Synergies in implementing the New Urban Agenda and SDGs in Asian & Pacific Cities

Dr. Shipra Narang Suri

Vice-President, ISOCARP/ GAP

01/12/2016 Implementation of Agenda 2030 in A-P Cities, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok 1

Implementation of Agenda 2030 in A-P Cities, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok

Two Fundamental Questions

How can stakeholder engagement and partnerships support the effective implementation of both the global agendas?

How can platforms such as the ‘Urban SDG Knowledge Platform’ to spearhead engagement of multiple stakeholders?

Inputs to the New Urban Agenda

New Urban Agenda

National Reports Regional Reports

Global Reports

Habitat III Issue Papers Habitat III Policy Units

World Urban Forum

Thematic and Regional Meetings

Urban Thinkers Campus

Other UN inputs • DRR (Sendai) • FFD (Addis)

• SDGs (NYC)

• COP 21 (Paris)

General Assembly of Partners

• Local and Subnational Authorities

• Research and Academia • Civil Society Organizations • Grassroots Organizations • Women

• Parliamentarians • Children and Youth • Business and Industries • Foundations and

Philanthropies • Professionals

• Trade Unions and Workers • Farmers • Indigenous Peoples • Media • Older Persons • Persons with Disabilities

Stakeholders’ role in shaping the New Urban Agenda

GAP proposals for stakeholder engagement in NUA implementation

Advocacy

Experimentation/ Innovation

Monitoring

Investment advisory and monitoring

Knowledge

Success factors for Partnerships: Lessons from the GAP Experience

A focus on synergy among groups rather than perfect agreement

A commitment to be as inclusive as possible

Political and financial support to “genuine and durable” partnerships

The road ahead for partners and stakeholders... For SDG & NUA

Continued advocacy

Holding national governments to account over their commitments

Supporting local authorities in implementation

Demanding/ supporting reforms in national/regional/ local policies

Joining the dots

Building up and sharing knowledge

Testing and helping scale up innovations

Bottom-up monitoring

The role and potential of Urban SDG Knowledge Platform: Some reflections

Knowledge comes from different sources: The platform must be as inclusive and as bold as possible in building up knowledge from diverse sources

Knowledge is more than data collection, or collation of best practices: It requires multiple layers of analysis and reflection

Building knowledge is not a one-time activity: It is continuous, iterative and requires long-term commitment

Knowledge is power: The platform must ultimately aim to empower stakeholders for advocacy, implementation, innovation, monitoring and review

Shipra.narang@gmail.com

@ShipraSuri

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