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UN-Habitat in Myanmar

• Participatory Urban Planning, Management and Governance

• Pro-poor Land, Housing and Tenure• Improving Human Settlements and

Enabling Seamless Recovery• Environment, DRR and Climate

Change

3 Levels of Interventions

4 Thematic Areas

• Policy and Strategy Formulation • Capacity Building and Training • Ground Work: WASH & Infrastructure

UN-Habitat in Myanmar (con’t)

▪ Disaster Risk Reduction

▪ Environment and climate change

▪ URDI, urban research and development institute, urban resource centre

▪ Guidelines for Urban Planning

▪ National Building Code

▪ National Housing Policy and Urban Policy (ongoing)

▪ Land, housing and informal settlements

▪ Participatory urban planning, management and governance

The New Urban Agenda

Shared Vision; Principles and Commitments

Call for Action

Quito Implementation Plan for the New Urban Agenda

The Transformative Commitments for Sustainable Urban Development

▪ Sustainable Urban Development for Social Inclusion and Ending Poverty

▪ Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Prosperity and Opportunities for All

▪ Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development

Effective Implementation

▪ Building the Urban Governance Structure▪ Planning and Managing Urban Spatial Development▪ Means of Implementation

Follow-up and review

The New Urban AgendaAction Framework for the Implementation of the NUA (AFINUA)

1. National urban policies

2. Urban legislation, rules

and regulations

3. Urban planning and design

4. Urban economy and

municipal finance

5. Local implementation

Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets, which are integrated and indivisible, demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda, which balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental.

Sustainable Development Goal 11

“To make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”

Adequate housingBy 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums (target 11.1).

Participatory planningBy 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries (target 11.1).

Public spaceBy 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 (target 11.7).

Cultural/Natural heritageStrengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage (target 11.4)

Resilience (climate change) Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning (target 13.2)

Capacity, awareness, inclusivenessPromote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management /… /including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities (target 13.b)

SDGs: cultural heritage and resilience

The Process

The charette