How to finance the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals?

Moderated by Local2030, 11 December 2018 19

To happen locally, Agenda 2030 needs to be sufficiently funded. A clear financial strategy is needed at all levels, including the local one. Localizing finance means not only to assign funds for the local level, but also to create the enabling space for economic development at local level.

To think about how countries and cities can fund Agenda 2030 at local level, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNCDF and United Cities and Local Governments are organising the Venice City Solutions 2030, an international event hosted by the Italian Association for the Council of European Municipalities (AICCRE) and financially supported by Platforma and UNACLA, with the technical contribution of FMDV. The event will take place in Venice (Italy) on 16-17th November 2018, bringing together representatives of central governments, local and regional government associations, Mayors, Governors and other governmental representatives and selected partners with the objective to think ahead about how to finance the implementation of the SDGs at local level.

To kick start the discussion, the LocalizingTheSDGs Platform is launching an e-Discussion (click here to READ THE CONCEPT NOTE) to engage stakeholders, experts, practitioners and policy-makers in a global dialogue on the themes to be addressed in the Venice’s event. The debate will inform the final report of the activity, to be submitted to the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

The discussion will focus on: 1. National strategies for financing the SDGs at local level, 2. Measuring impact at local level: the importance of data on budget alignment and tracking indicators, 3. City Solutions, how local governments are making the Agenda 2030 a reality at local level, and 4. Dynamic local economies to achieve Agenda 2030.

To start the discussion, tell us your perpsective and experience by answering to one or all of the following questions:

1. National strategies for financing the SDGs at the local level

  • In your country, is there a dialogue between central and local governments about how to finance Agenda 2030?
  • What are the biggest challenges to define a financial strategy for financing the SDGs at local level? What could be done differently? 
  • How can a local government finance the SDGs implementation? Should central government add a new line of budget to be accessed by local governments to implement Agenda 2030? Or should another mechanism be considered?
  • What is the added value of aligning international funding opportunities with the SDGs? Has your institution allocated any specific budget line to help countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda?

2. Measuring impact at local level: the importance of data on budget alignment and tracking indicators

  • Has your country undertook any reform process of the national statistics system to monitor the SDGs? In particular, has your country established any particular follow-up mechanism regarding financing the SDGs?
  • Has your city established a methodology to measure progress on SDGs locally? Alternatively, how do you plan to measure the impact of public actions to achieve the SDGs locally?
  • What is the mechanism that your country/ institution has put in place to measure the impact of public policies? Is your institution aligning its budget with the 2030 Agenda?

3. City Solutions, how local governments are making the 2030 Agenda a reality at local level

  • What are the specific SDGs and indicators that you have considered as a priority in your city? How have you planned to fund these SDG priorities?
  • Have you initiated a budgetary exercise specifically focused on the SDGs?
  • What are the relations with regional or central governments related to funding the 2030 Agenda? Is there any opening? What are the difficulties?
  • Do you think that the 2030 Agenda is an opportunity for your city to obtain more financial resources? How so?

4. Dynamic local economies to achieve the 2030 Agenda

  • How can the social and economic actors of your city contribute to the 2030 Agenda?
  • Is central government opening the debate and involving the private sector in 2030 Agenda related discussions?
  • Is there any public sector strategy at national or local level to make sure than the private sector, with a special focus to Small and Medium Enterprises including Social and Solidarity Economy actors, feel part of the process of implementing the 2030 Agenda? What are the main challenges for their involvement? And how could they be addressed? 

We encourage all participants to share concrete national and subnational examples, lessons learned and experiences to feed into policy recommendations and guidance for the Venice's event and 2019 HLPF substantive session and beyond.

We look forward to a lively and engaged discussion!

 

Please click here to read the full concept note of the e-discussion

15 Responses Add Comment
UN-Habitat Local, NAIROBI Kenya ( 2231 Days Ago )

Why do you think investing in cities and territories can help achieving the Agenda 2030?

Simone Muffolini, Tavernelle sul Mella Italy ( 2230 Days Ago )

We are born human, then along the way we forget what is human, "heaven is this Correspondence of loving senses, Celestial dowry is in humans". good, indulgent, sympathetic, civil, philanthropist, charitable.

John Coonrod, Washington United States of America ( 2230 Days Ago )

SET A 20% NORM: Policy progress often comes about through setting norms. The Movement for Community-led Development is encouraging a "norm" for the share of public resources in the hands of local communities - with 20% - the level established by Kenya - representing a "minimum standard." In developed countries, nearly 50% of public resources are in local hands, while in sub-Saharan Africa and most of South Asia it is well under 10%.

Rodrigo Nunes Ferreira, Belo Horizonte Brazil ( 2230 Days Ago )

Here in the city of Belo Horizonte we created the ODS Thematic Budget, which allows us to identify the allocation of the municipal public budget by objective. See a summary of the project in the presentation of the link below. https://goo.gl/nSCfAj

Santiago Bertoglia, Luján de Cuyo - Provincia de Mendoza Argentina ( 2230 Days Ago )

Estimados colegas, amigos, familias: Me encuentro agradecido por poder conversar con Ustedes y esperando trabajar en el terreno ARGENTINA con personal de las Naciones Unidas. Por lo que comentaré a continuación sobre la situación de la corrupción de funcionarios públicos que impide el ingreso de fondos de financiamiento para la implementación local, nacional, de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. La corrupción de funcionarios públicos está asesinando a NIÑOS, NIÑAS, MUJERES y HOMBRES en Argentina y estas acciones viene desde muchos años atrás y hasta la actualidad. Por lo que no puedo responder con sinceridad y datos ciertos a las preguntas: 1. Estrategias nacionales para financiar los ODS a nivel local. En su país, ¿existe un diálogo entre los gobiernos central y local sobre cómo financiar la Agenda 2030? ¿Cuáles son los mayores desafíos para definir una estrategia financiera para financiar los ODS a nivel local? ¿Qué se podría hacer de manera diferente? 2. Medición del impacto a nivel local: la importancia de los datos sobre la alineación del presupuesto y los indicadores de seguimiento ¿Ha emprendido su país algún proceso de reforma del sistema nacional de estadísticas para monitorear los ODS? En particular, ¿ha establecido su país algún mecanismo particular de seguimiento con respecto a la financiación de los ODS? 3. City Solutions, cómo los gobiernos locales están haciendo realidad la Agenda 2030 a nivel local ¿Cuáles son los ODS e indicadores específicos que ha considerado como una prioridad en su ciudad? ¿Cómo ha planeado financiar estas prioridades de los ODS? 4. Economías locales dinámicas para lograr la Agenda 2030. ¿Cómo pueden los actores sociales y económicos de su ciudad contribuir a la Agenda 2030?

Philémon MFULUTOMA LUKOKI, Kinshasa Congo The Democratic Republic Of The ( 2230 Days Ago )

Oui, car il s'agit de l'ODD 11 de l'agenda 2030 concernant les villes propres et établissements sûrs et résilients demandant aux gouvernants d'assurer un accès à tous un logement et des services de base adéquats à tous nécessitant un assainissement efficace de tous les quartiers de taudis (pour prévenir la santé de ses administrés) et des systèmes de transport sûrs, sécurisés, accessibles et viables à un coût abordable à toute la population sans distinction aucune et de garantir son bien-être , par ricochet le développement durable. Voilà pourquoi les gouvernants doivent financer au niveau local en cherchant les voies et moyens d'assurer un financement nécessaire et requis pour sa population. Le budget national, à juste titre ou décentralisé (local) doit intégrer une quote-part importante de cette donne.

jenifa omolo, kibaha United Republic of Tanzania ( 2229 Days Ago )

In improving economic wellbeing of low income people we dedicate 50% of development project’ budget to finance projects from lower level (villages and wards). We also support development of businesses and entrepreneurship by providing education and soft loans to women, youth and disabled (10% of our collection) Kibaha Town Council also has invested in improving transport and communication infrastructures so as to smoothen transportation of people and commodities by constructing new roads. Kibaha Town Council is implementing the SDG #6 of ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation by constructing and improving water distribution network. see pictures of the projects from link below http://www.kibahatc.go.tz/

Yawo Dodji Mandela DJAHO, Lomé Togo ( 2229 Days Ago )

Le Togo dispose désormais de son Plan National de Développement (PND) arrimé aux ODD pour la période 2018-2022. Nous sommes actuellement dans une phase de vulgarisation du PND. Tous les acteurs sont mobilisés à cet effet dont les Organisations de la Société Civile (OSC) qui ont organisé du 23 au 25 Octobre dernier le 2e Forum National des OSC sur les ODD avec des focus sur le PND. Nous sommes également dans une phase de mobilisation de ressources pour la mise en œuvre du PND. Des ressources internes devraient être mobilisé mais le financement extérieur est également recherché. Le pays a par ailleurs amorcé une phase de décentralisation. Les élections seront bientôt organisées et les élus locaux devraient faciliter le développement des communautés par la mise en œuvre des Plans de Développement Communautaires (PDC). Notre problème est que beaucoup de communauté ne disposent pas de PDC et c'est le travail auquel nous nous attelons actuellement au niveau de l'Observatoire Ouest Africain du Développement Durable avec le Projet d'Appui des Communautés à la mise en œuvre des ODD (PAC-ODD).

