Case studies and best practices
Norway is undergoing a local municipal reform. The goal is to build bigger, stronger local authorities. As part of the reform, Hurum, Røyken and Asker have decided to merge in 2020. The new municipality is to be called Asker. The three municipalities decided at an early stage that the new municipality should not only be built on ”best practice” but on ”next practice”. The UN Sustainable Development Goals came into force in January 2016. At the same time, Hurum, Røyken and Asker had just started planning their future merging. It was natural, therefore, for the three municipalities to use the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as the framework for building the new Asker municipality.
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The publication offers an inventory of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets, outlining what local governments can do to achieve them. For cities, municipalities and public ce...
Developed by Association of Flemish Cities and Munici...
Posted by Hanne Albers
Tools : Raising Awareness
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SDG 16 is about peaceful and inclusive societies. This goal calls on local governments to become even more responsive to the communities, making sure no group is excluded. In an increasingly urbanizi...
Developed by United Cities and Local Governments (UCL...
Posted by Fabienne Perucca
Guidance and systemization of experiences
