Since 2017, Costa Rica has settled a multi-stakeholder governance with different levels (political coordination; steering and advisory; coordination; implementation). Within the steering and advisory level there is the Consultive Committee, an advisor body that is formed by the representatives of the different sectors: Executive, Legal and Legislative branches of Government; NGOs, Private sector, Electoral court, Ombudsmen, Religious groups, labor unions, Academia and local governments organizations.
Since then, these representatives have participated in decision-making. Currently, a survey have been developed in order to assess good practices and challenges, in order to inform about future changes for improvement.

Settle and organizational structure for planning, implementing, and monitoring of the 17 SDGs in Costa Rica

Executive, Legal and Legislative branches of Government; NGOs, Private sector, Electoral court, Ombudsmen, Religious groups, labor unions, Academia and local governments organizations.

Since it was founded, several decisions regarding methodologies, indicators, communication strategies and commitments have been taken.

A national methodology for SDGs implementation (still not oficialised due to new presidential term).

As an enabling condition, an executive decree have officialised the structure and the decision process that has been held since 2017, have been an incentive for the continuity of this advisory body.

Considering that the body is created by executive decree, it guarantees the continuity of the body, as well as the progress acquired.

Currently, all the represented sectors have done a survey in order to assess the good practices and challenges that must be considered in order to improve the management of the whole governance. This survey covered all the sectors involved and allowed to have data about the SDGs and indicators they are focused on contributing, populations that are participating with them (women, handicapped, LGBTIQ…), as well as scope of their actions.

Several press statements inform about the common experiences driven by these stakeholders and are available in spanish: http://ods.cr/actualidad/noticias