Actions to achieve Sustainable Urban Development
Why actions matter in achieving the 2030 Agenda
With only ten years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Secretary-General has called upon a Decade of Action to accelerate and mobilize solutions at local and global levels, and fully engage partners, people and communities across all sectors to leverage transformative changes. It is a crucial moment to collect and monitor committed actions and advance the progress and achievement of the Agenda 2030
For more information: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/decade-of-action/
The Abu Dhabi Declared Actions
The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) debated issues related to rapid urbanisation, building inclusive and resilient cities, and take steps to accelerate their work towards the New Urban Agenda as an accelerator to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Decade of Action. WUF10 began with a call to action and concluded with the Abu Dhabi Declared Actions committed by different partners and stakeholders groups.
The Abu Dhabi Declared Actions comprises actions committed on a voluntary basis by governments, partners, individuals, communities, business sector from cities and countries around the world to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The Actions was produced in consultation with the WUF10 Advisory Group with representatives from diverse partners in the urban development. The Actions is strategic level goals that will result from the implementation of new initiatives from a variety of institutions and actors.
For more information on the Declared Actions, please visit here
Key Focus Areas
- Foster Global City to-City Cooperation
- Advance sustainable urbanization in the Commonwealth
- Make Cities Resilient by 2030
- Promote the implementation of the New Urban Agenda at national level
- Develop New Urban Agenda monitoring platform
- Promote sustainable urban development and the implementation of the New Urban Agenda at regional and local levels
- Actively promote implementation of the United Nations Systemwide Strategy for Sustainable Urban Development among Resident Coordinators
- Implement the Global Compact on Inclusive and Accessible Cities
- Mainstream disability inclusion, universal design and accessibility in cities
- Promote greater respect for international humanitarian law to achieve sustainable urban development
- Enhance Private Sector contribution towards sustainable urban development
- Enhance Civil Society’s contribution towards sustainable urban development
Regional and National Urban Forums
With the increasing importance of regional dimensions and contexts, national level forums have frequently been scaled-up to the regional and sub-regional levels in support of the New Urban Agenda. Involving multiple national and local governments as well as other national and regional stakeholders, these events have often been led and hosted by the UN Regional Commissions.
At the national level, National Urban Forums provide a conducive space for inclusive national urban policies, strategies and action plan formulation and review. They are key to domesticate and localize global and regional Agendas and are critical and inclusive platforms to advance evidence-based policymaking and review.
Actions At-a-Glance
Actions
An SDG-aligned Organisation for Resilient Citymaking
Lineamientos hacia la Sustentabilidad Urbana
Programa de Vivienda Social (PVS), 2020
Estrategia Nacional de Ordenamiento Territorial (ENOT)
Programa de Mejoramiento Urbano/Vertiente de Planeación Urbana, Metropolitana y Ordenamiento Territorial (PUMOT), 2020
Programa de Mejoramiento Urbano/Vertiente de Mejoramiento Integral de Barrios, 2020
Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Initiative
Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Awaza
Disaster Response And Recovery Facility (DRRF) - Disaster Risk Management in Cox's Bazar Programme
Metropolitan Development Program of Guatemala City - PRODEME