Towards a New Urban Agenda Saint Petersburg, 26 September 2016

UN global summit after the adoption of the SDG’s and the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The Conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented outcome document: the New Urban Agenda. // Urbanization as an endogenous source of Development // New urban models are required to effectively address the challenge of Climate Change // Urbanization as a tool for Social Integration and Equity A Conference for Rethinking the Urban Agenda

Cities today occupy approximately only 2% of the total land, however: Economy (GDP) 70% Global energy consumption over 60% Greenhouse gas emissions 70% Global waste 70% It is becoming more and more clear that achievements on Sustainable development will depend on how we will manage and guide the urbanization “Cities are where the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost” HLP 2013 World Urban Population 54.5% HABITAT III - THE CONTEXT: GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE PEACE AND SECURITY INEQUALITY URBANIZATION

// Zero draft out since May 2016 // Discussed in Intersessional Process and at PrepCom3 in Surabaya, Indonesia // Agreed draft in New York on 10 September New Urban Agenda

Structure of the NUA draft III. Follow Up and review I. Quito Declaration on Cities for All First Declarations Shared Vision Principles and Commitments Call for Action II. Quito Implementation Plan for the NUA Transformative Commitments for Sustainable Urban Development Urban Dev. For Social Inclusion and Ending Poverty Inclusive Urban Prosperity and Opportunities for all Environmentally sustainable and resilient Effective Implementation Building Urban Governance Structure Planning and managing urban spatial development Means of Implementation

United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development Quito, Ecuador 17–20 October 2016 // Accreditation // Register online habitat3.org habitat3.org Habitat III - The Conference

Venue of the conference: Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana

// New Urban Agenda // Quito Implementation Plan // System of National Reporting // World Urban Forum 2018 in Kuala Lumpur Habitat III - The Legacy