BASIC INFORMATION
Czech RepThursday, 13 November 2025
The first NSDS was adopted by the Czech Government in December 2004.
However, the main document truly outlining the national vision of sustainable development and translating the SDGs into a national context was adopted by the Government in 2017 and it is entitled the Strategic Framework Czech Republic 2030 (hereinafter „Czech Republic 2030“). The latest up-date of the Czech Republic 2030 was approved by the government in 2024.
The Strategic framework Czech Republic 2030 serves not only as an implementation tool, but also as a framework for other strategic documents on national, regional and local level areas that are decisive for long-term and sustainable development of the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic 2030 covers the three pillars of sustainable development, i.e. social, economic and environmental issues, while also covering three levels of governance, i.e. international, national and regional. In each area, a vision of the end state is formulated, which is further specified by strategic and specific objectives. Overall, it defines 27 strategic goals and 95 targets.
The Czech Republic 2030 is accompanied by implementation plans, that cover possible gaps in achieving its objectives and areas where more intensive action is needed.
The Czech Republic 2030 also serves as a basis for evaluating the sustainable development of the Czech Republic.
Ministry of the Environment
Pavla Cvachovcová, Pavla.cvachovcova@mzp.gov.cz
Sustainable Development Unit, Agenda2030@mzp.gov.cz
The Government Council for Sustainable Development (GCSD) is a permanent advisor, which is the initiating and coordinating body of the Government in the areas of sustainable development, strategic management and long-term priorities of the state. It is composed of representatives of ministries, the Office of the Government, the Parliament of the Czech Republic, social and economic partners and a wider range of NGOs and academia. It is chaired and managed by the Ministry of the Environment.
At the working level, there is an interministerial network of focal points to facilitate a task-based and ad-hoc coordination.
Implementing the SDGs at regional level is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Regional Development, which continuously collaborates with the Ministry of the Environment on the agenda.
Apart from this, there is an ongoing project on enhancing policy coherence on a horizontal level. It aims to align and assess the contribution of sectoral strategies to sustainable development. The project is funded from the National Recovery Plan, and it is scheduled for years 2023 – 2026.
The Czech Statistical Office manages and collects data for three indicator sets to monitor sustainable development in different contexts.
There are 248 indicators on the 2030 Agenda including its proxy indicators, 170 indicators on the Czech Republic 2030 and 39 subjective indicators on the quality of life.
At the national level, the progress in fulfilling the objectives and targets of the Strategic framework Czech Republic 2030 is assessed every three years in its evaluation Report on the Quality of Life and its Sustainability. The latest evaluation report was published in 2024.
At the global level, the Czech Republic follows the recommendation from the UN and carries out its Voluntary National Review (“VNR”) every four years. It evaluates the progress and emerging challenges in all 17 SDGs. The 3rd VNR was presented at the High-level Political forum in 2025.
All these assessments are managed by the Ministry of the Environment in collaboration with Czech Statistical Office, Ministry of Regional Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Government. There is usually further collaboration with other partners including private sector, academia and NGOs if needed.