Local governments are receiving a strong demand from the UN to implement SDG, but still they have few and unsufficient resources to fulfill that agenda. Could paradiplomacy help to do that?
A través de una cooperación entre los diferentes niveles de gobierno (federal, estatal y municipal) se pueden alcanzar cada uno de los ODS, sin embargo las desigualdades que hay entre los municipios es posible que unos tarden más que otros; otra de las variables que intervienen es el perfil de la persona o grupo que se encuentra gobernando, así como factores de crecimiento económico, sin olvidar su posición geográfica.
The only way to achieve that is for local governments to harness and explore more sources of revenue and international financing yo achieve SDG
And drastically fight corruption in the whole process. Many local governments have the resources but marred by corrupt practices which invariably affects achieving public needs.
Good morning, your question motivates me a lot and that's why I answer immediately. In my opinion, the only way for local governments to promote the SDGs through cooperation is to achieve responsible autonomy in relation to the central government. It is imperative that local governments can negotiate directly with international or national organizations the cooperation they can receive. For that they need responsible autonomy, this can be achieved by establishing a responsible relationship between centralization and decentralization of the functions of central governments. Obviously, this depends a lot on the economic regime of each country, although this seems to be a logic that works well for all international relations. Local governments also need experts who are capable of adequately managing this cooperation, especially when it occurs through technologies that can have a significant impact on communities. It is necessary to know if there is sufficient capacity in the locality to assimilate this transfer of technology. In short, there are many aspects that influence this process.
In my opinion cooperation between countries, especially neighbors, can strengthen the activities for achieving SDGs. For instance, countries in middle east can sign to contracts to support each other in protecting planet for next generations.
Dear all,
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) must and should be implemented.
To my knowledge there is no special level addressed directly.
One should assume that the national level is in charge in most countries.
However some aims (e.g. sustainability, conservation, the health of ecosystems at sea and on the country) can also (possibly even better) be achieved on a local level.
And when a stakeholder wants to help and invest (say an environmental NGO such as the WWF or the Zoological Society or any other NGO) it can and must be achieved by help of the local government.
And this local government must sign the contracts.
The local government must not necessarily have the funding available, because in some cases the NGO might bring in the funding for the project itself...
However the local government or authority must be in legal charge of the item, say a strech of coast or a piece of forest...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308955102_Stimulus_of_developmental_projects_to_landscape_dynamics_in_Uttara_Kannada_Central_Western_Ghats
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313486918_Modelling_the_forest_transition_in_Central_Western_Ghats_India
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