ONE UN PAVILION EVENT. Integrated Resource Management for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities: Policy Opportunities for the New Urban Agenda

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1 ONE UN PAVILION EVENT Integrated Resource Management for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities: Policy Opportunities for the New Urban Agenda 17:30-19:00, 19 October 2016

2 Objective & Expected Outcomes Objective Identify critical challenges in closing resource loops and in bridging resource gaps in support of sustainable urban futures. Also discuss mechanisms that deliver multiple benefits within the context of efficient resource use and contribute to the achievement of several SDGs, and the New Urban Agenda. Expected outcomes 1. A discussion on how reconfigured institutional arrangements and strengthened capacities can effectively implement and coordinate integrated resource use for cities and their urbanizing regions 2. Address data gaps on resource use and develop a stronger quantitative evidence base for integrated policies and strategies 3. Illustrate innovative municipal financing and budgeting to support local governments to enhance revenue streams to support new governance modalities

3 Programme

4 Guests on stage Moderator: Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP, Bangkok Panelists: 1. Mr. Gino van Begin, Secretary General, Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany (ICLEI) 2. M. XXX XXXXX, GIZ/BMZ, Germany (TBC) 3. Dr. Arifin Rudyanto, Deputy of Regional Development, Bappenas, Indonesia 4. Honorable Mayor John Bongat, Naga, Philippines 5. Honorable Mayor from Latin America (TBC)

5 Implementation of the New Urban Agenda: Integrating Resources for Urban Nexus Integrated Resource Management for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities: Policy Opportunities for the New Urban Agenda Habitat III,19 October 2016, Quito Dr. Stefanos Fotiou Director, Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

6 Cities as Drivers of Development World population 7.4 billion (4 billion urban) Turning point in 2007 majority urban Urbanization key driver of economic expansion (80% global GDP) Population and urbanization both contributed to unprecedented economic globalization in past twenty years Urbanization of space. Cities are now cross boundary entities and have huge resource footprints Even megacities are giving way to mega-urban regions of 40 million+ (e.g. Pearl River Delta)

7 Urban Resource Inefficiencies & Footprints Cities 2-3% of global landmass, but consume 75% of natural resources & emit 60-80% GHGs Buildings use 40% and 20% of total energy in developed & developing countries respectively 90% of the global water used for production of goods & services Urban dwellers: 55 million lack access to improved drinking water & 480 million lack access to improved sanitation facilities in Asia-Pacific 1 billion slum dwellers in cities to double by Report of UN Secretary- General s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability: By 2030, we will need at least 50% more food, 45% more energy, 30% more water

8 Cities Provide Opportunities for Innovative Solutions Persistent & newly emerging challenges 60% of future urban areas to be built by 2030 New urban middle classes a major social, economic & political force Shifting consumption/production patterns threaten to overwhelm resources (including land) Resource gaps are growing: energy, water waste to resource/circular economy principles must underpin future strategies It is no longer possible or affordable to address these crises in isolation: integrated/nexus solutions are essential for eco-efficiency Essential urban transformations: from quantity to quality from exploitation to investment

9 Conceptualizing Urban Nexus To integrate systems, services, policies or operational silos, and jurisdictions To achieve water-food-energy security in cities with multiple urban policy objectives To deliver greater benefits with equal/less resources and minimize negative trade-offs Enabling factors integrated approaches, STI, partnerships, collaborative governance, coherent policy To catalyse new forms of finance Urban Nexus was explicitly captured in the APUF-6 Jakarta Call-for-Action: Meeting current and future natural resource demands in cities, in particular for energy, water and food, as well as housing and basic services, requires the adoption of a nexus approach and a shift from sectoral to integrated and ecosystem-based planning. It also requires a shift from competitive to collaborative governance among neighboring municipalities and across departments, including financing mechanisms. 9

10 ESCAP & Urban Nexus ESCAP Project: Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus Phase I: Phase II: Donor: BMZ Executing agency: GIZ GmbH Partner: ICLEI Target countries: 7 (China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam) Cities: 12 secondary cities Activities to date: 6 regional workshops, several national dialogues, 7 outreach global events, analytical study

11 Global and Regional Agendas Global Agendas: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Addis Ababa Action Agenda 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC Habitat III: New Urban Agenda Regional Agendas: Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development ESCAP Resolution 70/12 - Strengthening efforts on human settlements and sustainable urban development for the Asia- Pacific region 6 th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum Jakarta Call for Action

12 Inter-linkages of Urban Nexus with regional & global agendas SDGs 65% of 169 SDG targets need local actors Broadly addresses Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 6, Goal 7, Goal 8, Goal 9, Goal 11, Goal 12, Goal 13, Goal 17 Direct linkages of Nexus to the SDGs targets, including: 8.4 to improve global resource efficiency in consumption and production 12.2 call for the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources 11.a addresses integrated planning across urban and rural boundaries in terms of resource planning and use 11.b in adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards resource efficiency NUA Commitments Draft NUA is committed to strengthening sustainable management of resources Draft NUA links sustainable consumption & production with responsible use of resources in urban areas Draft NUA emphasize resource efficiency, circular economy and food security 12

13 Conclusions How can ESCAP make a difference? 1. Continue the effort of mainstreaming integrated resource management in normative work, regional policy-setting & research analysis 2. Promote collaborative governance with urban stakeholders, eg: creating nexus task forces to embrace urban nexus approaches 3. Support cities with knowledge sharing and city-to-city cooperation 4. Mobilize city networks, partners and financial institutions/facilities to engage national and local governments with innovative urban nexus initiatives/ideas 5. Implement projects that target cities with tangible resource efficient and integrated models/solutions

14 Thank you For more about ESCAP s work on sustainable urban development, please visit: