Sustainable Innovation Zones/Communities
Summary
Sustainable Innovation Zones and Communities in Porto Alegre and Santo Angelo, Brazil; Panama City, Panama; Western Sydney, Australia; Wheaton/Montgomery County, Maryland (US); Poznan, Poland; and in many other cities and countries by 2030 will reduce greenhouse gas emissions; grow businesses, jobs, and incomes through Sustainable Innovation; promote green energy, sustainable mobility, and circular economy solutions; and generate inclusive prosperity to help transform communities, cities, and urban regions and enable the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Climate Agreement, New Urban Agenda, and Sendai Framework by 2030. Each individual Sustainable Innovation Zone/Community develops its own goals and measures ongoing progress in accomplishments through a wide variety of data sources and institutional methodologies.
Outcomes and Impacts
Effective settlements growth and regeneration, Improved spatial connectivity and productivity of cities and regions, Increased and equitably distributed locally generated revenues, Expanded deployment of frontier technologies and innovations for urban development, Reduced greenhouse emissions and improved air quality, Improved resource efficiency and protection of ecological assets, Effective adaptation of communities and infrastructure to climate change, Enhanced social integration and inclusive communities, Enhanced resilience of the built environment and infrastructure, Resilience, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth of Businesses, Jobs, and Incomes
Region
North America
Lead Entity
Global Urban Development (GUD)
Key Dates
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Goal 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Goal 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development