2030 AGENDA
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STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING THE 2030 AGENDA IN THE CITY OF BARCELONA. GOVERNMENT MEASURE
CONTENTS AND WRITING
Office of the 2030 Agenda Commissioner
ELECTRONIC EDITION
January 2020
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Barcelona City Council. Agenda 2030 Commissioner
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A. Background 4
B. The 2030 Agenda Opportunity 6
C. Barcelona’s role in the 2030 Agenda 9
D. Objective of the government measure 12
E. Strategic line 1. The 2030 Agenda at the City Council 13
F. Strategic line 2. The 2030 Agenda in the city 16
G. Strategic line 3. Barcelona 2030 international 18
H. Time frame 20
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A. Background
Faced with the urgency of the greatest global challenges, towards the end of 2015, the
United Nations outlined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) considered essential
to preserve the planet and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in
dignity. These SDGs make up the 2030 Agenda, which was unanimously approved by the
193 member states of the United Nations.
The 2030 Agenda is a plan of action to achieve the following 17 Sustainable Development
Goals:
1. No poverty
2. Zero hunger
3. Good health and well-being
4. Quality education
5. Gender equality
6. Clean water and sanitation
7. Affordable and clean energy
8. Decent work and economic growth
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10. Reduced inequalities
11. Sustainable cities and communities
12. Responsible consumption and production
13. Climate action
14. Life below water
15. Life on land
16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
17. Partnerships for the goals
Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘the 2030 Agenda acknowledges
that eradicating poverty [...] is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable
requirement for sustainable development’. At the same time, it sends a signal that
nobody is to be left behind and recognises the indivisibility of sustainable development:
‘Sustainable development recognises that eradicating poverty in all its forms and
dimensions, combating inequality within and among countries, preserving the planet,
creating sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and fostering social
inclusion are linked to each other and are interdependent’.
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The origin of the concept of sustainable development goes back 40 years, to the 1970s,
specifically to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972,
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which discussed the need to outline the ‘rights’ of the ‘human family’ to a healthy
and productive environment. Following on from that conference, and after the energy
crises of the 1970s,
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the UN tasked the former Prime Minister of Norway, Gro Harlem
Brundtland, with chairing the World Commission on Environment and Development,
with the aim of drafting ‘a global agenda for change’ that would go beyond offering
environmental solutions, which are also necessary, to outline a path for ‘economic growth
that is forceful and at the same time socially and environmentally sustainable’. The
Commission’s findings can be found in the Brundtland Report, often referred to as ‘Our
Common Future’.
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It was not until the year 2000, however, during the UN Millennium Summit, that the first
action plan came about. This incorporated the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
which were to be achieved by the year 2015, and aimed to encourage cooperation
between the global North and South to boost development. In the year 2012, however,
it was noted that the achievement of these MDGs was irregular and encouraged a model
1. https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E
2. http://www.un-documents.net/unche.htm
3. https://elpais.com/diario/1979/06/28 economia/299368803_850215.html
4. http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-cf.htm
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of development that gave rise to inequalities and strong negative environmental impact.
Anticipating the need to look beyond 2015, the UN therefore put together a team for the
Post-2015 Development Agenda, geared towards transforming developed economies and
also those in the process of development, in order to reduce inequalities and preserve the
planet. It was through this team that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development
Goals came into being.
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B. The 2030 Agenda Opportunity
The 17 SDGs are broken down into a total of 169 milestones, which together represent
a more inclusive, prosperous, fair and sustainable society. The 2030 Agenda, however,
is more than the sum of those goals and milestones. The proof of this lies in the first
sentence of the United Nations Declaration,
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which refers to the Agenda as a plan of
action for people, planet and prosperity.
The need to close the vicious circle of the current development model
The first two decades of the 21st century have shown that we are currently in an age that
is much more unstable and uncertain than previous ages when it comes to important
factors, such as:
– The economic crisis of the last decade, with its impact on inequalities and the way
it has made young people and immigrants even more vulnerable, eroding the middle
classes and further polarising the distribution of wealth.
– Climate change, with its environmental, economic, social and migration consequences
(with episodes of forced migration) already being felt worldwide.
– The new technological revolution, in the short term, is generating economic tensions
between the United States and China, with effects on the global economy. In the long
term, we must consider the impact that artificial intelligence may have on the labour
market, which could lead to even greater consequences in terms of the inequalities
experienced in the last economic crisis.
