SDG Cities

🌍 Cities leading cities! The #SDGCities Global Community connects 180+ cities from 45 countries to share solutions, learn, and scale what works locally. Be part of the movement putting communities at the heart of sustainable development 👉 forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

What if complex local development didn’t have to be complicated? 🏙️ SDG Cities helps local governments move from ambition to action — linking data, planning & investment to deliver lasting impact. That’s city development made easy. 👉 lnkd.in/dBS2fmSV

Through a flexible, modular approach, SDG Cities simplifies complex local development & strengthens multilevel collaboration. 👉 Join the Global Community: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

Adequate housing isn’t just a roof — it’s the foundation of sustainable development🏙️ When people have safe, secure homes, communities thrive, economies grow, and nearly every SDG becomes easier to achieve. This is what SDG Cities is about: City Development Made Easy.

Cubatão created a dedicated SDG commission linked to a fund — building a pipeline of projects designed to mobilize resources and deliver impact. 📍 EGM on Localizing the Six SDG Transitions | Nairobi, Jan 2026 @Local2030 @UNDESA @UNHABITAT @ILO @FAO Join: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

🎥 What happens when a city links SDG implementation directly to funding? Camila Saraiva (UFABC, Brazil) shares the example of Cubatão, São Paulo — an industrial city taking an active role in aligning governance with the Six Transitions. 🌍 @governosp

By linking climate action with food security, training & education, the project tackles multiple SDG Transitions at once — showing the power of multilevel partnerships. 📍 Nairobi | Jan 2026 @Local2030 @UNDESA @UNHABITAT @ILO @FAOMore: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

🎥 What does integrated climate action look like in practice? James Onyango Adedi (Busia County, Kenya) @040County shares how a joint initiative between the @GovtOfKenya and the @WorldBankKenya & county governments is driving coordinated local transformation. 🌍

From Paris’ 15-minute city to Barcelona’s climate plan and Gwangju’s bus system, cities are delivering market-ready projects with real investment and political commitment to all 17 SDGs. 📍 Nairobi | Jan 2026 @Local2030 @UNDESA @UNHABITAT @ILO @FAO 🔗forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

🎥 “What is one high-impact solution that shows what effective localization can achieve?” Pablo Fernández @pablomarmisol ASG for Partnerships at @uclg_org introduces the Cities Countdown to 2030 — a global package of city-led initiatives already transforming lives 🌍

From multi-stakeholder committees to consistent data collection, cities are driving sustainable programs themselves! Captured at the Expert Group Meeting on Localizing the Six SDG Transitions 📍 Nairobi, 22–23 Jan 2026 @Local2030 @UNDESA @UNHABITAT @ILO @FAO

🎥What is one high-impact solution that shows what effective localization can achieve? Norliza Hashim, @urbanicemsia, shares how the Malaysia SDG Cities Program helps local governments take ownership of SDG implementation 🌍✨ Join the Global Community: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

Using the ROSRA methodology, @UNHabitat worked with Penang Island City Council & State Government to map revenues, identify bottlenecks, and surface practical improvements through interviews & a results-focused workshop. @MBPP19 @pggov

✈️💹 Own-source revenue and paper planes, what do they have in common? In Penang, UN-Habitat showed that hitting revenue targets isn’t about a perfect model - it’s about adapting, adjusting, and innovating based on context.

The workshop supported cities at different stages: 🌆10 cities through the Smart SDG Cities Initiative 🌃5 starting their VLR journey 📱5 Smart SDG Cities integrating VLR insights into infrastructure asset management & Quality of Life indicators @TheQoLI @mlgcragh

Last week in Takoradi 🇬🇭, @UNHABITAT @UNDESA & @ndpcgh brought 15+ municipalities together to advance SDG localization, VLRs & infrastructure asset management. Cities at different stages got coordinated support, linking reporting to action on the ground.

📢 Join UN-Habitat as a Technical Support Intern! Support projects, research, events & communications across SDG initiatives. 🎬 Prefer visual storytelling work? Apply as a Video Production Intern! Apply: shorturl.at/QzKUQ @UNHABITAT @SDGLocalization

@PikineDe @anat_rdc From the Inter-regional SDG Localization Workshop, Courtesy of @UNHabitatJORDAN @OnuSenegal Join the SDG Cities Global Community: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

🌍 Localization is the opportunity for lasting impact. 🇸🇳 It works best when national and local actors learn together. 🎥 In Senegal, joint learning spaces are strengthening collaboration and turning global and city experiences into locally relevant action. @PikineDe @anat_rdc

@mlgcragh @UNHabitatghana From the Inter-regional SDG Localization Workshop, Courtesy of @UNHabitatJORDAN Join the SDG Cities Global Community: forms.gle/kQfxcT2b6cjiS5…

🌍 Localization is the opportunity for lasting impact—and progress often starts by learning from what works elsewhere. 🎥 Usama Iddrisu Samu @mlgcragh 🇬🇭 reflects on lessons from Jordan 🇯🇴, highlighting how aligned data can drive coherent, evidence-based policy. @UNHabitatghana