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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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Best Practices for Promoting Transparency at the Local Level

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This document highlights the efforts made by Colombian Municipalities and Departments to improve the performance of their powers. The activities detailed in this book are efforts to reduce the risks o...

Developed by United Nations Development Programme (UN...

Posted by Local2030

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Localizing the SDGs in Colombian Cities with the Cómo Vamos City Network

Available in English

Cómo Vamos Cities Network and partner Fundación Corona profile their efforts to develop a common SDG indicator framework for Colombian cities, a common set of SDG city-level targets, and a model data...

Developed by TRENDS

Posted by Local2030

Case studies and best practices

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