It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 ECOSOC e-Discussion, this year focusing on the 2018 ECOSOC theme “From global to local: supporting sustainable and resilient societies in urban and rural communities.”
To take this discussion forward, we propose the following two questions:
- What are the current and emerging challenges to building sustainable and resilient societies and what actions can be taken, especially at the local level to address these challenges?
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How are national and subnational institutions translating the sustainable development goals into concrete actions? What institutional frameworks for sustainable development are required, and how can they be built?
We encourage all participants to share concrete national and subnational examples, lessons learned and experiences to feed into policy recommendations and guidance for the 2018 ECOSOC substantive session and beyond.
Dear colleagues,
The 2018 ECOSOC e-Discussion has now come to an end. We would like to thank all of you for your valuable contributions, ranging from concrete experiences and local examples to global, national and local policy recommendations, ideas and suggestions. The contributions reflect a wide range of perspectives from different actors and regions on how international, national and local actors can work together to translate global commitments into local action and build sustainable and resilient societies and communities.
Based on your inputs, we have extracted the following main messages and recommendations that have emerged from the e-Discussion:
A summary of the e-Discussion, including the recommendations for each discussion question is attached.
The summary will also be made available through the ECOSOC website as background to the deliberations during the Council’s High-level Segment in July.
We encourage you to continue engaging in this global discussion here on the Global Dev Hub, on the ECOSOC website, as well as on www.localizingthesdgs.org for access to a wealth of tools and resources on SDG Localization.
Best regards,
Marion Barthelemy and Patrick Keuleers
Co-Moderators