Side events
Side events are one hour long and should focus on concrete examples of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda such as projects, research, data, etc. Read more They are an opportunity to share data, knowledge and initiatives in an effort to advance the sustainable urban development in cities and towns around the globe.
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Ocupa Tu Calle: Tools for the empowerment of citizens and the recovery of public spaces
Ocupa Tu Calle
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Addressing Urban Resilience through Nature Based Solutions: What Works, What Doesn't
Asian Development Bank
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Youth City: Creating an enabling environment for youth participation and development
PLANMalaysia (Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Malaysia)
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Estrategias territoriales de los gobiernos locales: Instrumentos para la implementación de la Nueva Agenda Urbana
Instituto Municipal de Planeación del Municipio de Querétaro, México (Municipal Planning Institute of [...]
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Supporting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda: Pro-poor Local Approaches for Sustainable Urban Waste Management
WASTE CONCERN
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Building Resilient Communities in Cities: Breaking Down Global Frameworks for Localized Resilience Action
MERCY Malaysia
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Cuba
Institute of Physical Planning, Government of Cuba
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Environmental and social impact assessment: what is its impact and effectiveness for the poor in African cities?
Protimos
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Global models for safe and secure homes – learning from World Habitat Award winners
World Habitat Awards
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Land Tenure Security as a Catalyst to Implementing the New Urban Agenda
Society For Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
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Unlocking the potential of Youth through South-South Cooperation ( City-City learning and knowledge exchange
Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)
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Inclusive and sustainable development of metropolises: Case of Casablanca
Ministery of Land and Urban Planning
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Alliances towards the New Urban Agenda
Shelter program Arcadis UN-Habitat partnership
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Linking our common challenges: fostering resilience in tropical cities through urban planning
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
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Gender responsive, inclusive and safe space for women for resilient and sustainable cities
Asian – Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
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Water to sustain a new urban future: on the road to the 5th International Conference of Local and Regional Authorties [...]
World Water Council
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Sinaloa 2030: Urban and Territorial Strategies and Actions
Secretariat of Sustainable Development of the State of Sinaloa (SEDESU)
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Innovative Ways of Disseminating and Implementing the New Urban Agenda in the Balkans
Center for Environment and Sustainable Urban Development “Structure”
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One Planet Cities: Incentivizing sustainability action and citizen engagement for the New Urban Agenda
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
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Reimagining the Future of Transportation: Sustainable Mobility.
Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD)
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La implementación de la Nueva Agenda Urbana en los gobiernos subnacionales: experiencias en México y Brasil
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Territorial (SEMADET). Guadalajara Jalisco, México
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Natural Resource Management and Food Security in the Context of Urbanization – the Nexus
FAO
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Improved Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana
MINISTERE DE LA SALUBRITE, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DEVELOPPMEMENT DURABLE
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Towards Integrated Transportation in Cairo: A story of Partnership, Process and Piloting
General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP)
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Botswana: Promoting Inclusive Housing Solutions
Republic of Botswana
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The governance of urban land use
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Making the most of urban land: land use and planning for prosperous cities
International Growth Centre
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Revitalising Cities Through Conservation
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
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Iskandar Malaysia Comprehensive Development Plans ii (CDP ii) to support Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
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Competitive City: Learn To Compete At Global Stage
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
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Innovative Practices on the Territory: Creo Antofagasta and the Chilean context
CREO Antofagasta
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Making Housing Affordable
Khazanah Research Institute
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National Urban Policy and Digitalisation of Urban and Territorial Planning
Ministry for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Serbia
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Urban Underground Spaces for the Cities of the Future
ITA-AITES ? International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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Durable Solutions in Displacement Crises
The State Government of SWS/ governing body of Baidoa
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Use of technology to address sexual violence
Red Dot Foundation
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GAP Plenary Aligning The New Urban Agenda and the SDGs: Partners' Contributions to the UN Development Framework
General Assembly of Partners (GAP)
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Sustainable Urbanization in the Paris Agreement: multilevel governance and finance for urban adaptation
RECNET Recycling Cities International Network
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International Forum of Ecological Landscape and Livable City
Asian Landscape Architecture Society & Yuan Ye Award International Competition Organizing Committee
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National Urban Policy Review of Viet Nam and Actions
Ministry of Construction, Socialist Republic of VietNam
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How walkable Is your city ? New methods in measuring walkability at the city, neighborhood, and street level
ITDP
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The New Urban Agenda in the Tropics - research and design
James Cook University
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Delivering sustainable urban mobility for all
Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
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Lessons from City Planning Institutes: How to Design Effective
Mejor Ciudad, A.C.
