A territorial approach to the Sustainable Development Goals in Moscow, Russian Federation

Although the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not integrated explicitly into main urban development plans of city Moscow, local government has started using them as a checklist to assess contribution its sectoral programmes sustainable development, well related strengths and weaknesses. Moscow presents very positive educational results, low unemployment rates strong innovation capacity, but challenges exist regarding consumption production, affordable housing air quality. The SDGs provide framework address these in an way contribute, particular, transition industrial sector, which accounts for 16% city’s value added. also allow promote synergies across three plans, catalyse needed investments sustainability enhance collaboration with private sector.