A territorial approach to the Sustainable Development Goals in the Basque Country, Spain

The Basque Country, Spain, initiated its journey to align its policies with the SDGs in 2016, leading to the adoption of the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda and an SDG action plan to advance public engagement, monitoring, and implementation of SDG flagship projects in specific target areas such as energy and housing. These are complemented by sectoral strategies to foster sustainable development, notably in the fields of climate, education and demographic change, alongside an urban agenda that cuts across governmental departments. This policy paper provides guidance on how to address the Basque Country’s main development challenges around renewable energy, housing, and population ageing by enhancing a territorial approach to the SDGs to advance a long-term vision for sustainable development.