This context means that we are living in an age of much greater uncertainty than in
previous times, which leads to further incertitude as to whether we will be able to leave
a better world for future generations.
This context, with its uncertain present and a pessimistic future, is the product of a
current model of society, a model of society wrestling in a vicious circle that generates
more and more uncertainty the longer it goes on.
This model proves that economic growth has not gone hand in hand with a fair distribution
of wealth, nor has it brought greater opportunities to disadvantaged groups or sufficiently
respected the natural environment. To this bankruptcy of the model of society must be
added the lack of protection of the rights of the most disadvantaged or vulnerable groups
and individuals.
This model is, in environmental terms, generating a climate emergency and proposing
emergency measures, but it is not anticipating the economic impact these measures will
have or the possibilities for collaboration with other stakeholders that may enable greater
impact solutions to be offered, which are also more viable for society as a whole. Proof
of this approach to climate change emergency solutions without regard to the social or
economic impact can be found in the impact that (along with other effects) the tax hike
of energy products has had in France, with the subsequent rise in fuel prices
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and the
appearance of the Yellow Vest phenomenon.
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The current model, in fact, proposes solutions of very limited scope and does not consider
the opportunity to generate wealth through a change of model based on partnerships
between all society’s stakeholders and promoting a socially economic and environmentally
sustainable model.
5. https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E
6. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouvement_des_Gilets_jaunes#cite_note-13
7. Aronof, K.; Battistoni, A.; Aldana Cohen, D.; Riofrancos, T. (2019). A Planet to Win. Why we need a Green
New Deal, Verso.
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The 2030 Agenda calls for us to foster such partnerships, as SDG 17 states. This
appeal is an opportunity to review and strengthen partnerships, to ensure that they are
always at the service of citizens and that they offer added value to society. Public-sector
partnerships with the private sector are to be understood in the broadest sense, with the
private sector, including business networks, entities and citizen movements.
The virtuous circle of the 2030 Agenda
In the face of this outdated and rejected model, as the wave of protest and unrest
across many cities around the world demonstrates, a new model needs to be raised and
proposed.
The 2030 Agenda warns that sustainability must be understood in three dimensions,
inseparable from one another, which are (in this order in the declaration) economic,
social and environmental.
This three-pronged approach to sustainability explains the convenience of
implementing the 2030 Agenda. For the first time, all states around the world are
aware that environmental challenges cannot be met without considering economic and
social challenges, and vice versa: solving social inequalities requires economically and
environmentally viable solutions that are also sustainable. Finally, the 2030 Agenda
proposes a new economic model that is environmentally viable and leaves no-one
behind, while guaranteeing wealth generation. This is the power of the 2030 Agenda,
the power of wanting to tackle the great challenges we face as a society at the same
time.
The 2030 Agenda points us in the direction of a new model, telling us that we need to
resolve the climate emergency with an economic model that distributes wealth more
fairly and generates social cohesion; a new model that guarantees the generation of
wealth and growth, but which also forces us to work in a different way, to look for new
solutions and, ultimately, forces us to innovate.
The 2030 Agenda thus proposes a virtuous circle in which the finding of solutions that
mitigate climate change generates economic wealth (thanks to the evolution towards a
green economy), without leaving anyone behind. In order to achieve this virtuous circle
and boost innovation, the 2030 Agenda reminds us that we need to do it through a new
model of governance based on partnerships between all stakeholders: public, private,
civil society and academia.
The 2030 Agenda has a clear outlook through which it attempts to reverse the threats
facing society in general, and Europe in particular. These can be summed up as the threat
of climate change, the challenge of digitisation of the economy and the robotisation of
the workforce, and the economic uncertainty and growing social inequalities we have
suffered since the great recession. Looking at it positively, the 2030 Agenda gives us
a glimpse into what our society, and Barcelona in particular, might be like in ten years’
time: environmentally green, socially more inclusive and economically prosperous.
The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are a clear framework of
reference and, above all, they have been agreed upon by everyone to try to reduce this
uncertainty and instability and look to ensure that we are capable of offering a better
world to our children. In short, the 2030 Agenda is the guarantee of the right to a future
as a society.
