In 2015 the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations. Since then, the awareness of this set of universal goals and the localizing process amongst local and regional governments (LRGs) has greatly increased.
Following the valuable lessons learned from the conclusion of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) era, UCLG, UNDP and UN-Habitat have made a great effort to reach LRGs and foster their engagement in the achievement of the SDGs. Within this process, the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNDP and UN-Habitat have drawn up a roadmap for localiz- ing the SDGs. The Training Modules dedicated to the SDGs implemented by UCLG, UNDP and UN-Habitat and the provincial council of Barcelona con- stitute in-depth approaches to help motivate and empower local and regional governments and their partners in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, which has proved very successful so far.