The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a broad spectrum of economic, social and environmental goals to be achieved by 2030. The Yangtze River Economic Zone (YREZ) is an important national regional development strategy in China. National and regional development strategies like the YREZ play a crucial role in achieving the SDGs. Therefore, this paper presents an assessment method for measuring progress of SDGs at the local level and takes the case of the YREZ in China. The local SDGs indicator framework is developed based on availabili...