Sustainable cities and human settlements
Actions by Stakeholders include voluntary initiatives such as policies, plans, programmes, projects, actions and partnerships that advance sustainable development and the implementation of Rio+20 (the Future We Want), Agenda 21, Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI), and outcomes of other sustainable development conferences. These include Rio+20 Voluntary Commitments, Partnerships for Sustainable Development (CSD11/WSSD), Green Economy policies, and other initiatives emanating from action networks such as Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), Every Woman Every Child, Higher Education Sustainability initiative, Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Cities, UN Global Compact, etc.
15/15/15 UN - Civil Society Partnership Voluntary Committment
International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI)
-Rio+20 side event "Rio+20 15/15/15 Formula - Heartpower and Action for The Future We Want", 14 Jun 2012 (incl. discussion of a Charter of Shared Social Responsibility for Global C...
Carbon Cities Climate Registry for Measurable, Reportable, Verifiable Local Climate Action
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
In 2010, more than 138 Mayors adopted the Global Cities Covenant on Climate the Mexico City Pact, which aims to ensure transparency, accountability and comparability of local clima...
Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Local Governments for Sustainability
...
CO2eq Reduction of GHG Emissions
Mauritius
To be achieved with assistance from development partners...
Effective Tool for Urban Carbon Strategies
Impact Economy
By using the reMAC tool, decision makers around the world involved in the strategic planning of metropolitan areas gain access to both a cost calculation and a CO2 reduction tool w...
Improved land, legislation and governance for cities and regions
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Regional and national authorities will establish systems for improved access to land and adopt enabling legislation on the international guidelines on decentralization and strength...
Increased access to adequate urban housing and improved standards of living in slums
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities and regional and national authorities will implement improved urban housing policies and programmes with the collaboration of UNHCHR, World Bank, Region Commissions,...
Increased equitable access to urban basic services
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities and regional authorities will implement the international guidelines on basic services for all, including safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, waste collection ...
International Ecocity Framework and Standards Initiative
Ecocity Builders
The International Ecocity Framework and Standards (IEFS) Initiative, a project of United Nations accredited nonprofit Ecocity Builders in collaboration with an international Adviso...
IRENA's activities on Renewables in Cities
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
In order to achieve the aim of analysis in greater depth about renewable energy promotion policies, to develop tools to demonstrate how local policies can be shaped towards a renew...
Knowledge dissemination and enhanced capacities for sustainable urbanization
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities, regional and national authorities will formulate and implement evidence-based urban policies and programmes with the collaboration of UNU-IAS, local government auth...
Local Capacities for Global Agendas
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
...
Local economic development, decent jobs and enhanced municipal finance
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities and regional authorities will develop human and institutional capacity to implement urban policies that are supportive of local economic development, creation of dec...
Local Environmental Planning and Management (EPM)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
...
Local Integrated Resource Management for the better management of cities and towns
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Local Governments for Sustainability
...
Partnership for Learning from Best Practices, Good Policies and Enabling Legislation in support of Sustainable Urbanisation
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
...
Policies, plans and designs for more compact, better integrated and connected cities
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities and regional authorities will implement urban policies, plans and designs that apply principles and standards derived from best practices with the collaboration of U...
Resilient Cities and Nations Collaborative Platform
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Development and deployment of the Platform will take a Modular approach, divided into Four Modules over 4 years. Priority will be placed on improving existing capabilities, databas...
Sister Cities Network for Sustainable Development
Sister Cities International
...
Skanska's Journey to Deep Green
Skanska AB
To realize the above projects, published and unpublished business unit (BU) targets each business unit developed a green action plan. While these all differ in their details they a...
Standards on International Green Model City (IGMC)
Global Forum on Human Settlements
Several new sustainable cities will be built within about 5 years. Every IGMC pilot will meet the goals of net zero carbon and zero waste by 2020.When every IGMC pilot is accomplis...
Support Energy Efficient Cities
World Bank
Details of the type of support that can be provided to cities are available here: www.esmap.org/esmap/EECI...
Sustaining resilience - development in crisis
Pakistan
Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. One of t...
Urban resilience and post-crisis rehabilitation
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Partner cities, regional and national authorities will implement and integrate risk reduction strategies and programming within their urban planning and management systems with the...
YEWMBA's Human Affect Sustainable Peace Cities
Ye Ethiopia Wiyen Mahber Be Alem
Fully functioning, rights based, economic, social, ecological, environmental sustainable peace cities that empower long term vitality through an epicenter for Women's Economic Empo...
Copyright United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development | Contact | Terms of use | Site map