Commitment to the 2030 Agenda
Beyond its virtue and the opportunity that we therefore have to implement it, there is also
a moral obligation to adopt the 2030 Agenda, since it means:
– Committing to the needs of citizens and therefore performing the duties we have as
a council.
– Working to offer more vital opportunities to the most disadvantaged groups.
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– Taking a solidarity approach to future generations and working so that they may enjoy
better opportunities.
– Taking a solidarity approach to neighbouring populations and to the international
community.
Finally, adopting the 2030 Agenda is an act of responsibility, solidarity and social and
generational justice.
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C. Barcelona’s role in the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda and the local world
In formulating the SDGs, which involved the largest consultation process in history, done
on a planetary scale, local councils also had their voices heard, to ensure that the main
concerns of cities were taken into account. These concerns were reflected in a lot of
the goals, but particularly SDG 11 (‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable’).
Beyond SDG 11, the local world is essential to adopting the 2030 Agenda, with cities
having a fundamental role for various reasons:
1. Currently, 50% of the world’s population lives in cities, and all the forecasts say that
by the year 2050 this will be 75%, although there are regions of the world, like Latin
America, in which this figure is already around 80%.
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2. This concentration of the population also means a concentration of resource
consumption, with cities being:
a. responsible for 70% of the world’s energy consumption, and
b. responsible for 70% of global CO2 emissions.
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3. Cities are also where there is more inequality, extreme poverty, unemployment and
the least sustainable behaviour.
4. On the other hand, cities are a melting pot for innovation, wealth generation and
creation of opportunities. Proof of this economic importance is that nowadays cities
generate 80% of world GDP.
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This is why urban areas, despite occupying a much smaller proportion of the surface
of the planet, are fundamental when it comes to establishing a development model.
Any change that allows them to reduce the poverty, inequality and the emissions that
generate climate change will have an extraordinary impact on the planet as a whole.
As well as the above, there is another factor that gives cities even greater value, which
is local policies. It is in the urban dimension, in the municipal domain, that policy
and projects produce the clearest results. Any attempt to implement the 2030 Agenda
must, therefore, involve municipal action. Proof of this is that, according to experts, over
65% of the 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved without the involvement of urban and
local stakeholders
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. In short, cities are where the success or failure of achieving more
sustainable development will be decided.
Barcelona City Council’s commitment to a change of model
Barcelona is a city that has been committed for some time to a model that puts sustainable
development at the centre of municipal policy.
When it comes to environmental sustainability, municipal action began at the end of the
1990s with the adoption of Agenda 21, which culminated in the approval of the first
citizen commitment to sustainability on 9 June 2002.
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This commitment was renewed
in 2012 for a period of ten years, up to the year 2022. As part of this commitment,
a whole host of milestones, measures and proposals have been deployed, including
the More Sustainable Barcelona network, with more than 1,000 organisations having
committed to sustainability.
8. UN World Population Prospects.
9. UN-Habitat (2011). Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements.
10. McKinsey Global Institute (2011). Urban World: Mapping the economic power of cities.
11. Cities Alliance (2015). Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat III: Opportunities for a Successful
New Urban Agenda.
12. http://lameva.barcelona.cat/barcelonasostenible/ca/barcelona-sostenible/tags/page/de-lagenda-21-a-
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As well as environmental awareness, the City Council has also had a vision of social
sustainability, with the Citizen Agreement for an Inclusive Barcelona, which is a
participatory space encouraging public and private sector collaboration and shared action
among the city’s institutions and organisations that are working to build a more inclusive
Barcelona with a better quality of life for all.
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As a first example of Barcelona’s commitment to a cross-departmental vision of
sustainability, at the end of the last term, the Municipal Council approved the Report
on Implementing the 2030 SDGs in Barcelona, presented to the Plenary Session of the
Municipal Council on 29 March 2019.
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This report was the first step towards identifying
which plans and programmes address the 17 SDGs.
It is in this term that the City Council has decided to make a clear commitment to the 2030
Agenda. The Government agreement of 10 July incorporated the 2030 Agenda as one
more area of activity for the City Council and so the municipal government team created
the third deputy mayor position, responsible, among other things, for implementing the
Agenda. In line with this change of priorities, during the Extraordinary Plenary Session
on 30 September 2019, all the municipal groups approved a declaration in favour of
implementing the 2030 Agenda.
