Project Info

Project Code
2124R
Tranche
T13
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Strengthening national capacities for identifying those left the furthest behind in Asia and the Pacific

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
ESCAP

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$624,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Countries or Areas: Fiji, Maldives, Mongolia, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Regions: Asia, Oceania
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations: Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Areas of Work

SDG
1
2
4
8
10
SDG Targets
1.3
1.4
2.2
4.5
8.5
10.1
10.2
10.4

Brief Description

Prior to the pandemic outbreak, most countries in the Asia-Pacific region were already struggling with high levels of poverty and inequality. Without the necessary tools to measure inequality of opportunities and identify the population groups most in need of support, the effectiveness of policy interventions may be low. The project will use innovative and rigorous methodologies to assist policymakers to identify population groups furthest behind in access to a range of services and opportunities. The project will develop an easy-to-use online diagnostic tool that policymakers can use to measure inequalities and identify the population groups furthest behind in, for example, education completion, health care access, access to basic water, sanitation, clean energy and the internet. It will also include COVID-19 pandemic-related indicators, such as handwashing practices. At the end of the project, it is expected that policymakers will utilize the innovative diagnostic tools to enhance policies that better deliver on the pledge to Leave No One Behind.

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To strengthen national capacities in developing policies that reduce inequality of opportunity and accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for those left behind
Expected Outcome 1
Enhanced capacities of technical officials and specialists to identify those left behind
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened capacity of policymakers to utilize the innovative diagnostic tools and methodologies developed under the project to enhance policies that better deliver on the pledge to Leave No One Behind