Ticiana Ponte, Fortaleza Brazil ( 2221 Days Ago )

Since October 2018, we have an oficial National Commission (Comissão Nacional dos ODS) for the implementation of Agenda 2030 in Brazil. The commission's Action Plan 2016-2018 establish the strategic actions for the implementation of Agenda 2030 in the states and local government, however it does not mention ways to finance the implementation, at all. Fortaleza is the fifth metropolis of Brazil, even so, the internalisation of SDGs in the local government is still very weak. The local government Multi-year plan is still not aligned with Agenda 2030; the indicators are not the ones suggested by the Nacional Commission for the local implementation. It is importante that the local governments build a public politic focused on the implementation of the SDGs. To have interest in doing so it is important to make clear for the city's administration what are the real benefits, including the possibility to finance the municipal projects, plans and actions. It is taking too long for the strategies of the National Comission to get in the city territory.There is too much bureaucracy, It is time to go straight to local governments for the SDG's implementation, specially for SDG11. The city's Urban Plans should consider de SDG's targets and indicators, the city master plan and sectorial plans are the beginning of the urban public politics. If the SDGs are not contemplated and localised there, it is a lot more difficult to implement and localize later, out of the planning process. In Fortaleza there are many actions and projects that contribute to the achievement of SDGs, nevertheless few are been related to de SDGs. Fortaleza is now in the process of reviewing the Integrated Project for the Management of the Maritime Waterfront of Fortaleza (Projeto Orla), it is already available in the city's hall site, for each action we localised the correspondent SDG target, so in the future it will be possible to publicise to society how exactly each plan's established action contribute to Agenda 2030. Unfortunately it was not possible to align with the SDG's indicators and that weakens the implementation and evaluation of the achievement of Agenda 2030. It is essencial that the local governments have the opportunity to access international funding once it is aligned with Agenda 2030, for that the local government must include de SDG in its planning. This takes us to another issue, the need for local capacitation in the implementation and localisation of the SDGs. One of the strategic action of the National Commission is exactly that. The dissemination in the local government secretariats of the principles of Agenda 2030 and the SDG should be a priority, otherwise we will continue to see the implementation occurring in a pontual form, and not as it should, institutionalised.

Ticiana Ponte, Fortaleza Brazil ( 2221 Days Ago )

Errata: the National Commission was created in October, 2016

DOSSE SOSSOUGA, Lomé Togo ( 2220 Days Ago )

Si les reformes ont été bien faites: création d'institution national d'ODDs responsable d'étude des projets sociaux, économique et environnementaux de chaque municipalité. Après approbation le virement est fait aux centres ODDs créés dans la commune. Le rapport financier est envoyé par voie hiérarchique passant par le comité préfectoral, subregionnal et parvient à l'institution nationale

Sheriff Gbadamosi, Surulere Nigeria ( 2209 Days Ago )

From the period of 2016 till date i have volunteered and focus on SDGs advocacy and implementation on goal 3 and 4 and their indicators as most priority for myself and the organisation where i am volunteering as the State coordinator (Sustainable Development Goals Initative), www.sdgsai.org in Lagos, Nigeria. For those period what we have put in place was short term goals for funding whereby we source for funds from individuals and volunteers who always spend their time and resources for our events. In the long term, we have been able to register our organisation this year for our operation to be more formal and sustainable and hopefully have access to funding from private sectors, government collaboration and international grants. Other option we are exploring is to have a permanent office we can use, where we can always use to train and educate the society and use the idea of social entrepreneur to sustain our non-governmental organisation. I have not initiated any budgetary exercise so far, the funds for my initiative has been from personal fund and volunteers who donate to the implementation of our advocacy events. The central government in my country have the office of special adviser to presidency on SDGs and each region that is states are expected t have such office of SDGs where private sector, CSOs and NGOs can work in collaboration with government and funding f SDGs implementations. There are no opening known to most of the CSOs and NGOs to work with the central are regional and in cases where such opening are available, it is under utilised by government due to poor leadership. The major difficulty is that the central and most of the regional government are not prioritising the implementation of the SDGs in their project . The central and regional misuse resources, lack of developmental structures and the will to improve the lives of her citizens. Of course, the 2030 should be one of the reason why the state i reside, Lagos which is one of the fastest growing mega city in the world should have more access to funding and implementation of sustainable projects to expand, develop and localise the SDGs.

