Effective National to Local Public Governance for SDG Implementation
Related SDGs: SDG 11, 16, 17
Keywords: Institutions, National to Local, SDG 16
Keywords: Institutions, National to Local, SDG 16
Language: English
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes for this training toolkit are designed around the often-expressed challenges of strengthening national to local government coordination and institutional effectiveness for the SDGs. Therefore, expressed institutional barriers, where this toolkit aims to break these barriers for more effective achievement of the SDGs and highlight the role of local government. After participating in this training, participants will be able to:
- Apply the principle of effective governance to build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, with a view to achieving the shared vision for the people and the planet embodied in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Mobilize whole-of-government approaches for strengthening vertical coordination and aligning national to local planning to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Implement whole-of-society approach for national to local. planning to ensure effective stakeholder engagement in public governance and leave no one behind.
- Identify and apply various innovating financing to advance local SDG implementation.
- Develop a governance strategy and roadmaps on monitoring, evaluating and accelerating SDG implementation at the local level while communicating progress.
- Participate in developing local government’s reports in the localization of the SDGs and the global agendas. These actions will serve as key inputs to support their involvement in the national process and contribute to the report to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Content and Structure
The Toolkit is comprised of the following modules and sessions that can be used to conduct regional or national training:
Strengthening Institutional Effectiveness for SDGs
Module 2.1: Effective Institutions
Module 2.2: Institutional Arrangements
Module 2.3: Whole-of-Government Approach
Module 2.4: Whole-of-Society Approach
Module 2.5: Need for Localization of SDGs
Module 2.1: Effective Institutions
Module 2.2: Institutional Arrangements
Module 2.3: Whole-of-Government Approach
Module 2.4: Whole-of-Society Approach
Module 2.5: Need for Localization of SDGs
Localizing the SDGs
Module 3.1: Regional and Global Trends of Localization
Module 3.2: Vertical Integration for Policy Coherence
Module 3.3: Consultation Process for Policy Formulation
Module 3.4: Localization from national to Sub-national
Module 3.5: National to Local Planning
Module 3.6: National to Local Governance for Effective Health Emergency Management
Module 3.7: Resource Allocation and Capacity Building
Module 3.1: Regional and Global Trends of Localization
Module 3.2: Vertical Integration for Policy Coherence
Module 3.3: Consultation Process for Policy Formulation
Module 3.4: Localization from national to Sub-national
Module 3.5: National to Local Planning
Module 3.6: National to Local Governance for Effective Health Emergency Management
Module 3.7: Resource Allocation and Capacity Building
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
Module 4.1: Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 4.2: Reporting SDGs
Module 4.1: Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 4.2: Reporting SDGs
Action Plan for Accelerating Change
Module 5: Action Plan for Accelerating Change
Module 5: Action Plan for Accelerating Change
Targeted Audience
- Government officials, from both national and local government agencies
- Schools of public administration and institutes of public management
- UN Country Teams and UN Agencies
- Other relevant stakeholder, including civil society organizations, private sector, and academia
Additional Information
Terms and Conditions of use for the Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs
Feedback Survey
The training toolkit is free of charge. If you have any questions about the toolkit, please send us an email at unpan@un.org.
Terms and Conditions of use for the Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs
Feedback Survey
The training toolkit is free of charge. If you have any questions about the toolkit, please send us an email at unpan@un.org.