Summary

First Open Call for SDG Good Practices (2018 – 2019) 

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) launched a call for submissions of good practices, success stories and lessons learned by all stakeholders in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and the results are made available in an online database of more than 500 good practices.  

Read more about the SDG Good Practices and the First Open call here. 

The outcomes of the first round of SDG Good Practices open call are available here.  

Summary of outcomes of the first open call (PDF)

You can also check the distribution of SDG Good Practices around the globe in this data visualization dashboard.

A digital publication "SDG Good Practices-A compilation of success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementation (First Edition)" is now available. 

UN-Habitat and partner practices shortlisted in the first call for SDG Good Practices

1. Sustainable Urban Mobility SOLUTIONS

 2. UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6

 3. Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient Campaign: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 at the local level

4. Generation of evidence based on the City Prosperity Index (CPI) in the framework of the project “Infonavit leading the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: housing at the center of SDGs”

 5. Diagnosis and strategies for adequate housing in the framework of the project “Infonavit leading the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: housing at the center of SDGs”

6.  Promoting the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA)

7. Institutional framework based on the SDGs in the context of the project “Infonavit leading the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: housing at the center of SDGs”

 8. Global Wastewater Initiative (GW2I)

 9. Local and regional governments at the heart of the Global Agenda 2030

10. BISSAU 2030: integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into Bissau's Urban Development Plan.

11. UN-Habitat and Colab launch a mobile app for open public consultation on living conditions in Brazilian cities

12. Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Secondary Towns in Kenya

 13. Promoting Urban Low Emission Development Strategies

15. Using data to make informed, evidence-based policies in Sri Lankan Cities through the State of Sri Lankan Cities 2018 report (SDG 11)
16. Leaving No One Behind: Integrating vulnerable (IDPs and Returnees) into the Urban Fabric and enhancing Housing, Land and Property Rights: Legal/Policy Development and Implementation (SDG 1, SDG 5 and SDG 11)

16. REVITALIZATION OF THE OPEN PUBLIC SPACE (SDG 11.7) - DE PUKHU, BUNGAMATI

17. Improving Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Peri-urban Areas of Mzuzu City and Karonga Town in Malawi

18. Improved land, legislation, and governance for cities

19. Sustainable Cities Program (SCP) - Supporting the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Brazilian municipalities

20. Pacific Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coalition

21. United Smart Cities (USC)

22. Applying Earth Observations to Enhance Sustainable Urbanization and Human Settlement Planning Around the World

23. 5th Municipal Conference of Urban Policy of the Municipality of Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil.

24. “Visión Reynosa 2030”. Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Reynosa, linked to SDGs 11, 16 and 17.

25. African Clean Cities Platform

26. People-oriented Participatory Planning: Successful Optimization of Public Space in High-density Urban Area - "Public Space Assessment of Wuhan Jianghan District (Pilot)" and "BLOCK BY BLOCK - Minecraft Workshop"

27. Comprehensive Development Plan of Bidur (2017 - 2035) - Bidur Sustainable Post-disaster Reconstruction Plan

28. The role of engineers in the effort to achieve SDG 6

29. Q500: A Strategy for The Territorialization of the City Prosperity Index (CPI) in Querétaro

30. Upgrading the Slums in Abuja, Nigeria

31. Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), Global Partnership on Wastewater Management (GPWWM) and Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM)

32. Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA)

33. Global Wastewater Initiative (GW2I)

34. Global Definition of Cities and Settlements supporting UN-Habitat to harmonize data collection and reporting for urban areas; and supporting FAO to improve rural statistics

35. Mind the Step - transforming staircases in São Paulo (Brazil). Creating awareness and transformation of public spaces to achieve more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities.

36. Cap-Net UNDP International Network for Capacity Development in Sustainable Water Management

37. Global Land Tool Network

38. Building Institutional and Political Capacity for Urban Sustainable Mobility

39. Healthy Environments for Children Alliance (HECA)

40. Local Capacities for Global Agendas

41. Local Environmental Planning and Management (EPM)

42. Policies, plans and designs for more compact, better integrated and connected cities

43. Local economic development, decent jobs and enhanced municipal finance

44. Increased equitable access to urban basic services

45. Increased access to adequate urban housing and improved standards of living in slums

46. Urban resilience and post-crisis rehabilitation

47. Knowledge dissemination and enhanced capacities for sustainable urbanization

48. Partnership for Learning from Best Practices, Good Policies and Enabling Legislation in support of Sustainable Urbanisation

49. Sister Cities Network for Sustainable Development

50. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for all Initiative

51. Strengthen System-wide Emergency Response Preparedness, Response and Early Recovery

52. DIYA - Pakistan