Local2030, Brussels Belgium ( 2197 Days Ago )

Dear colleagues, The e-discussion on financing the SDGs at the local level has now come to an end. We would like to thank all of you for your valuable contributions, ranging from concrete experiences and local examples to global, national and local policy recommendations, ideas and suggestions. The contributions reflect a wide range of perspectives from different actors and contributed to the event “ Venice City Solutions 2030-Financing the SDGs at the local level” celebrated in Venice, Italy on November 16, 2018. Four guiding issues were addressed during the event. First, presenting some of the national strategies in place for financing the achievement of the SDGs at local level. Second, how local governments are making the Agenda 2030 a reality at local level. The third panel focused on measuring impact at local level through, notably, budget alignment and tracking indicators. Finally, the fourth panel discussed how to harness vibrant local economies to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Throughout the day, representatives of local and regional governments from Amman, Cochabamba, Madrid, Montevideo, Tilarán, as well as the local government associations of Uganda, East Africa, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Italy, together with global and regional associations made strong contributions to present the local initiatives that local governments are pro-actively leading. All highlighted the need to innovate in the way local public policies and development projects are financed. The issue of data, transparency and accountability was key to the discussions. In particular, local governments called for enhancing the way administrations report back to the citizens and harness the local knowledge of communities: citizens, they said, must benefit from the data they co-produce and trust between all levels of government must be reinforced. Some flags were raised to recall that in most regions, including Europe, local governments associations are still raising awareness at the level of the local governments and building up local capacities to align local priorities with national strategies for sustainable development. Throughout the day, local governments called for caution in the way we understand “alignment” and making sure that all levels of government work in a coherent and co-responsible way. Development banks, in particular, were called upon to adopt different perspective to truly engage in partnership with local and regional governments based on the local capacities, solutions and priorities. The all-day discussion made it clear that more multi-stakeholder dialogues were necessary to get the conversation going and make transformative steps forward in reaching a new social contract. A set of recommendations was finally reached and will be brought to the next High Level Political Forum, in July 2019. These include, but are not limited to: • Not only making sure that finance is commensurate with mandates at all levels of government, but innovating in the way that local and regional governments are able to finance their daily efforts. In this regard, international organizations should link funding and financing to concretizing decentralization and supporting reliable data collection and tailored indicators at the local level. • All levels of government should improve the way they communicate and involve citizens in the local development processes. This is a matter of harnessing accountability requirements to build stronger bonds between the citizens’ and cities’ elected bodies and officials. In doing so, they would show their pro-active engagement towards sustainable development and building dynamic partnerships with civil society. • Beyond formal recognition of the co-responsibility of local governments in achieving the global goals, it was highlighted that co-ownership is directly linked to having a seat and a say at the policy-making global and national tables. Coordination mechanisms for coherence of efforts and alignment between all stakeholders, including Parliament, are necessary. Once again, thank you for your active participation and we encourage you to continue engaging in this global discussion here on the virtual platform: www.localizingthesdgs.org.

Sabareesh Suresh, Tirunelveli India ( 2022 Days Ago )

Making the cities resilient and sustainable would require a multifaceted development approach that would provide improved service delivery models which in turn requires high financial investments. A development which is not financially sustainable fails to deliver the benefits by falling apart earlier than expected life, indicating that financial sustainability would be the core in the implementation of the SDG 11.The discussion has to shift from how to finance to how to sustain the finance that's already there . a country like India where there has been unsustainable ways in which cities have been financed , new municipal reforms have to be brought in so that the existing cash flow management runs in a sustainable way

Augusto Martinez, Valencia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ( 1709 Days Ago )

Acá en mi país son contadas las personas que saben que existen los ODS, pero no los conocen, yo deseo ser promotor de los ODS si Uds me ayudan y me orientan, Gracias

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Brazil steps up its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda

Posted by Local2030,

French decentralized cooperation in favor of achieving the SDG5

Posted by Lisa Bonnet, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international

Spread your goals with SDG wings!

