Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, the city-to-city and peer learning processes facilitated by UCLG Learning have been looking at the role of local public policies in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As we approach the SDG Summit in September 2023, we invite you to explore some of the inspiring practices and key lessons to #Act4SDGs that have come out from the exchanges and mutual learning among local and regional governments from all over the world in the last eight years.
Click through the different practices listed below under the five thematic areas of the Agenda 2030 (people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership) to explore the respective Peer Learning Note where you can find other inspiring practices as well as key lessons and recommendations.
People (SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Reducing vulnerabilities of the poor and building back better after a hurricane (PLN27, pages 28-29)
- Amazonia, Peru: Promoting sustainable local food production through the establishment of agrarian cooperatives (PLN23, page 27)
- Tbilisi, Georgia: Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan fosters cleaner air and safer mobility for all (PLN29, pages 19-20)
- Dédougou, Burkina Faso: Welcoming internally displaced children to school (PLN32, pages 16)
- Valencia, Spain: A local action plan and dedicated office to address discrimination in the city (PLN28, pages 22-23)
Planet (SDGs 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15)
- The Ahr Valley, Germany: A pilot study for the development of decentralized flood protection and integral water management (PLN33, pages 20-22)
- Jakarta, Indonesia: A sustainable approach to revitalizing the Historical Heritage of Kota Tua (PLN22, pages 9-22)
- Albay, Philippines: Zero Casualty strategy to increase resilience to climate disasters (PLN24, pages 26-27)
- Paraná, Argentina: Water basins as a territorial unit for citizen government coordination towards environmental action and resilience building (PLN26, pages 30-31)
- CBIMA, Costa Rica: Restoring urban ecosystems and biodiversity in the Maria Aguilar Interurban Biological Corridor (PLN31, pages 14-19)
Prosperity (SDGs 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11)
- Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain: “Ecopark of the Mediterranean” Integral Waste Recovery Plant turns waste into energy (PLN19, pages 11-14)
- Seoul, South Korea: Fostering small industries, local employment, and urban regeneration through Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Special Districts (PLN21, pages 12-15)
- Santa Fe Province, Argentina: Base Plans for intermediary cities – Regional infrastructure development and participatory planning tools for inclusive and sustainable local development (PLN17, pages 23-28)
- Banjarmasin, Indonesia: Addressing inequalities of people with disabilities through a Multi Stakeholder initiative to promote social inclusion through participatory data collection, placemaking, and community participation (PLN30, pages 28-30)
- Blantyre, Malawi: Public spaces as generator of growth (PLN15, pages 22-31)
Peace & Partnerships (SDGs 16 and 17)
- Lyon, France: Integral approach to conflict prevention through the ‘Tranquillite Médiation” Agency (PLN20, pages 30-32)
- eThekwini, South Africa: Participatory budgeting and community based planning (PLN18, pages 17-19)
- Sfax, Tunisia: Cooperating with CSO networks to fill local and national gaps (PLN25, 17-19)
- Negombo, Sri Lanka: Action-oriented collaboration to facilitate South-South Triangular partnerships (PLN16, pages 31-33)
In addition to the inspiring practices, lessons and recommendations in the different peer learning notes linked above, we also invite you to explore the key learning resources developed to foster capacities to advance in the localization of the SDGs including: