Strengthening the local implementation of SDGs through local reviews and monitoring
Connective Cities virtual Dialogue Event in cooperation with the City of Bonn
Local and regional governments are essential partners for monitoring and reporting on progress in localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2018, more and more cities and regions have started to develop Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) based on local data and localised indicators. They aim to shed light on their local efforts to implement the SDGs in order to contribute to and complement the information and data provided by their national governments to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
The Connective Cities virtual dialogue event on 26, 27 and 29 April 2021 facilitated the exchange of experience on this topic, with almost 60 participants from 19 countries from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The event’s three main topics dealt with
- data availability and data collection systems for SDG monitoring,
- data-driven policy development and contribution to different levels of governance and
- quality citizen dialogue and stakeholder engagement.
The dialogue event was held in partnership with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and PLATFORMA and co-hosted by the City of Bonn.
