After understanding the main features of each global agenda, and the role of local governments, stakeholders can self-assess gaps and challenges at the local level that could hamper the implementation of these global agendas locally, and possible ways of overcoming them. In the following tables you can rank the priority of a certain category for your context, state what this category is relevant in your context, and think about possible ways of overcoming the named challange.
Option 1.
- Challenge 1: Coordination challenge; how can we bring together the right stakeholders at the right time in the right place?
- Challenge 2: Policy coherence challange: There will be many co-benefits among the SDGs, where addressing one goal helps address others at the same time. However also many trade-offs. For example, biodiversity could be threatened if forests are cut down to expand agricultural production for food security. Each of these issues has many competing stakeholder interests attached to them.
- Challenge 3: A final key challenge is ensuring responsibility and accountability for progress towards meeting the SDGs. Mechanisms to do this need to link across local, national and international scales.
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Option 2.
Challenge 1. Mandates: Questions of subsidiarity and political will underpin the ability of local level actors to take action. - Challenge 2. Finance: Direct access to international finance by city governments can be challenging, national funding streams may be limited, and capacity to raise revenue locally low.
- Challenge 3. Data: Gaps remain in the collection and analysis of data, particularly disaggregated data at the city level. Data needs will grow, for example for climate forecasts.
- Challenge 4. Capacity: Limited technical knowledge and human resources among local actors, including in urban planning and governance, will hamper effective implementation of plans.
Source of categories:
Option 1. 2015 James Patterson – 3 challenges facing UN SDGs https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/08/3-challenges-facing-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals/
Option 2. Misselwitz presentation