Barcelona’s role in the 2030 Agenda.
Bearing in mind the weight of the local world in the 2030 Agenda, as well as the city’s
tradition of tapping into more advanced commitments to sustainability, it is essential and
necessary for Barcelona to interpret the 2030 Agenda locally and adapt it to our context.
Situating the 2030 Agenda within the local context calls on Barcelona’s social, economic,
cultural and political stakeholders, and above all its City Council, since it is the reference
public organisation and has powers and responsibilities in most spheres of social life.
This organisation is also characterised by a constant search for effective answers to the
city’s present and future needs.
In seeking these answers, the 2030 Agenda brings with it specific key benefits. The
responsibility that a government measure implies for all city residents means that these
benefits must be taken into account.
First of all, it offers an overview of the issues and actions that must be taken and
incorporates in a balanced way the three main dimensions of development: social,
environmental and economic. The priorities may change along the way, but by the year
2030 all sectors will need to have achieved the milestones set.
The second benefit is that the SDGs are very well known and are being adopted by public
administrations around the world, at all levels. The availability of a shared language and
imagery in relation to human development can facilitate the establishment of major
agreements on key policies.
Finally, there is the unusually long time perspective, which encompasses three municipal
terms. This gives the scope to consider, decide and conduct truly transformative projects.
This is why the City Council adopts the 2030 Agenda as a global framework of action,
particularly focusing on four areas or dimensions of work:
– A dimension of political commitment to address the key issues that will decide
Barcelona’s ability to continue to create vital opportunities, inclusion and social
well-being, in harmony with its environment and without compromising the future
of younger generations and of those who are yet to come. We are talking here about
employment, housing, energy and mobility, among others.
13. http://www.bcn.cat/barcelonainclusiva/ca/que_es.html
14. https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/bitstream/11703/113685/7/Informe%20
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– A dimension of modernisation of municipal management and services, because
the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda is a formidable boost both for the evaluation of
municipal action and institutional innovation (new responses to new challenges).
– A dimension of social involvement in all areas (business, culture, education, sport,
etc.) and at all levels (city, districts, neighbourhoods), which can take various forms
(communication, public debate, innovation and social transformation projects, etc.),
with the idea of making the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda the goals and agenda of the
city of Barcelona.
– Finally, a dimension of leadership and the city’s international projection, making
Barcelona a city that leads the changes the world needs. This is necessarily linked to
the municipal commitment, which seeks to provide city councils with the necessary
resources to conduct their projects.
On the basis of these four dimensions, the municipal government wants to build a
strategy to enable the city to achieve all the goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Beyond the local environment
The UN Declaration approving the 2030 Agenda calls on both states and strategic
stakeholders in the signatory countries to implement the action plan represented by
the Agenda. In the last year, the Spanish Central Government has promoted the High
Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda and has recently tasked the Second Deputy Prime
Minister with the responsibility for promoting the 2030 Agenda. At the Catalan level, the
Government of the Generalitat has promoted the National Plan for the Implementation
of the 2030 Agenda, which aligns all the actions of the Catalan Government with the
achievement of this agenda.
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D. Objective of the government measure
Given the opportunity represented by the 2030 Agenda for local communities, we believe
that it is necessary to define a strategy to fulfil the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona city.
This government measure, then, seeks to break down this strategy and define its structural
lines, as well as the mechanisms that will be used to achieve it.
The strategy is based on three main lines:
– Strategic line 1. The 2030 Agenda at the City Council
– Strategic line 2. The 2030 Agenda in the city
– Strategic line 3. Barcelona 2030 international
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E. Strategic line 1. The 2030 Agenda at the City
Council
As we saw in the previous section, 65% of the 2030 Agenda depends on the involvement
of sub-state stakeholders, including city councils, which have a clear role. Barcelona City
Council, as a central institution in Barcelona city, must play a key role in promoting the
new development model and implementing policies and measures accordingly, enabling
companies, social organisations and citizens in general to conduct measures to transform
our city, following the logic of the virtuous circle of the 2030 Agenda.
