Multi-Stakeholder
Forum

The Sustainable Development Multi-Stakeholder Forum is Malta’s national platform for dialogue, collaboration, and coordinated action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2050. Bringing together government representatives, local and regional councils, the private sector and industry representatives, voluntary organisations, youth representatives and academia, the Forum ensures that sustainable development in Malta is shaped through broad participation and shared responsibility.

Given the cross-cutting nature of both the United Nations’ SDGs and Malta’s own Sustainable Development Strategic Goals, meaningful progress requires the active participation and collaboration of all sectors of society.

Emanating from and rooted in the principles highlighted in Malta’s Second Voluntary National Review, the Forum supports a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach by

• Facilitating structured dialogue on national sustainable development priorities;
• Gathering diverse perspectives to inform policy design and implementation;
• Promoting transparency and accountability in Malta’s SDG progress;
• Encouraging collaboration across sectors to accelerate sustainable solutions; and
• Showcasing initiatives and best practices from various stakeholder groups.

The Forum acts as a bridge between national policy processes and the lived experiences of communities, ensuring that Malta’s sustainable development pathway is inclusive, evidence-based, and aligned with long-term social, economic, and environmental wellbeing.