Posted by Local2030,

Four Ways Cities are Localizing the SDGs in North America

Posted by Jennifer Temmer, IISD

Piloting Localizing the SDGs in Southern Africa and beyond!

Posted by UCLG CGLU, UCLG

Intermediate Cities of Latin America towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Posted by Local2030,

What are the current and emerging challenges to building sustainable and resilient societies and what actions can be taken, especially at the local level to address these challenges?

Posted by Local2030,

Localization of the SDGs in Algeria: strengthening local capacities for inclusive local development

Posted by Local2030,

Seoul City Announces its plan to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

The Lehendakari presents the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

“Think Globally, Act Locally” Conference For Empowering Local Govts Concludes Successfully

Posted by Local2030,

Athens, Greece has 17 additional goals. The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Posted by Dimitrios Fatouros , United Nations

National Council for Development and French International Solidarity: territories at the heart of the debate

Posted by Lisa Bonnet, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international

The 2030 Agenda in Colombia: tracking the progress in each department

Posted by Local2030,

NYC takes historic step in local tracking of progress toward Global Goals

Posted by Local2030,

Pará, Brazil, hosts a workshop on localizing the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

Youth and Sustainable Development

Posted by Alvaro Andrade, Grupo FARO

The second phase of the project Localizing the SDGs in Brazil was launched today

Posted by Local2030,

From global to local: supporting sustainable and resilient societies in urban and rural communities

Posted by Local2030,

Local economic development as a vehicle to localize the SDGs

Posted by Local2030,

Social and Solidarity Economy to localize the SDGs: the maps of SocioEco

Posted by Françoise Wautiez, Ecosol/socioeco

The registration for the SDGs Brazil Award is open!

Posted by Local2030,

2nd Child Street Festival of Art and Acceptance , Attica, Greece

Posted by Vasiliki Strataki, 1st Primary School Nea Ionia

We have a Goal! We spread the SDG's in our neighborhood and our town! 1st Primary School Nea Ionia, Attica, Greece

Posted by Vasiliki Strataki, 1st Primary School Nea Ionia

Distance education on the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

Gender priorities are part of the domestic and cooperation policies of Spanish regions

Posted by Local2030,

New York City is the first city in the world to submit a Voluntary Local Review to the HLPF

Posted by Local2030,

Regional governments report their efforts for the territorial implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Posted by Local2030,

Sustainable Development Goals Report on Cities - Launch of SDG City Reports on Shimokawa, Toyama, and Kitakyushu

Posted by Local2030,

2018 high-level political forum: the territorialisation of the SDGs, in global engagement of local authorities and strongly elected French elected representatives (9-18 July 2018, New-York)

Posted by Lisa Bonnet, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international

Social and Solidarity Economy for the SDGs: Spotlight on the Social Economy in Seoul

Posted by Local2030,

How the civil society is organized in Brazil for the location of the SDGs: charter, organizational model and form of work.

Posted by Santiago Martin, CNM

Sharing learnings on Bristol’s experience of localising the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in SDG Implementation - Call for Submissions

Posted by Local2030,

New people-centred approaches needed to ensure no one is left behind in ASEAN

Posted by Local2030,

Local and Regional Governments’ 2nd Report to the HLPF: Towards the Localization of the SDGs

Posted by Local2030,

Buenos Aires advances in the 2030 Agenda

Posted by Local2030,

Call for expressions of interest to become a pilot city

Posted by Local2030,

Human rights cities and the Sustainable Development Goals: the case of Lund

Posted by Local2030,

Madrid, Montevideo, La Paz, Sucre and Praia share their localization strategies for the 2030 Agenda

Posted by Local2030,

Scaling government innovation in Georgia: the case of Rustavi

Posted by Local2030,

Mapping the Sustainable Development Goals in German municipalities

Posted by Local2030,

The very first Week of the Sustainable Municipality: more than 80 Flemish municipalities participate!

