VILNIUS NEW SCHOOL PROJECT COMBINES TRADITIONAL AND IMMERSIVE LEARNING
In 2021, Vilnius Municipality and the and Vilnius Education Progress Center (in Lithuania) launched the innovative education project “Vilnius is a School.” This project brings the school lessons such history, languages, mathematics, business, technologies, civil society, or how to deal with disinformation— out of school premises and into public spaces and business throughout the city. […]
MASAKA CITY JOURNEY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Masaka City, in Central Uganda, is making significant strides in becoming a clean and sustainable city under the leadership of Mayor Florence Namayanja. With her unwavering commitment to environmental protection and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Mayor is spearheading efforts to ensure that Masaka makes its mark in the realization of Agenda 2030. Her […]
BIKE LANES: A SUSTAINABLE PATH TOWARDS 2030
New alternatives to urban mobility, particularly cycling, plays a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As cities face increasing challenges related to traffic congestion, air pollution, and health concerns, cycling becomes a viable solution to urban mobility with quick and proven results in terms of improving not only urban mobility, but also […]
USING DATA PLATFORMS FOR LOCAL DECISION-MAKING
UNDP’s fourth learning event to share SDG solutions proposed by local governments was held on the 5th of October 2023 with an exchange between Prague in the Czech Republic, and Amman in Jordan on the topic ‘How to use data platforms for better local decision making’. Cities have been experimenting with data platforms for a while […]
HOW JOHANNESBURG IS TURNING THE SDGs INTO ACTION
The City of Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is the capital of the Gauteng Province and serves as the economic hub of the country, as well as the gateway to Southern Africa. Agenda 2030 has become a central element for the city, with special focus on SDG 10 on reducing inequality […]
ADVANCING CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION IN BUFFALO CITY, SOUTH AFRICA
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, situated in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, encompasses the towns of East London, Bhisho, and King William, as well as the Mdantsane and Zwelitsha townships. However, the region has long struggled with water access, exacerbated by severe droughts, inadequate rainfall, and poor maintenance of water infrastructure. These challenges are not unique […]
DIGITALIZATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICES
The local and regional levels of government are on the frontline of the introduction of new digital technologies and processes in public services: although central governments play a leading role in the decision to launch and roll out digitalization programs and initiatives, most public services are delivered at municipal, local, or regional government level. This […]
AROUND THE WORLD: CITIES CARE
Local governments around the world are taking the concept of “care” very seriously. Cities care in many ways, by placing the concept of care at the center of service provision and as the underlying principle to elaborate decisions and design inclusive initiatives for those who need them the most. Policies directed at caregivers, the vulnerable, […]
UNDP SDG PUSH
Many countries are accelerating the SDGs by innovating locally to achieve most of the goals by 2030. Although COVID-19 and other crises have disrupted progress, some countries are making significant progress by using innovation to achieve the SDGs. Created as part of UNDP’s SDG push, the Integrated Insights Report provides a landscape of SDG trends […]
HOBOKEN FLOOD PREVENTING STRATEGY
Hoboken is a city in New Jersey (USA) with a population of approximately 60,000 residents over an area of 5 km2. The area used to be an island with the Hudson River to the east and Tidal wetlands to the west and it is subject to flooding. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy had catastrophic consequences for […]