This strategic line focuses on the task conducted by the City Council to adopt the 2030
Agenda. This task is structured around the following measures:
– Adapting the 2030 Agenda to the local context in Barcelona
– Aligning City Council planning with the 2030 Agenda
– Monitoring the adoption of the 2030 Agenda
– Innovating to guarantee that the 2030 Agenda is adopted
– Specifically promoting the 2030 Agenda within the City Council
– Creating working spaces within the City Council to promote and adopt the 2030
Agenda
Measure 1.1. Adapting the 2030 Agenda to the local context in Barcelona
The 2030 Agenda is made up of 17 SDGs. These SDGs outline 169 milestones which, one
by one, indicate the vision that must be achieved by the year 2030 in the areas specific
to each SDG. Associated with these milestones, the UN has identified 232 indicators.
This exhaustive work on the part of the UN must be understood within the framework of
a global agreement, in which sometimes the milestones have a generic or cross-cutting
definition so that all signatory countries of the 2030 Agenda are recognised. That is why
it is necessary to interpret this agenda locally, a process known as localisation.
a. The Barcelona City Council will thus analyse the 169 targets and those that have a
direct link with the local area will be selected, either because there is a linked action
on the part of Barcelona City Council due to competencies or due to the council’s
expansionary activity, or as a direct action of the other agents in the city.
b. Once the targets have been selected in Barcelona, an exercise adapted to the Barcelona
context will be conducted. The spirit of the original targets will be retained, whilst
also taking into account the current status of the targets in the city. This activity will
allow a Barcelona 2030 Agenda to be drafted, with targets specific to Barcelona,
which will give us a collective goal to work towards as a city.
Measure 1.2. Aligning City Council planning with the 2030 Agenda
If the City Council wants to lead the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, it must link all its
activity in with the agenda. One of the best ways to do this is to align the main municipal
planning instruments with the agenda, namely the Municipal Action Plan (PAM) and the
municipal budget.
a. The 2020-2023 PAM will link each of its measures in with the 2030 Agenda
milestones. This linking will allow us to see if the planned actions incorporate the
SDGs and in what way. As the 2030 Agenda is an action plan for the next ten
years and therefore encompasses three municipal terms (2020-2023, 2023-2027
and 2027-2031), the 2020-2023 PAM does not have to be linked in with 100%
of the milestones of the 2030 Agenda, as these links could be expanded upon in
subsequent PAMs.
b. With regard to the municipal budget, the philosophy is the same and so the budget
programmes will be aligned with the SDG targets, thus capturing the economic effort
made by the City Council to achieve the targets.
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c. Each of the plans and programmes approved by the municipal government, whether
sectoral, territorial or cross-cutting, will state the SDG milestone or milestones to
which it contributes.
This linking of the PAM and the budget to the 2030 Agenda will be done each time a new
version of these documents is drafted. This is every four years for the PAM and annually
for the budget.
Measure 1.3. Monitoring the adoption of the 2030 Agenda
The localisation of the milestones will be accompanied by a host of indicators both of
municipal activity, context and city result, which must allow the degree of achievement
of the 2030 Agenda to be observed. Thanks to this set of indicators, the degree of
achievement of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona city will be evaluated each year. This
evaluation will allow us to see what targets Barcelona has yet to achieve, which will
indicate to the City Council and the city as a whole in which areas we will need to work
harder to achieve all the SDGs.
Measure 1.4. Aligning municipal innovation with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
Faced with the need to work harder to try to achieve the 2030 Agenda, both at the
City Council and in the city as a whole, it will be necessary to reflect and evaluate if
we need to start working in a different way to achieve the goals we have set. Innovation
is therefore essential for the 2030 Agenda, as it will have to be incorporated into all
municipal policies and, at the same time, the 2030 Agenda must be linked in with
existing innovation spaces.
a. The BIT Habitat Foundation will act as the City Council’s joint innovation space,
where it will ensure the coordination and coherence of all innovative policies and
align them with the 2030 Agenda. Innovation has long been implemented in the
City Council in various fields, including social innovation, digital innovation and
participatory processes.
b. The BIT Habitat Foundation will develop a 2030 Agenda innovation line, promoting
specific innovative measures to achieve the goals.
Measure 1.5. Specifically promoting the 2030 Agenda within the City Council
In order to advance the 2030 Agenda, the City Council will have to be the first to set
an example. To this end, a specific government measure will be developed to improve
ordinary municipal management that is aligned with the principles of economic, social
and environmental sustainability. In these improvement processes, municipal public
procurement and purchasing is a key instrument in driving the transformation towards
more a sustainable government. For example, socially, environmentally and economically
responsible public procurement, including in terms of external impact, will be decisively
advanced.
