Voluntary Local Review 2021 | City of Cape Town

The following authors contributed to the report: - Natasha Primo wrote the Executive Summary, Introduction, and the chapters on gaps and challenges and lessons for the City of Cape Town as well as the initial reflections on nest steps for the City. [...] The model for the VLR had been created in 2018 by the City of New York with the aim of furthering the Agenda 2030 goals by bring cities into the framework, being important spaces for the delivery of the sustainable development actions. [...] Given the extent of the need and the complex inter-relationships between development actors and actions required, meaningful, lasting and effective partnerships between government, business and the residents are critical to the achievement of the SDGs. [...] Cities are critical to the achievement of the SDGs in the decade of action.5 This VLR is looks at the City actions in different spheres (global and national), local (as the institution), in working towards achieving the SDGS and it reflects the City (re)action and support for people action during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] This preliminary work on the CCT approach to the SDG localisation in the City of Cape Town formed the basis for the development of the CCT VLR scope of work.