Executive summary

Although the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are integrated, indivisible, global in nature and universally applicable, their implementation should take into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development, while respecting national policies and priorities. As such, the 2030 Agenda suggests that Governments set their own national targets and decide how to incorporate them in national development planning processes, policies and strategies. In other words, the 2030 Agenda gives countries policy space to adapt the Goals in the way they deem most suitable. The present report contributes to regional discussions on how countries with special needs (CSN), such as least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, can best adapt the 2030 Agenda to their unique national contexts.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure