SDG, Cities and

Sustainability 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns

27-29 April 2016, Bilbao

Arab Hoballah

Arab.hoballah@unep.org

The UN & sustainable development

From Rio 1992 to Quito 2016 Overarching Sustainable Development priorities:

Poverty Eradication;

Managing natural resource

base of eco. & social devt;

Changing unsustainable and promoting

sustainable patterns of

consumption and production;

Future We Want, 2030 SD Agenda, SDGs,

Habitat III, … towards inclusive, SD;

Is our world on a sustainable path?

2030 SDGs: 17 goals, 169 targets

Delivering SD

Implement goals and targets

Define indicators to measure, monitor & assess

Contextualized implementation;

From 8 MGDs, progress but unfinished job,

Common set of principles/objectives for SDGs:

Inclusive

Comprehensive

Integrated

Transformative

People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace &

Partnerships;

Cities: from problem to solution

In around 2040-50:

¾ population

¾ resource use

¾ CO2 emissions

¾ waste Cities: hub for education/culture,

innovation/investments, partnerships

Drivers for SCP and resource efficiency

Support National Objectives & Commitments

Key Actors & Partners in Development

SDG 11 and 12, key for Sust Cities

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Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities

UNEP’s Approach to Resource Efficient Cities

“Systems’ innovation”

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Changes to consumption and lifestyle habits, urban

form, transportation modes, energy production, and

economic structure

Technological improvements that permit efficiency gains

to be achieved without impinging on quality of life

Massive investments in infrastructure, skills and

institutions and governance capacity supporting

sustainable development

Strengthening existing fiscal and financial instruments for

creating incentives for resource efficiency

interventions

SDGs for SD in European

Cities