SDGs as a compass for Belgian development cooperation

The Policy Supporting Research study on the SDGs as a compass for Belgian development cooperation explores ways to guide the Belgian government in her ambitions to further align Belgian development efforts with the SDG framework. The research is carried out by the Research Institute for Labour and Society (HIVA - KULeuven) and the Institute of Development Policy (IOB – University of Antwerp). The project includes (1) the mapping of current practices related to the SDGs in the Belgian landscape; (2) assessing the extent to which policies are aligned to the 2030 agenda and exploring how the Belgian contribution to the SDGs can be monitored; (3) confronting the insights from this assessment in Belgium with practices in the field (Uganda and Benin); and finally (4) identifying and developing frameworks and tools that can support the integration of the SDGs in the different channels of Belgian development cooperation.