Mara Cossu: Italy takes part in development of global SDG localization monitoring system

Shared databases and comparable statistics are becoming a key tool for addressing urban development challenges and implementing climate policy, stated Mara Cossu, representative of Italy's Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, in a video address to an event within the framework of WUF13 in Baku, Report informs.

According to her, authorities and international organizations should use data not to create rankings between cities, but to develop joint solutions and share experiences.

"Data is needed not for competition between territories, but for working together," she said.

She also reported that Italy is participating in the development of a global monitoring system for the localization of the SDGs in collaboration with the OECD and UN-Habitat.