Posted by Local2030,

UN Public Service Day and Awards

Posted by Local2030,

Raising awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals in the neighborhoods of Praia, Cabo Verde

Posted by Local2030,

Mannheim 2030 – Tailoring the 2030 Agenda to local interests and needs

Posted by Local2030,

Chad converts SDG targets and prepares Roadmap for domestication and localization

Posted by Local2030,

Sucre begins the process of Integration of SDGs into Municipal Integral Planning

Posted by Local2030,

Quito develops its communication strategy of the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

The municipality of Ouled Ben Abdelkader lays the foundations to build a shared vision of the territory for the future

Posted by Local2030,

UN Youth of Finland, Children’s Foundation for the Year of Independence (ITLA) and the City of Hämeenlinna launch a cooperation project for the SDGs

Posted by Local2030,

Shimokawa, Hokkaido: Advancing SDG-Based Community Building

Posted by Local2030,

The City of Los Angeles announces partnership with Occidental College to advance Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

Regions take the lead in implementing the SDGs

Posted by Local2030,

UCLG Regions supports the Provincial Council of Guipúzcoa in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Posted by UCLG CGLU, UCLG

The III Good Practices Award goes to Antioquia, Nariño, Trentino, Barcelona and Catalonia

Posted by Local2030,

[OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] Good practices, success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementation

Posted by Local2030,

UN-Habitat and Colab launch a mobile app for open public consultation on living conditions in Brazilian cities

Posted by Local2030,

Buenos Aires develops its vision towards 2035

Posted by Local2030,

The University of Piraeus celebrates the UN Day and calls for the localization of the SDGs

Posted by Dimitrios Fatouros , United Nations

How are Flemish municipalities already working on SDG localization?

Posted by Local2030,

Recognition of the Confederation of Private Employers of Bolivia to the Autonomous Municipal Government of La Paz

Posted by Pablo Bernal Aguilar, Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz

How the SDGs became the solution for merging municipalities

Posted by Local2030,

The quest for cities of peace

Posted by Local2030,

Advancing the localization of the SDGs in Tunisia

Posted by Local2030,

A call for SDGs-based provincial planning in Nepal

Posted by Local2030,

Localising the SDGs in Jamaica

Posted by Local2030,

SDSN Italia Launches SDG Cities Index for Italy

Posted by Local2030,

How are American cities taking on the SDGs?

Posted by Local2030,

SDG: Five institutions unite by Agenda 2030

Posted by Local2030,

Global call to share good practices in public management

Posted by Local2030,

Putting into practice the new Learning Module 2 about territorial planning to achieve the SDGs! Now in Santiago de Chile!

Posted by Local2030,

Mauritania: New regional presidents commit to further localization of SDGs through regional planning

Posted by Local2030,

Bonn aiming for more sustainability

Posted by Local2030,

From Policy Transfer to Urban Sustainability Exchange

Posted by Local2030,

The Seville Commitment: putting ´Local Action´in the center of the global development agenda

Posted by UCLG CGLU, UCLG

Consolidating the local-global movement to enhance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Posted by UCLG CGLU, UCLG

Expo’s Global Best practice & the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Posted by Local2030,

Utrecht: a Global Goals City

Posted by Local2030,

Meeting in Madrid to build Peaceful and inclusive cities within the framework of the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Local2030,

SDG 16+ Technical Consultation on Inclusive Institutions at the Local Level

Posted by Local2030,

Voluntary Local Reviews LAB

Posted by UN-Habitat Local, UN-Habitat

Cities take up the challenge and report on their advances on the SDGs

Posted by Local2030,

Your opportunity to shape the Global Alliance’s HLPF Report on SDG 16+

Posted by Local2030,

The Voluntary Local Review of the Sustainable Development Goals in Helsinki

Posted by Local2030,

1st OECD Roundtable on Cities and Regions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Posted by Local2030,

SDGs Local Monitoring – China’s Pilot Practice

Posted by Local2030,

Integrated approach to support the localization of the 2030 Agenda by subnational governments in Mexico

Posted by Local2030,

Guatemala: National Priorities for the Development of Territories

Posted by Local2030,

SDG Caravan in Venezuela: Local Dialogues for Development

Posted by Local2030,

Closing and final declaration of the 3rd Regional Forum of Local Economic Development (LED)

Posted by Local2030,

OneNYC 2050: building a strong and fair city

Posted by Local2030,

Accelerating the achievement of the SDGs at local level: the case of the Regional Strategic Plan for Oé-Cusse

Posted by Local2030,

The role of decentralized cooperation to address rising inequalities

Posted by Local2030,

Bristol's Voluntary Local Review and One City Plan

Posted by Local2030,

New York City presents its second Voluntary Local Review on its SDG progress

Posted by Local2030,

Helsinki first European city to present the Sustainable Development Report to the UN

