The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is being implemented by all countries since January 2016. Over the next 15 years, it will shape numerous policy fields - far beyond development cooperation. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is currently aligning its development policy with the implementation of the Agenda 2030. This is based on three pillars: the implementation of the Agenda in Germany, the support of the partner countries of the German Development Cooperation, and the implementation on the international level. The sectoral project (SV) Agenda 2030 advises the BMZ on sustainable development on all three pillars.
Due to the dynamics, the thematic scope and the complexity of the Agenda 2030, the SV Agenda 2030 demands through this assignment the support by profound expertise on various topics.
In this context, the contractor supported the content and conceptual work of the SV Agenda 2030 with input. The scientific and conceptual support provided by the contractor was intended to synthesize existing knowledge and, by means of correspondingly professional preparatory work, deepen the content of the consultancy, accelerate the handling of the requests, and enable promt reaction to developments in the desired quality. The contractor's broad professional profile was to ensure the availability of scientific expertise on various topics; thus, enabling technically adequate advisory services for BMZ. Furthermore, the SV was enabled to keep an overview of existing reforms and adaptation processes and to derive recommendations for German development cooperation.
Within the scope of the scientific support, the contractor worked, on request, together with the SV Agenda 2030 on various topics and provided specific services. A pool of 3 specialists was provided.