Implementing the New Urban Agenda Cyprus, 30 January 2017

The Context: Global Conversations 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% World Urban Population: // Habitat I 1976: 37.9% // Habitat II 1996: 45.1% // Habitat III 2016: 54.5% // 2050: approx. 70%   “Cities are where the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost”

www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org Agenda 2030 In September 2015, the Unites Nations General Assembly adopted the Agenda 2030, which will guide world development for the next 15 years. // Urbanization as a tool and engine for development   // Goal 11 “Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” // Urbanisation as a cross-cutting issue in the SDG’s // The New Urban Agenda builds on, is aligned and coherent to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda   www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

Paris Agreement on Climate Change www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org In December 2015, at the COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris, the United Nations Member States adopted ambitious goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions // Cities action arm to reach sustainable development // Strong presence of local and regional Governments (#Cities4Climate) // New Urban Agenda tool to reach Paris Agreement   www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

On October 20, 2016 in Quito, Ecuador, the New Urban Agenda was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)

30,000 ACCREDITED PARTICIPANTS FROM 167 COUNTRIES // 10,000 International Participants // 2,000 Representatives of Local Authorities // HABITAT III among UN Conferences with highest Civil Society participation // Inclusive and participatory process of two years

Along with an explainer document that gives an overview of its structure and parts, the New Urban Agenda (NUA) is available on the Habitat III website in the 6 official UN languages: العربية 中文版 English Français Pусский Español

Relevance of the New Urban Agenda // Renews a strengthened global commitment to sustainable urban development [no reservations, but not legally binding] // Action oriented & Universal, not too prescriptive but with a level of definition (implementation actions) unusual in global development frameworks NUA // Reasserts a positive notion of the city and promote sustainable urbanization as a driver for Sustainable Development

The Five Pillars of the New Urban Agenda 1. National Urban Policies (NUPs) 2. Rules and Regulations 3. Urban Planning and Design 4. Financing Urbanization 5. Local Implementation “What needs to be done and who is in charge of it”

The Role of Central Governments in Urbanization 1. Land Governance 2. Ministerial Coordination 3. The Attribution of the functions to Subnational (Regional or Provincial) and Local Governments 4. The General Financial Framework for Subnational or Local Governments www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

Urban Legislation: Rules and Regulations Urbanization without rules and regulations tends to be spontaneous and unplanned Rules and regulations should cover: 1. Land legislation 2. Allocation of public space (streets and parks) 3. Plotting of the buildable space 4. Acquisition of Public Space (Expropriation vs Land Readjustment) www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

Urban Planning has dramatically… decreased Urban Planning and Design Urban Planning has dramatically… decreased 25% 21% Planned areas Percentage of Public Space – also decreasing… Informally planned areas Not planned areas

Urban Planning and Design The physical layout of the buildable plots, public space, and their relationship Le Corbusier, ‘Towers in the Park’ Singapore, ‘Towers in the Park’

Urban Planning and Design Caracas Sao Paolo

Financing Urbanization www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org Urbanization should be approached not as a cost, but as an investment Core Urbanization Functions: Land register, Urban Planning, Building codes, Municipal ordinances, Urban inspection, Tax collection Basic Urban Services: Maintenance of streets/public space, Sanitation, Waste Management, Water, Energy, Mobility Complementary Services: Security and Safety, Education, Health, Public housing, Local economy www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org Local Implementation 1. Planned City Extensions 2. Planned City In-fills 3. Urban Re-development www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

Nordic Declaration on Implementation All relevant actors and stakeholders are encouraged “to take collective action and responsibility for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda” Set of principles: • Participation – collaboration between citizens, civil society and local government • Environment – protect and reuse natural resources and improve urban ecosystems • Socio-economic well-being – safe, healthy, affordable and inclusive environment • Housing – age- and gender-responsive • Mobility – urban-rural interactions; road safety; connectivity approach; integrating mobility plans into overall urban plans. • Culture and lifestyles – revitalising urban areas

www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org Follow-up and Review By now, no establishments of measurable targets, however: // Specific targets and related action plans developed based on national/local contexts and priorities; implemented in respect of national legislation, practices and policies, while contributing to reshape them // Guidelines for implementation and a framework for monitoring and reporting by governments and other partners are being developed // UN Habitat, UN entities and relevant stakeholders are realigning their programs [UNTT – system wide action framework and collaborative platforms and networks] inclusive discussion on NUA implementation in WUF 9 www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org Follow-up and Review // Building on the HIII process countries created / revived National Habitat Committees and National Urban Forums that will converge for a global inclusive discussion on NUA implementation in WUF 9 // HIII National Reports are being already used as baselines for National and Local Action Plans based on the NUA principles and actions // Networks and partnerships strengthened during the HIII preparatory process are doing advocacy and embracing the NUA to lobby and guide country implementation at all levels // Voluntary Commitments – Online platform on the priorities and principles of the NUA www.habitat3.org www.unhabitat.org

The Quito Implementation Plan (QIP) online platform is a tool for voluntary commitments to be made, joined, and monitored— commitments that aim to contribute to or reinforce the priorities and principles of the NUA.

The voluntary commitments seek to be concrete actions, measurable and achievable, focused on implementation, and with great depth of information for future accountability and transparency. More than 100 commitments were already submitted during the conference.

6 Areas of Commitments in the QIP Platform The commitments are not a substitute for governments’ responsibilities and intergovernmentally agreed commitments; they are intended to strengthen implementation by involving relevant stakeholders that can make a contribution to sustainable urban development, as stressed in the NUA.

QIP Initiatives... should be specific, replicable, action- oriented, funded and innovative; must be monitored and subject to reporting on a regular basis; should demonstrate the capacity to deliver; should be led by partners able to showcase implementation of existing commitments (sufficient level of maturity). must observe inclusiveness (e.g. balanced regional representation) For cooperative international initiatives.

See you at the World Urban Forum 9 February 2018 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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