Posted by Local2030,

Buenos Aires presents its first Voluntary Local Review

Posted by Local2030,

Week of the Sustainable Municipality

Posted by Hanne Albers, VVSG vzw

Strategic Plan City of Seville 2030

Posted by ESPERANZA CARO, Ayuntamiento de Sevilla

2030 Agenda Workshop

Posted by Francisco Palavicini Torres, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

#Red2030Tabasco

Posted by Francisco Palavicini Torres, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

BiciConecta UGR

Posted by DAVID CABRERA MANZANO, UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA

New guidance document presents towns and cities with 15 pathways to localise the SDGs

Posted by Robert Morrow, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

SDGs in Action Seminar Series

Posted by Brett Bryan, Deakin University

Can Effective Municipal Governance Save Nigeria?

Posted by Shade Amole, .

The Deshpande Foundation Hubbali Sandbox: Innovation and Relevance for Impact

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Agreement for sustainable development in Lombardy

Posted by Serena Ceppi, Regione Lombardia

Cities for Global Health: Collective responses to global health emergencies

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

UK Guidance for Local Governments during COVID-19 outbreak

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Whatsapp Coronavirus Information Hub

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Capital Locast: Why Local Government Finance is Essential to the COVID-19 Response -

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Local 2030 response to COVID-19

Posted by Reverse Thought, Reverse Thought

Local2030 Spotlight Series- Topic 1

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Deshpande Foundation and COVID-19

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Swedish Hub for Localizing SDGs

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

TakeAction4cities Campaign

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Élas Social

Posted by Fabíola Colombo, Univates/ Élas Social

We the mayors for the SDGs

Posted by Hanne Albers, VVSG vzw

Local2030 Spotlight Series - Topic 2

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Local2030 Spotlight Series - Topic 3

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Food strategy Ghent: Ghent en garde

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Local2030 Spotlight Series - Topic 4

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Local 2030 Sweden Hub Digital Campaign

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Hawaiʻi Voluntary Local Review

Posted by Formisano FORMISANO, UN Habitat

Carnegie Mellon University Completes Voluntary Review of Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Alexandra Hiniker, Carnegie Mellon University

2022 Edition of the UN SDG Action Awards

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

The Local2030 Coalition is launched!

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Local Businesses Driving a Green Growth Economic Recovery

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Liverpool City Region To Rebuild Visitor Economy With Sustainability At Core

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

A pledge for Liverpool

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

The first University of Mayors is announced in Paraná

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Results 5th version Index of Social Progress of Cities- IPS Cities 2021

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Enabling multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development at the local level

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

The first ever Local2030 Coalition Steering Committee Meeting was held in New York City

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Barcelona 2030 Agenda Awards

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Sweden Local 2030 Hub supports the Swedish VNR and multiple VLRs

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Multilevel perspectives on SDG localization in the Eastern Partnership

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

From ECOSOC Youth Forum to International Youth Day, Building a Sustainable Village and Creativerse

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

World’s To-Do List Cities

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

G20 PLIC: Platform on SDG Localization and Intermediary Cities

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Acting together: City, subnational and national governments reshaping agrifood systems

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Global Gateway: Commission launches Civil Society and Local Authorities Dialogue Platform

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Support Monitoring SDG indicator 11.3.2 Civic engagement in urban planning and management!

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Local2030 Coalition Side Event at COP28: "Multilevel governance for climate, food, and biodiversity action"

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

WUF12 launches partner-led events applications [Deadline: 22 April 2024]

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

BM30: The Bay Urban Visioning Awards [Open Call 2024 - Deadline: 10 July 2024]

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

First Local2030 Coalition UN Directors Group Retreat in Bilbao [6-9 February 2024]

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Localizing the SDGs in Small Island Development States Takeaways ideas from the SIDS4 Conference

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Advancing the SDGs Locally: Transforming Communities for Sustainable Development

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Shizuoka Local2030 Hub Student Meeting 2024

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

Building Financial Sustainability Through Localization: Insights from the Networking Event at the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

From Local Action to Global Impact: Insights from Local2030 Hubs: Insights from the Networking Event at the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN

“Knowledge in Action: Bridging Policy and Practice through Scientific Research for SDG Localization”: Insights from the One UN Event at the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum

Posted by Local2030 Coalition, UN