Reading Time: 4 minutesLocal governments are struggling to secure resources to deliver on the SDGs. But there are ways to improve fiscal capacity and financing, including partnerships with the private sector.
Lorenz Gross - (OECD)
Lorenz Gross is a Policy Analyst in the Smart and Sustainable Cities Unit at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE). As part of the OECD programme, A Territorial Approach to the SDGs – which supports cities and regions to develop, implement, and monitor strategies to achieve the SDGs – Lorenz has co-ordinated national and subnational policy dialogues on the localisation of the SDGs in cities and regions in various OECD countries and beyond. He has also been involved in several projects focussing on decentralised development cooperation and city-to-city partnerships in collaboration with national governments and the European Commission. Prior to joining the OECD, Lorenz worked for a think-tank and different government institutions in Germany.
Can smart cities help achieve the SDGs?
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Walking the talk: Can the SDGs help support the COVID-19 recovery in cities and regions?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn times of a global pandemic, war and rising instability, how do we get back on track to good health, peace and resilience? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers a solid route, but we need to step up action.