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Cities and regions : engaging citizens in Global Sustainable Development (Presentation of the European Days of Local Solidarity 2019)

25th September 2019 – Global SDGs Action Day

Camila DE EPALZA AZQUETA EU Policy Officer

Basque Government Delegation to the European Union

Euskal Fondoa

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Basque Agency for Development Cooperation

(AVCD/Basque Government):

PLATFORMA member

Between 2014 and 2018, Basque public development cooperation: around 317 million euros

More details at the Basque Public Cooperation Webpage which gathers information from the

Basque Government,

the three Regional Councils,

the three Basque capitals’ councils,

Euskal Fondoa

Basque Public Cooperation principles (I):

- Policy Coherence: Basque Coherence Policy Agreement (2015)

- SDGs / Agenda 2030: political and territorial agreement, led by the

Lehendakari,

- Basque Strategy for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) /

2 Reports,

- Awareness raising and development education: Basque education

strategy for social transformation (H)ABIAN 2030,

- Co-responsibility, dialogue and participatory process,

Basque Public Cooperation principles (II):

- Transparency (Basque Public Cooperation mapping/webpage),

- Balance between traditional cooperation and innovative cooperation

and new alliances, and financing model (ex. Water taxes),

- Collaboration between public authorities, NGOs,

- Youth, education, specialisation and cooperation :

2200 youth- 3 months, since 25 years: Basque Youth Cooperant

Programme,

2 years contracts: Specialisation Programme under UN Agencies

Awareness raising and development education:

Basque education strategy for social transformation

(H) ABIAN 2030

- Launched between 2015 and 2016. A participatory process to define strategy in education

according to the Basque Strategy for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

- In conjunction with the provincial councils, municipalities and civil society, the Basque

Government / Basque Agency for Development Cooperation (AVCD), the Basque NGO

Coordination Platform and education agents,

- 3 steps: Diagnosis, Action Plan and Agreement, with 6 strategic commitments, monitoring,

actions and including the citizens.

1. Acompañar sujetos que buscan y construyen alternativas de ciudadanía global sostenible y equitativa.

2. Promover y potenciar la incorporación de enfoques político-pedagógicos de la EpTS como cuestión diferenciadora de otras propuestas educativas.

3. Potenciar y promover la incorporación del enfoque local-global.

4. Promover y potenciar el enfoque de derechos.

5. Promover la corresponsabilidad de todos los agentes, especialmente, de las instituciones públicas.

6. Tener como referencia el aprendizaje continuo.

IV edition EDLS – European Days of

Local Solidarity

(28 nov. Getxo, Bizkaia)

Camila-deepalza@euskadi.eus

@CamiladeEpalzaA

Camila DE EPALZA AZQUETA

EU Policy Officer

Basque Government Delegation to the European Union

ESKERRIK ASKO!