PLN – 16
12/2015
Setting the Scene in Asia for SDGs implementation at local level: Focus on SDG 8 - Local Economic Development
Organizing partners
Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos
Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos ASPAC
NEGOMBO
ILO
Hosting city
Negombo, Sri Lanka
Good practices
- Discussion of the roles of municipalities as employers (The Netherlands Municipalities) and associations approach (South Africa Small Town Regeneration)
- Localize and mainstream the SDG targets into local development agendas
- Charting a path for collaboration and network requires territorial planning and management of Local Economic Development through cooperation and coordination between Cities, local governments, private sector, social partners and relevant actors.