The Urban Opportunity to Enable Transforma6ve and Sustainable Development

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1 The Urban Opportunity to Enable Transforma6ve and Sustainable Development Prepared for the High- Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post Development Agenda Prepared by the Co- Chairs of the Sustainable Development Solu9ons Network Thema9c Group on Sustainable Ci9es: Inclusive, Resilient, and Connected: Aromar Revi, Director Indian InsAtute of Human SeDlements, Bangalore Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard InsAtute for Space Studies/Earth InsAtute at Columbia University, New York

2 SDSN Sustainable Ci6es Thema6c Group Members Zubaid Ahmed Shagun Mehrotra Steward PickeD Jonathan Rose Cynthia Rosenzweig William Solecki Peter Head David SaDerthwaite Claude Nahon Barbara Kux Martha Delgado MarAn Oteng- Ababio Aromar Revi Rafael Tuts Somsook Boonyabancha Shobhakar Dhakal Tania Araujo- Jorge Israel Klabin Debra Roberts Edgar Pieterse John Thwaites Senior Urban Advisory Group in forma9on across all regions

3 Zubaid Ahmed CiA s InsAtuAonal Clients Group, New York City Tania Araujo- Jorge InsAtuto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro Somsook Boonyabancha Asian CoaliAon for Housing Rights, Bangkok Martha Delgado Global CiAes Covenant on Climate Secretariat, Mexico City Shobhakar Dhakal Asian InsAtute of Technology, Pathumthani Peter Head Ecological SequestraAon Trust, London

4 Israel Klabin Brazilian FoundaAon for Sustainable Development/ Former Mayor, Rio de Janeiro Barbara Kux Managing Board of Siemens AG, Munich Shagun Mehrotra The New School/ Sustainable Development Center, New York City Claude Nahon EDF Group, Paris Mar6n Oteng- Ababio University of Ghana, Legon, Accra Steward PickeN Cary InsAtute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook

5 Edgar Pieterse African Centre for CiAes/ University of Cape Town Aromar Revi Indian InsAtute for Human SeDlements, Bangalore Debra Roberts Environmental Planning and Climate ProtecAon Department, Durban Jonathan Rose Jonathan Rose Companies/ Enterprise Community Partners, New York City Cynthia Rosenzweig NASA Goddard InsAtute for Space Studies, New York City David SaNerthwaite University College London

6 William Solecki CUNY InsAtute for Sustainable CiAes/ Hunter College, New York City John Thwaites Monash University/ Climate Works Australia, Monash/ Melbourne Rafael Tuts United NaAons Human SeDlements Programme, Nairobi

7 Urban Trends By 2050, world urban populaaon will grow from 3.5 billion today to 6.2 billion (67% of world populaaon). Urban poverty (~2012): 525 million under $1 per day 1.2 billion under $2 per day MulA- dimensional By 2025, GDP of 600 top ciaes will rise by over $30 trillion (65% of global growth). By 2025, urban infrastructure investments will rise from $2-3 trillion/yr today to more than ~$10 trillion/yr.

8 Why Ci6es are Different Density requires investment in infrastructure and ecosystems for resilience. VolaAle populaaon fluxes require policies and planning. Food, water, and energy issues Food sustainability, sovereignty, and nutriaon Urban water systems at risk of polluaon, scarcity, and flooding Transport and sprawl linked to carbon- intensive forms of urbanizaaon Economies need reinvenaon to create sustainable livelihoods and end urban poverty. Income and social dispariaes call for policies to encourage inclusion and opportunity. CiAes must plan and rebuild ecological infrastructure, alongside the co- evoluaon of new technological and governance systems.

9 The Opportunity Urban densiaes offer unprecedented leverage to Unlock gains in efficiency and inclusiveness using economies of scale and scope Help end muladimensional poverty Improve health, educaaon, producavity outcomes Diminish social straaficaaon and inequality Increase innovaaon, knowledge creaaon/sharing Conserve, heal vital ecosystem services MiAgate and adapt to climate change

10 Ci6es as First Responders to Climate Change Mi6ga6on and Adapta6on

11 The Challenge Diversity of city types demands insatuaonal innovaaon, flexible policy, interdisciplinary management New methods of food and biomass producaon needed to support urban populaaon TransiAon to low carbon/renewable energy systems over disparate urban sizes, economic structures, transport systems New risks to developing country urban health systems Pressures on urban systems from populaaon influx into ciaes MegaciAes will require new modes of governance, technological and environmental management systems for sustainability

12 Transforma6ve Development Outcomes 1. Ending poverty and feeding our ciaes 2. PromoAng economic and social inclusion and keeping ciaes safe 3. Developing effecave governance systems and deepening paracipaaon and resilience 4. Providing universal access to urban environmental services 5. Ensuring ecological integrity of urban, rural and regional systems 6. Providing condiaons for human health and well- being to flourish 7. Providing access to affordable and safe housing as a basic right 8. Reconfiguring ciaes spaaally to promote efficiency and equity 9. Enabling sustainable energy and transportaaon services and climate resilience 10. PromoAng sustainable consumpaon and producaon in ciaes

13 Call to Ac6on 1. Urban Sustainable Development Goal 2. Pilot Sustainable City IniAaAves 3. Scaling up

14 Poten6al SDSN Partner Ci6es Stockholm, Sweden Istanbul,Turkey New York City, USA Shanghai, China Accra, Ghana Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya Johannesburg, South Africa Bangalore, India Jakarta, Indonesia