Measure 1.6. Creating working spaces within the City Council to promote and adopt the
2030 Agenda
To develop these measures, the Council will create two specific bodies: the Commission
Promoting the Achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Academic Advisory Board for
the 2030 Agenda.
a. Creation of the Municipal Commission Promoting the Achievement of the 2030
Agenda
In line with the recommendations made in the Report on Localising the 2030 SDGs
in Barcelona, presented at the Plenary Session of the Municipal Council on 29 March
2019, the City Council will create the Commission Promoting the Achievement of
the 2030 Agenda. This is an internal commission of the City Council, made up of
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members of the City Council management team and chaired by the third Deputy
Mayor. The mission of this commission is to align municipal policies with the SDGs,
measure and analyse the city’s development in terms of the SDGs, and promote
interdepartmental collaboration in order to achieve them.
b. Formation of the Academic Advisory Board for the 2030 Agenda
Innovating in public policies is complex in itself, but innovating in multiple policies
at the same time, with a threefold economic, social and environmental dimension,
is even more complex. It is therefore considered appropriate that a 2030 Agenda
Academic Advisory Board be formed, consisting of academics of recognised prestige
in the economic, social and environmental fields. The Board’s mission is to advise the
municipal government on defining specific measures to promote the 2030 Agenda in
Barcelona city.
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F. Strategic line 2. The 2030 Agenda in the city
Once the SDG milestones have been localised, it will be necessary that the people and
organisations living and working in Barcelona, and loving this city, work together to
achieve them. ‘The 2030 Agenda in the city’ is precisely this process of promoting the
application of the 2030 Agenda by other agents in Barcelona city. This initiative must
first be disseminated and made known to the public, starting with City Council workers
and associated companies. As well as communication, the city’s participation must be
encouraged. Spaces for participation/communication with entities/companies will need
to be created or reused in order to align their activity with the 2030 Agenda.
Specifically, this strategic line will include the following measures:
– Drafting a 2030 Agenda communication plan
– Drafting a 2030 Agenda municipal involvement plan
– Promoting participatory processes for citizens to submit proposals
– Creating a table for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona
– Promoting a certificate of compliance with the 2030 Agenda by municipal suppliers
– Guaranteeing that the 2030 Agenda will feature in Barcelona City Council’s existing
participation spaces
Measure 2.1. Drafting a 2030 Agenda communication plan
Promoting the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona city requires a first step, which is to get a
broader understanding of it. This requires a communication plan that explains, at city
level, what the 2030 Agenda means and what actions we can take, from organisations to
people. We will launch a 2030 Agenda communication plan for the entire term.
Measure 2.2. 2030 Agenda municipal involvement plan
On a municipal scale, we are preparing a 2030 Agenda involvement plan for municipal
workers. This plan involves two major measures.
a. On the one hand, a formative one, in which, together with the City Council’s Human
Resources Area, communication and education content will be defined so that all
workers have adequate knowledge of the 2030 Agenda and can actively be involved
in it, as well as being able to explain it when they are talking to citizens.
b. At a municipal scale, internal innovation processes will also be deployed through
initiatives that allow workers’ knowledge and experience to impact proposals for
improving public policies. Of these proposals, those with the highest impact and also
the most viability will be collected and promoted within the municipal measure.
To promote the 2030 Agenda throughout the city, we need to weave partnerships with
all stakeholders. They will therefore need to be given a voice and spaces created for
cooperation between stakeholders. The following measures are being implemented:
Measure 2.3. Promoting participatory processes for citizens to submit proposals
During each legislature, a participatory process with citizens will be implemented within
the participation processes for PAM approval. Initially, in this term, the participatory
process will focus on localising the 2030 Agenda targets.
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Measure 2.4. Creating a table for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona
The localisation of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona is city-wide, not just limited to the City
Council. The Agenda will thus need to be promoted among all the city’s players. The City
Council will thus create a table for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona with
the presence of the most representative entities and companies. Spaces for collaboration
are to be defined as part of this table to promote specific proposals to be deployed mainly
by private and associative players in the city.
Measure 2.5. Promoting a certificate of compliance with the 2030 Agenda by municipal
suppliers
Together with professionals from the auditing sector, the City Council will promote an
A2030 certification, which will recognise organisations that conduct specific actions and
impact on SDGs. This action will allow the creation of SDG clauses in public procurement
processes.
Measure 2.6. Guaranteeing that the 2030 Agenda will feature in Barcelona City Council’s
existing participation spaces
Finally, we are incorporating the 2030 Agenda into participatory spaces already promoted
by the City Council, both in terms of content and on an in-person scale.
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G. Strategic line 3. Barcelona 2030
international
This strategic line implies, on the one hand, sharing with other cities around the world
experiences and knowledge on implementing the 2030 Agenda and, on the other hand,
positioning Barcelona’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda internationally, with the aim
of becoming a leader in implementing the 2030 Agenda at the level of European cities
and global metropolises. It will thus be necessary to strengthen the presence of the
City Council in national and international spaces of municipal cooperation that work on
deploying the 2030 Agenda. This task does not need to be started from scratch, but will
take advantage of the work already done in recent years by the Global Justice Department
and other departments within Barcelona City Council.
In terms of specific measures, this strategic line will cover the following:
– Creation of a working group of cities to promote the evaluation of the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda
– Leadership of local implementation of the 2030 Agenda in multilateral bodies
– Aligning the city’s large international events with the 2030 Agenda
– Attracting international events linked to the 2030 Agenda to Barcelona
– International promotion of compliance with the 2030 Agenda in public/private
collaboration contracts
Successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda at a local level implies knowledge of
previous experiences and, at the same time, a space for the exchange of processes and
methodology.
At the same time, as the 2030 Agenda is the main multilateral programme of work,
the international action of the City Council must necessarily be linked to facilitating,
monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This is why the
City Council will promote, within the framework of the municipal networks in which it
participates, recognition of the role of local governments in achieving the SDGs.
Measure 3.1. Creation of a working group of cities to promote the evaluation of the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda
With the need to share experiences and good practice, the City Council will work towards
creating a working group of cities to promote the evaluation of the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda locally, within the organisation United Cities and Local Governments
(UCLG).
Measure 3.2. Leadership of local implementation of the 2030 Agenda in multilateral
bodies
As part of this strategy, it is worth highlighting the weight of local authorities when it
comes to deploying the 2030 Agenda. On an international scale, we will work to spread
this idea cross multilateral organisations as follows:
a. Together with multilateral organisations (the UN, the EU, etc.), efforts will be
made to create, within these entities, new working spaces among cities in relation
to implementing the 2030 Agenda. These spaces will allow knowledge and good
practice to be shared, evaluating the joint implementation of policies by different
local administrations and impacting on the decisions these organisations make that
may affect implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
b. On an international scale, work will also be done to incorporate Barcelona’s companies
into private 2030 Agenda deployment networks, such as the Global Compact or
similar, with the ultimate goal of promoting measures in the private sector that have
a positive impact on the city as a whole.
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The City Council, with the intention of making Barcelona a benchmark for the 2030
Agenda, will work on two lines of action to ensure that the 2030 Agenda features in all
international events in the city.
Measure 3.3. Aligning the city’s large international events with the 2030 Agenda
Work will be done to bring the city’s major international events in line with the 2030
Agenda, both in terms of content and organisation, and to ensure that these events make
the city a benchmark in the implementation of the SDGs, at the same time linking any
knowledge generation with the 2030 Agenda. This action should be understood as part of
the 2030 Agenda awareness process. This is why we will link the principles that govern
this agenda to the main events in the city: Mobile Congress, Marathon, Primavera Sound,
Sónar, Grec, La Mercè, Smart City Expo World Congress, etc. This linking of the 2030
Agenda principles with the events implies that the latter will have to participate in the
dialogue surrounding the 2030 Agenda, but, above all, they will have to change some
internal processes in order to guarantee compliance with the environmental, economic
and social sustainability requirements of applying the 2030 Agenda.
Measure 3.4. Attracting international events on the 2030 Agenda to Barcelona
The City Council will work to attract international events linked to the 2030 Agenda to
Barcelona city. We need to make Barcelona a benchmark city not just in applying the
2030 Agenda, but also as a space for reflecting on how to achieve the agenda.
Finally, the City Council firmly believes that the 2030 Agenda can only be made effective
and viable with the participation of all stakeholders involved in the local world. That is
why we are pushing the second strategic line, the 2030 Agenda in the city. This is not,
however, something that we can achieve alone; it must be done on an international scale.
