SDG Cities Certification

PowerPoint Presentation SDG Cities Certification Date: March 2023 UN-Habitat working with the UN Background and Challenges System supports Localizing SDGs through: THE WORLD WILL BE URBAN Today 55% of the world’s population lives in cities , yet by 2050 this is expected to increase to 68% CITIES ARE CENTRAL TO SDGs Two-Thirds of SDGs have important local dimensions Local and regional governments p. [...] 2 SDG Cities Flagship Initiative Data Collection • SDG Cities is a global initiative that Strategic Planning Strengthened institutional encourages cities to catalyze their own capacity potential and accelerate their achievement • Inclusive governance Plans, and Regulations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) • Planning • Municipal finance • Service delivery • Cities are given tools to asse. [...] However Not all cities are aware of the SDGs Not all cities are incentivized to engage with global agendas Not all cities are aware of frameworks such as the NUA to guide them in the local implementation of the SDGs. [...] Cities have effective data for social, economic and environmental dimensions with analyzed gaps in urban areas and have evidence-based, inclusive, participatory and strategic development frameworks for 2030 that: • Are aligned with the 2030 Agenda; • Are aligned with local development priorities; • Are coherent with relevant national, subnational, cross-border and sectoral policies and priorities. [...] Suggested Way Forward Alignment with UN Agendas and Frameworks SDG Cities Certification is strongly aligned with existing UN agendas to accelerate the achievement of SDGs and facilitate a positive urban transformation The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable The New Urban SDG Localization Development Agenda Synergies within UN- Habitat SDG Cities Certification connects existing UN-Habitat SDG projects and.