GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP 

The main goal of the event is to foster dialogue, exchange of best practices and peer learning on the opportunity of the process of territorialization and the elaboration of VLRs for strengthening intersectoral, multi-level, multi-stakeholder, and long-term governance in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean and accelerate the SDGs until 2030. 

OUTCOMES 

• Launch ECLAC’s new training course on the territorialization of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean and the development of VLRs at the subnational level
• Showcase diverse best practices in the territorialization and VLR elaboration from the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• Share good practices and experiences, as well as innovative approaches to overcome the challenges faced in the formulation and preparation of VLRs for implementing and monitoring the 2030 Agenda at the local level, and improve vertical integration at the local, national, regional, and global levels. 
   

📋 Agenda

Moderadora: Mareike Eberz, Oficial de Asuntos Económicos, Oficina del Secretario Ejecutivo, CEPAL

• 13:00 – 13:05 | Welcome and opening remarks 
  Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
• 13:05 – 13:15 | A global perspective on the VLR landscape with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean 
  Jurgen Gafke, Senior Programme Management Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA
• 13:15 – 13:25 | Global launch of ECLAC’s training course on the territorialization of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean 
  Valeria Torres, Head of the Public Management and Open Government Department, ILPES, ECLAC
• 13:25 – 13:35 | Measuring SDG progress at the territorial level: ECLAC's approach to local data and statistics 
  Romain Zivy, Officer in charge, ECLAC office in Argentina
• 13:35 – 13:45 | The development of the first VLR from the Caribbean – The experience of Saint Kitts and Nevis on its work in progress on localizing the SDGs 
  Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis
• 13:45 – 13:55 | Experience of developing a VLR in Aguascalientes, Mexico
  Guillermo de la Torre Sifuentes, Secretary of Planning, Participation and Development, Aguascalientes, Mexico
• 13:55 – 14:05 | The role of cities and VLRs and localization of the 2030 Agenda in Brazil 
  Lavito Bacarissa, Executive Secretary, National Commission for the SDGs (CNODS), General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil
• 14:05 – 14:15 | SDG Municipalization Strategies in Brazil: Partnerships between Civil Society and Government in localizing the SDGs
  Igor Pantoja, Representative of the Institute for Sustainable Cities in Brazil
• 14:15 – 14:25 | Interactive dialogue between all participants
  Sharing of best practices and lessons learned around the territorialization and VLR process
• 14:25 – 14:30 | Final reflections and closing remarks
  Javier Medina Vásquez, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECLAC