Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Aquilas Katunda Mulamba

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 What is this goal?
Today, 54% of the world population lives
in urban areas, a figure that should
increase to 66% by 2050. The
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contributed to the development of
degradation and poverty related to the
inadequate management of natural
resources at the local level, and to the
scarcity or total lack of funds allocated
for supporting basic services and
adequate housing facilities for
everybody.
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Goal 11 Targets
 Goal 11 Targets
11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate,
safe and affordable housing and basic services
and upgrade slums

11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable,

accessible and sustainable transport systems for all,
improving road safety, notably by expanding public
transport, with special attention to the needs of
those in vulnerable situations, women, children,
persons with disabilities and older persons
 Goal 11 Targets
11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable
urbanization and capacity for participatory,
integrated and sustainable human settlement
planning and management in all countries

11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard

the world’s cultural and natural heritage
 Goal 11 Targets
11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita
environmental impact of cities, including by
paying special attention to air quality and
municipal and other waste management

11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to

safe, inclusive and accessible, green and
public spaces, in particular for women
and children, older persons and persons
with disabilities
 India and Goal 11
India is urbanizing rapidly. Between 2001 and 2011, the country’s urban
population had increased by 91 million. India is projected to add 416 million
urban dwellers between 2018 and 2050. By 2030, India is expected to be home to
six mega-cities with populations above 10 million. 68% of the country’s total
population live in rural areas, while 17% of the country’s urban population live in
slums. The Government of India’s Smart Cities Mission, the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission, and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation(AMRUT) are working to address the challenge of
improving urban spaces. The prime minister’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana aims
to achieve housing for all by 2022.
 India and Goal 11
TARGETS
•By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and
upgrade slums.
•By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all,
improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention given to the
needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.
•By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated
and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.
•By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and
implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and
adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, , holistic disaster risk management at
all levels.
•Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building
sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials.
 Why is this important?
 Cities are engines for sustainable development. It is where ideas, commerce, culture,
science, and productivity thrives. Urban spaces offer opportunities for people to prosper
economically and socially, but this is only possible in prosperous cities that can
accommodate people in decent jobs and where land resources are not overwhelmed by
growth. Unplanned urban sprawl, as cities spill beyond their formal boundaries, can be
detrimental to national developmental planning and to the global goals for sustainable
development. Our urban areas are also emitters of greenhouse gases and contribute to
climate change. Half of the global urban population breathes air that is 2.5 times more
polluted than standards deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization.
 How can we address this?
 These challenges to urban spaces can be overcome by improving resource use and focusing on
reducing pollution and poverty. The future we want includes cities that offer opportunities for all,
and which provide access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more. Cities
can either dissipate energy or optimize efficiency by reducing energy consumption and adopting
green energy systems.
Example: For instance, Rizhao, China has become a solar-powered city; in its central
districts, 99% of households already use solar water heaters.
Progress of Goal 11 in 2018
Progress of Goal 11 in 2018

According to the SDG Index & Dashboards Report, no country in the

world has completely achieved the targets set forth in SDG 11
Progress of Goal 11 in 2018

the top 20 in the image, where green represents social factors, blue is
environment, and yellow is economic
Thank you..!!