MDG Tools and Research


The following tools and methodologies are available for countries to use during the preparation and implementation of MDG-based national development strategies.

The handbook prepared by the UN Millennium Project entitled “Preparing National Strategies to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals: A Handbook” provides a practical introduction to anyone interested in MDG-based national development strategies, and a resource for developing countries undertaking this work.

A library of presentations and costing tools have been developed to support the MDG needs assessment methodology. The presentations provide an overview to MDG-based planning and cover certain thematic areas. Each costing tool comes with a user guide and should be tailored to a country’s specific needs.

Additional documentation on MDG needs assessments and MDG-based planning will be available shortly.


Resources



A handbook prepared by the UN Millennium Project
 
Preparing National Strategies to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals: A Handbook
 
 
Frontmatter and cover (889KB)
Introduction   (327KB)
Step 1. Launch an effective and inclusive process (430KB)
Step 2. Take inventory: reviewing existing strategies and defining the baseline (324KB)
Step 3. Conduct a needs assessment (1 MB)
Steps 4 - 5. Develop a 10-year framework for action.Write a three- to five-year national development strategy. (552KB)
Tools and annex (818KB)
Download the full handbook (3.4MB)

 


MDG Needs Assessment Methodology

MDG needs assessments map out the scale of practical interventions required to meet the MDGs in a country, with special focus on infrastructure, human resources and financial requirements. The results of such assessments can form the basis for developing country-specific strategies to meet the MDGs by 2015. Moreover, they provide a framework for the transparent budgeting of public expenditures to meet the MDGs. The following presentations outline the process of MDG needs assessments for several thematic areas.


Presentations: Introduction

Introduction to MDG-based planning
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)
This presentation describes the principles of MDG-based development strategies

Introduction to MDG Needs Assessment, with Education as an Example
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)
This presentation introduces MDG needs assessments and uses the thematic area of education to outline a suggestive methodology. Any of the presentations below can be added to expand into other thematic areas.


Presentations: Selected Thematic Needs Assessment Areas

Environment Needs Assessment
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)

Gender Needs Assessment
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)

Health Needs Assessment
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)

Hunger Needs Assessment
(PowerPoint Presentation, February 2006)


Needs Assessment Costing Tools

Gender Costing Tool
(XLS 826KB, August 2007)

Gender User Guide
(Word 162KB, March 2007)

Water & Sanitation Costing Tool
(XLS 776KB, March 2007)

Water & Sanitation User Guide
(PDF 346KB, March 2007)