National Sustainable Development Strategy

Estrategia de Desarrollo Sostenible 2030

The National Sustainable Development Strategy of Spain has as a primary goal to achieve the Agenda 2030 objectives, which include eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all. The strategy aims to address social, economic, and environmental challenges through sustainable development. The strategy involves multiple stakeholders, including autonomous and local administrations, civil society, the private sector, academia, and citizens. The Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 leads the initiative. The strategy covers Spain and is a cross-sectorial strategy. It emphasizes a multi-actor and multi-level approach to ensure comprehensive participation and implementation. Key features include ecological transition, social justice, gender equality, and public service enhancement. Specific actions involve promoting decent work conditions, reducing inequalities, and protecting biodiversity. Measures targeting older persons include ensuring dignified living conditions and reducing inequalities for older people, improving access to healthcare services tailored to the needs of older persons, providing financial assistance and support to older individuals to ensure economic stability or promoting active participation of older people in community activities and decision-making processes. The strategy was adopted in 2021 and it will be in force until 2030.