The Metrics of change: Opportunities and challenges in analysing transformation

On 05 December 2024, UNSSC hosted a virtual discussion on the ‘Metrics of change: opportunities and challenges in analysing transformation’. 

Drawing on insights from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UN SDG System-Wide Evaluation Office, and country-level experiences, this session explored the complexities of evaluating progress towards the 2030 Agenda, emphasizing the interconnected nature of the SDGs and the need for a more systemic approach to measurement.  

Thought leaders discussed challenges such as data gaps, infrastructure limitations, and cross-country comparability, while also exploring how systems thinking and multi-sector partnerships can drive meaningful transformation. 

Key speakers: 

• Andrea Cook, Executive Director, UN SDG System-Wide Evaluation Office 
• Steve MacFeely, Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics and Data Directorate, OECD 
• Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, UNDP 
• Charles Abani, UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana 
• Silke Weinlich, Deputy Director, Learning and Knowledge Services, UNSSC (Welcome and opening) 
• Itziar Arispe, Evaluation Learning Specialist, UNSSC (Moderator) 

For further information: 

• Summit of the Future Side Event on Accelerating the SDGs through access to evidence: 

  • RECORDING 
  • WEBSITE 

• Global SDG Synthesis Coalition 

• Interactive Evaluation Evidence Maps: 

  • Coverage of 2020 QCPR themes/priorities   
  • Detailed evidence on QCPR themes/priorities  
  • Coverage of Sustainable Development Goals
  • The maps and summaries on 5 topics as follows can also be found here. 
  • UNDP System Change: A Guidebook for Adopting Portfolio Approaches (2022)

For more information about this webinar series, please visit our webpage.