 |
| Source: Al Madinah Region Development Authority. Madinah, a sustainable city. |
The Urban Observatory at Al Madinah Region Development Authority has issued the Madinah SDGs Voluntary Local Review (VLR) as the first VLR in KSA that covers nine sustainable development goals (SDGs). The move is a follow-up on the Voluntary National Review (VNR) in 2018, titled Towards the Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the KSA Ministry of Economy and Planning.
The VLR aims to evaluate Madinah's current state of sustainable development and to assess it against national and international trends. The report comprises Madinah's sustainable development state in many fields, such as health, education, infrastructure, environment, housing, transport, and others, covering Goal 1 to Goal 8, and Goal 11. The SDGs are also localised in collaboration with government agencies, the private sector, the non-profit sector, and Madinah's civil society.
The Madinah Region Development Authority looks forward to continued collaboration with its partners to accelerate SDG targets at the local level through job creation, increased prosperity, and further development without burdening land and resources, while reducing pollution.
The VLR is in line with KSA's commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that was approved at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015. The commitment is also aligned with Islamic values, the kingdom's VISION 2030 and its executive programmes.