Although we act locally, the solution must be global. As far as the City Council’s effort to
promote better public/private partnerships through certification of compliance with the
2030 Agenda is concerned, we believe this ought to be an international mission and that
good practice in public/private relationships should be spread to other cities and regions
around the world. This is why we are deploying the following measure.
Measure 3.5. International promotion of compliance with the 2030 Agenda in public/
private collaboration contracts
The City Council, together with research centres and international and multilateral
organisations, will promote the deployment of good practice and methodologies for
public/private partnerships that meet the criteria of the 2030 Agenda and have a positive
impact on the SDGs. We will work to define responsible public procurement processes
and evaluate, among others, criteria such as respect for human rights in the global
supply chain of public suppliers.
Barcelona has all the elements to be a benchmark in implementing the 2030 Agenda,
because Barcelona’s people have an entrepreneurial spirit, a commitment to social justice
and a respect for our environment that will be key when it comes to achieving a better
future, which is precisely what the 2030 Agenda represents. If we want to guarantee this
future, we need to deploy the 2030 Agenda.
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Barcelona City
H. Time frame
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Strategic line 1. The 2030 Agenda at the City Council
1r 2n 3r 4t
1.1. Agenda localisation
•
1.2. PAM and budget alignment
• • •
1.3. Evaluation (Monitoring achievement)
• • • • • • • • • • • •
1.4. Aligning municipal innovation with the Agenda
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1.5. Promoting the 2030 Agenda within the City Council
•
1.6. Cross-cutting commission promoting the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
•
1.7. Academic Advisory Board for the 2030 Agenda
•
Strategic line 2. The 2030 Agenda in the city
2.1. 2030 Agenda communication plan
•
2.2. Linking in key city events with the 2030 Agenda
•
2.3. Drafting a 2030 Agenda municipal involvement plan
•
2.4. Participatory processes
• • •
2.5. Table for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona
•
2.6. 2030 Agenda compliance certificate
•
2.7. Presence of 2030 Agenda in the City Council’s existing participation sapaces
•
Strategic line 2. Barcelona 2030 International
3.1. Working group of cities for implementation of the 2030 Agenda
•
3.2. Leading local implementation of the 2030 Agenda in multilateral organisation
•
3.3. Aligning the city’s large international events with the 2030 Agenda
•
3.4. Attracting international events linked to the 2030 Agenda to Barcelona
•
3.5. International promotion of the 2030 Agenda in public/private contracts
•
•
Corresponds to quarter or year in which this measure is achieved
•
Corresponds to quarter or year in which this measure is started
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H. Time frame
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Strategic line 1. The 2030 Agenda at the City Council
1r 2n 3r 4t
1.1. Agenda localisation
•
1.2. PAM and budget alignment
• • •
1.3. Evaluation (Monitoring achievement)
• • • • • • • • • • • •
1.4. Aligning municipal innovation with the Agenda
•
1.5. Promoting the 2030 Agenda within the City Council
•
1.6. Cross-cutting commission promoting the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
•
1.7. Academic Advisory Board for the 2030 Agenda
•
Strategic line 2. The 2030 Agenda in the city
2.1. 2030 Agenda communication plan
•
2.2. Linking in key city events with the 2030 Agenda
•
2.3. Drafting a 2030 Agenda municipal involvement plan
•
2.4. Participatory processes
• • •
2.5. Table for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda in Barcelona
•
2.6. 2030 Agenda compliance certificate
•
2.7. Presence of 2030 Agenda in the City Council’s existing participation sapaces
•
Strategic line 2. Barcelona 2030 International
3.1. Working group of cities for implementation of the 2030 Agenda
•
3.2. Leading local implementation of the 2030 Agenda in multilateral organisation
•
3.3. Aligning the city’s large international events with the 2030 Agenda
•
3.4. Attracting international events linked to the 2030 Agenda to Barcelona
•
3.5. International promotion of the 2030 Agenda in public/private contracts
•
•
Corresponds to quarter or year in which this measure is achieved
•
Corresponds to quarter or year in which this measure is started
