This policy brief examines critical issues pertaining to local implementation of SDG action to achieve the 2030 Agenda. SDG localization is the process of adapting and customizing the SDGs and translating them into local development plans and strategies that fit the needs, context, and priorities of a particular region or locality, in coherence with national frameworks. With at least 65 per cent of SDG targets linked to the work and mandates of local and regional governments (LRGs), LRGs are critical agents of change in recalibrating to course of global development to better address the challenges of the future.

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