SDG GOAL 11 — SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
The 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
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
11.5
By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
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
11.a
Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, per-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning
11.b
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
11.c
Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
Resources
- Metadata compilation for Goal 11- as of March 3, 2016.
2. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Presentation on 11.4.1 at the 3rd Meeting of the IAEG-SDG
3. United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
4. The Sustainable Development Goals Fund
5. United Nations Habitat- for a better urban future
- The UN arm for urban issues. “Promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development.”
6. The United Nations Population Fund- Urbanization
- UNPF works with multiple facets of population needs, urbanization and communities.
7. ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability
- Network of member cities and towns for sustainable urbanization and solutions for urban areas.
8. The United Nations Environment Programme
- Arm of the UN dedicated to the environmental needs of multiple types of areas, including urban and rural communities.
9. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNESCO will be a data collector for Goal 11, owing to its focus on social community and culture.
10. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
- The UN implementation arm of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, goes by UNISDR. Will deal with the disaster and crisis related needs of Goal 11.
11. World Health Organization- Air Pollution
- WHO’s overlap into urban health and air pollution means it will also contribute to the data for Goal 11.
12. Urban Gateway — for the International Urban Development Community
- Under UN-Habitat, Urban Gateway functions as a network for urban community organizations.
13. Citiscope
- Non-UN entity working to “ spur innovations to help cities work better for all of their people through the power of independent journalism.”
