de la planète. Les objectifs visent notamment à éliminer la pauvreté mondiale, à parvenir à l'égalité entre les sexes, à promouvoir la croissance économique, à protéger l'environnement et à créer des institutions efficaces, responsables et transparentes.

L'audit visait à déterminer si le gouvernement du Canada était prêt à mettre en œuvre le Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 des Nations Unies.

Pourquoi avons-nous effectué cet audit ?  Le présent audit est important parce qu'il établit une base de référence qui permettra d'évaluer, lors de futurs travaux d'audit, les progrès réalisés par le gouvernement fédéral dans la mise en œuvre du Programme 2030 et dans l'atteinte des objectifs de développement durable. Le leadership du gouvernement fédéral et la collaboration de celui-ci avec les autres ordres de gouvernement et avec la population canadienne sont nécessaires pour réaliser les objectifs de développement durable dans leurs dimensions économique, sociale et environnementale. Un plan et un système pour évaluer et surveiller les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre des objectifs et en faire rapport sont essentiels pour que le Canada puisse honorer ses engagements envers la population canadienne et les Nations Unies.

Message général : Nous avons conclu que le gouvernement du Canada, représenté par Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada, Affaires mondiales Canada, Condition féminine Canada, Emploi et Développement social Canada, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada et le Bureau du Conseil privé, n'était pas préparé adéquatement pour mettre en œuvre le Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 des Nations Unies.

Le gouvernement du Canada s'est clairement engagé à mettre en œuvre le Programme 2030 et il a pris certaines mesures pour ce faire à l'échelle des ministères et organismes fédéraux. Cependant, à la fin de notre audit, aucune structure de gouvernance n'était en place et les consultations et actions de mobilisation nationales en faveur du Programme 2030 étaient limitées. Il manquait aussi un plan de mise en œuvre doté d'un système pour évaluer et surveiller les progrès réalisés à l'échelle nationale, et en faire rapport. Statistique Canada avait élaboré un cadre de données pour évaluer les résultats obtenus par rapport aux 232 indicateurs mondiaux. Toutefois, les résultats n’étaient pas disponibles parce que les données n’avaient pas encore été compilées.

The Government of Canada, as represented by the five organizations leading the 2030 Agenda preparations in consultation with the Privy Council Office should:

• develop and communicate a governance structure to manage the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The governance structure should establish a clear lead and articulate the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of other responsible and accountable federal organizations;
• establish an inclusive communication plan and engagement strategy for the federal government to raise public awareness of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and consult and engage other levels of government and Canadians. Activity results should be reported transparently to the public and taken into account when establishing national targets and an implementation plan;
• establish and communicate an implementation plan to achieve the national targets and sustainable development goals in Canada. This plan should include
  • clearly defined and attributed accountabilities for involved federal organizations;
  • provisions for effective cooperation with other levels of government and with relevant stakeholders;
  • clear national targets;
  • coherent actions, which, implemented together, will add up to achieve the national targets; and
  • a system for measuring results and for monitoring and reporting on the progress in achieving national targets to the end of 2030.

Le gouvernement du Canada, représenté par les cinq ministères et organismes chargés de diriger la préparation à la mise en œuvre du Programme 2030, et en consultation avec le Bureau du Conseil privé, devrait :

• élaborer et communiquer une structure de gouvernance pour gérer la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 des Nations Unies. La structure de gouvernance devrait définir clairement un leadership et préciser les rôles, les responsabilités et les obligations redditionnelles des autres organismes fédéraux ayant des responsabilités et des obligations à l'égard de la mise en œuvre du Programme 2030 ;
• définir un plan de communication et une stratégie de mobilisation inclusifs afin que le gouvernement fédéral sensibilise le public au Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 des Nations Unies, et qu'il consulte et mobilise les autres ordres de gouvernement et la population canadienne. Les résultats des activités menées devraient être publiés en toute transparence et pris en compte lors de l'établissement des cibles nationales et d'un plan de mise en œuvre ;
• établir et communiquer un plan de mise en œuvre pour l'atteinte des cibles nationales et des objectifs de  développement durable au Canada. Ce plan devrait comprendre :
  • des obligations redditionnelles clairement définies et réparties entre les ministères et organismes fédéraux concernés ;
  • des dispositions favorisant une coopération efficace avec les autres ordres de gouvernement et les parties prenantes concernées ;
  • des cibles nationales claires ;
  • des mesures cohérentes qui, ensemble, permettront d'atteindre les cibles nationales grâce à leurs effets conjugués ;
  • un système pour évaluer et surveiller les progrès réalisés en vue d'atteindre les cibles nationales jusqu' à la fin de 2030, et en faire rapport.

