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Online Course: Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

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Cities are a core component of the UN’s 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. This mini-series is a companion piece to the SDG Academy's full-length Sustainable Cities course and also serves as a brief introduction to the topic of urban sustainable development and the SDGs. From the inclusion of SDG 11 to the emphasis on subnational actors, cities are increasingly recognized as key players in achieving the SDGs. In these five lectures aptly titled, Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development, Professor Jeffrey Sachs asks the questions: What does it mean to be a ‘sustainable city’ in the 21st century? And what types of challenges do local governments face in adapting to new technologies, energy systems, modes of transportation and more?

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SDG Goal 11 Monitoring Framework: A guide to assist national and local governments to monitor and report on SDG goal 11+ indicators

Available in English

A guide to assist national and local governments in their efforts to collect, analyze, validate data and information in view of the preparation of country-based reports. This “Monitoring Framework” pr...

Developed by United Nations Human Settlements Program...

Posted by Fabienne Perucca

Tools : Monitoring and Evaluation

Community Radio Broadcasting for Empowering Rural People for Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in rural Bangladesh

Available in English

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) accredited with World Summit on the Information Society (WSI...

Developed by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Comm...

Posted by AHM Bazlur

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