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2. SDG framework for urban development projects - the city of Cascais, Portugal (Recommendation 1)

The city of Cascais in Portugal adopted the SDGs as their development policy, and is now localizing
them. This means that the city ensures that all personnel working directly for the municipality have
the SDG goals embedded in their development strategy. In localizing the SDGs as a framework,
the “rules and the partners” approach is now being used.

3. Attracting investment using the SDG development framework – Welsh Infrastructure Investment
Programme (Recommendation 2)

The Welsh Government bridged its funding gap with the help of the Welsh Infrastructure Investment
Programme, using a sustainable development approach to attract developers, investors and lenders
to become development partners in Wales.

4. Using a round-table approach for stakeholder engagement – Shiwa, Japan (Recommendation 8)

The town of Shiwa in Japan is a living example of an ongoing round-table approach. The municipality
meets frequently with academia, developers, investors, civil society, parent associations, and
farmers, in order to continuously improve the attraction of the city to all stakeholders.

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