Deutsch — Nachhaltigkeit: soziale, umweltbezogene und innovative Aspekte bei der Vergabe

1. Die Bundesregierung hat im Jahr 2010 das „Maßnahmenprogramm Nachhaltigkeit“ beschlossen. Es richtet sich an alle Behörden und Einrichtungen der unmittelbaren Bundesverwaltung und gibt für elf Bereiche konkrete Maßnahmen vor.
2. Das Maßnahmenprogramm ist Teil der Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie. Es fordert u. a. eine weitere Ausrichtung der öffentlichen Beschaffung am Leitprinzip einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung im Rahmen der geltenden rechtlichen Bestimmungen und unter Beachtung des vergaberechtlichen Wirtschaftlichkeitsgrundsatzes.
3. Das reformierte Vergaberecht lässt die Einbeziehung von sozialen, umweltbezogenen und innovativen Aspekten im gesamten Vergabeverfahren zu.

Der Bundesrechnungshof hat geprüft, ob und wie das Beschaffungsamt des Bundesministeriums des Innern diese  Aspekte unter Beachtung der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der Bundesregierung wirtschaftlich umsetzt.

English — Sustainability: social, environmental and innovative aspects in procurement

1. In 2010, the federal government adopted the “action programme on sustainability”. It covers all government departments and institutions and sets forth actions for eleven areas.
2. The action programme is part of Germany’s national sustainable development strategy. It requires, for example, for public procurement to comply with the guiding principle of sustainable development within the limits set by legal provisions and the value-for-money principle.  
3. The revised procurement law makes it possible to consider social, environmental, and innovative aspects throughout the entire procurement procedure.

We examined the procurement agency's mission performance within the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community is in line with the national sustainable development strategy and the value-for-money principle.

Deutsch — Nachhaltigkeit: soziale, umweltbezogene und innovative Aspekte bei der Vergabe

1. Das Beschaffungsamt muss die Berücksichtigung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten sicherstellen. Es sollte seine Dienstanweisung für Beschaffungen um entsprechende Vorgaben, auch solche für die Recherche zu Nachhaltigkeistsaspekten, ergänzen.
2. Es muss sein Personal regelmäßig zum Thema "Nachhaltigkeit" schulen.
3. Das Beschaffungsamt muss auch Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte, die sich nicht unmittelbar finanziell auswirken, im Vergabeverfahren angemessen berücksichtigen und gegenüber dem Preis gewichten.
4. Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte müssen ebenfalls in der Wirtschaftlichkeitsuntersuchung berücksichtigt werden.

English — Sustainability: social, environmental and innovative aspects in procurement

1. The procurement agency needs to ensure that sustainability aspects are taken into account. To this effect, it should update its procurement instructions and add applicable requirements, including those to enabling information search on sustainability aspects.
2. The procurement agency needs to train staff members at regular intervals on “sustainability”.
3. The procurement agency also needs to adequately weigh sustainability aspects having no direct financial impact in the awarding procedure against the cost.
4. Capital expenditure appraisals also needs to cover sustainability aspects.

Deutsch — Nachhaltigkeit: soziale, umweltbezogene und innovative Aspekte bei der Vergabe

1. Analyse relevanter Unterlagen und Berichte (Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie des Bundes, "Maßnahmenprogramm Nachhaltigkeit", Monitoringberichte, veröffentlichte Aussagen der geprüften Stelle)
2. Informationsgespräch mit der Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung (zentrale Anlaufstelle für alle Bundesressorts, Bundesländer, Kommunen und sonstige öffentliche Beschaffungsstellen bei Fragen zur nachhaltigen öffentlichen Beschaffung)
3. Prüfung der angeforderten hausinternen Regelungen/Handlungsanweisungen
4. Bei den örtlichen Erhebungen Interviews und Auswertung von Akten sowie Dateien.

English — Sustainability: social, environmental and innovative aspects in procurement

1. Analysis of relevant documents and reports (National Sustainable Development Strategy; “sustainability action programme”; monitoring reports; statements published by the audited body)
2. Discussion held with the Competence Center for Sustainable Procurement (central point of contact: It offers advice on sustainable public procurement for federal, state and local government procurement offices and other public agencies)
3. Review of the required internal rules/instructions
4. During field work: interviews, and analysis of paper-bound and electronic documents.

The results of the review showed that their is a reasonable preparedness for the Government of Jordan to implement its political commitment regarding the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs 2030, it has develop the regulatory and institutional framework to achieve this with the participation of representatives of all relevant stakeholders, along with the allocation of responsibilities for the implementation of these goals at the ministerial level and the adoption of the necessary strategic plans and associate it with a good share of statistical data necessary for the implementation of the indicators of these goals, the Government is finalizing the national monitoring and control system to follow up progress in the implementation of the SDGs in Jordan so that it is accessible to all. It should be noted that the Government of Jordan is committed to prepare the necessary reports and submit it to the United Nations within the deadlines; the first voluntary report was delivered in 2017.

On the other hand, this commitment by the Government is confronted with multiple challenges, the most important of which is the insecurity and political instability in the countries of the neighboring region in addition; there is a lack of financial resources to implement these goals, especially after Jordan has received large numbers of Syrian refugees who have drained the Treasury. To overcome these challenges, the Jordanian government needs to activate international efforts to secure the necessary funds for the implementation of the SDGs and make further efforts to coordinate the mechanism for measuring the implementation of these goals and to ensure a lack of data to measure the indicators of these goals, in addition to identifying implementation responsibilities among those involved in the implementation of certain goals and activating the means of cooperation among all related entities, as well as clarifying the accountability arrangements for this and expand the participation of stakeholders in the follow- up of the SDGs by government agencies.

In line with the commitment of the Jordan Audit Bureau to implement the cooperative audit in the field of water protection with the Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), A Performance audit has been conducted by the team to evaluate the  management of drinking water loss in Amman.

The objective of the audit was to verify the efficiency of the procedures and processes implemented by the Water Authority and Miyahuna Company in reducing the drinking water loss in the Capital Governorate (Amman) during the period 2015–2018 and to study the processes implemented to limit the illegal uses and aggressions on the drinking water networks.

The audit found many important issues whether in the legislative, regulatory or technical framework that must be improved, and based on these findings, the Audit Bureau of Jordan recommended that the water authority and Miyahuna company should emphasize the importance of preparing an integrated strategy to reduce water loss and address all its causes, and to develop normative values and target values for all elements of action plans to reduce the percentage of water losses and determine the mechanism of implementation over the years of the plan.

Guide

1. The National Oversight Committee that oversees the implementation and reporting of the SDG should address the gaps identified by the RIA assessment and ensure that all SDG targets are met and that the national plans are effectively implemented. Together with other stakeholders they should also identify ways to raise more awareness on the SDGs across the population.
2. The Policies, Acts and Regulations that governs coastal zone management in Seychelles should be updated and revised to align with the current situation. The country should also develop its Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan which will assist in the sustainable development and management of its vulnerable coastal areas.
3. The Enforcement agencies such as the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change should maintain proper records in regards to pollution cases. The Seychelles National Oil Spill Contingency Plan should be revised and updated to reflect current best practices to address an oil spill. Other entities such as the Ports Authority should also be vigilant on port activities that may pollute these areas.
4. Coastal adaptation projects being implemented in the Seychelles to mitigate the impact of coastal degradation and erosion should be carefully planned, implemented and managed. Authorities should adopt a pro-active approach and ensure that the most appropriate coastal mitigation option is being used. These projects should also follow the relevant Procurement Acts and Regulations.
5. Coastal monitoring and enforcement should be enhanced to reduce the incidence of illegal fishing and overfishing. Synergies should be enhanced between respective authorities to effectively apprehend and bring those guilty to court in a timely manner. Better monitoring and implementation of fishing agreement, conditions and regulations should be in place to ensure that there is no overfishing.