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Australian Solutions Towards New Urban Agenda
Australian Trade and Investment Commission
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Panel Discussion - Then & Now: Stimulating Urban Life
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES (ICSC) AND DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH, (INDIA)
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Local Pathways Fellowship: Empowering Youth to Implement the New Urban Agenda in Their Cities
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth Initiative
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Territories of Collective empowerment
Taller Activo
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Indian Cities Perspective on New Urban Agenda & SDGs
All India Institute of Local Self Government
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Reintegration of displaced populations through land tenure and housing in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Urban Sector – Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Afghanistan (MUDH), Deputy Ministry of Municipalities, Afghanistan ( [...]
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Women as Community Mobilizers in Meeting Slum Upgrading Goals: Learnings from India
Mahila Housing SEWA Trust
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Smart Cities Behing the Scenes: Governance, Viability & Capacities
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
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Addressing socio-spatial fragmentation in LAC and Europe: shared challenges, shared views
MINURVI
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Urban Governance for Resilience Building – perspectives, tools and processes for governing cities for a resilient future
Arup
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Urbanisation in Malaysia - Learning from the experience
MINISTRY OF URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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Grassroots approaches in informal settlement upgrading in South Africa: the Isulabantu Project, in Durban (Informal Settlements Upgrading Led by the [...]
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
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Participatory Budgeting in Asian Cities: A Pathway Towards Achieving The New Urban Agenda
Kota Kita Foundation
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Renforcer les capacités du Réseau des Institutions Africaines de Financement des Collectivités Locales
RIAFCO
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Urban Planning instruments for post-disaster recovery efforts: Comprehensive Urban Development plans for resilient Human Settlements
Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
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Redesiging a neighborhood after an earthquake: Tec de Monterrey study case (Mexico City)
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ciudad de México
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Ecosystem of Funds for Sustainable Urbanisation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mercociudades
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda through establishment of the Spatial Planning Platform
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, The Government of Japan
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The need for new alliances between urban, peri-urban and rural areas ? Towards integrated territorial planning
Partenariat Français pour la Ville et les Territoires (PFVT) / French Alliance for Cities and Territorial [...]
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Polycentric Approaches to Managing Urban Water Resources in Southeast Asia - Localizing the Sustainable Goals of the 2030 Agenda and the New [...]
Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association
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Living the City: Affordable housing development
METROPOLIS – World Association of the Major Metropolises
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The Habitat Commitment Index 2.0: Monitoring and Evaluating City Performance in the light of the SDGs and the NUA
The New School University
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Science to Action (S2A) as a Paradigm for Enabling Sustainable, Low Carbon Communities in Southeast Asia
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Africa: Policy & Implementation Priorities
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
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Promoting Sustainable Urbanization as a strategy for social inclusion and environmental recovery of the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
ACUMAR, Matanza Riachuelo River Basin Authority
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Capacity Building for the New Urban Agenda: Education of Planners
Asosiasi Sekolah Perencanaan Indonesia /Indonesian Association of Planning Schools (ASPI)
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The Power of Community: Transformation and Movement for Slum Upgrading Program in Indonesia
Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, Republic of Indonesia
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Citizen-City Collaboration in Contested Spaces: from Theory to Practice. Real-World Examples for implementing the New Urban Agenda at Three Scales: [...]
Kounkuey Design Initiative, Inc.
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Expo 2020 Dubai: Mega-events as Catalysts for New Urban Development Models
Expo 2020 Dubai
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Financing and Implementing Sustainable Cities
Global Environment Facility
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda in the Arab Region
Kingdom of Morocco Ministry of National and Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy with League of [...]
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Localizing the SDG’s For the Successful Implementation of the New Urban Agenda – Implementation, Monitoring, and The Role of Municipal [...]
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
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Supporting Civil Society to Achieve SDG 11 & the New Urban Agenda: What is Philanthropy's Role?
Ford Foundation
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Sustainable Urban Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for India
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
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GrEEEn City Action Plans (GCAP): Relevance and Success in Melaka city, Malaysia
Melaka Historic City Council
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Steering the Metropolis - Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Urban Development
Inter-American Development Bank
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Social inclusion of Bottom 40% communities living in high rise low cost flats in urban centres in Malaysia
The Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), National University of Malaysia (UKM), MALAYSIA
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Urbanization and Ghana's new Industrialization Drive in Cities & Towns: A Catalyst for implementing the New Urban Agenda and Achieving [...]
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
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Asia's Solutions to Asia's Urban Challenges: Delivering the NUA through South South Cooperation
The Asia Foundation
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Ten years of architecture movement for equitable cities and resilient communities; grounding experiences, expanding new horizon
Architecture Sans Frontières International
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The Secret Life of the Streets of Hong Kong - Review on urban liveability and the New Urban Agenda
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
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Strengthening multi-level governmental coordination to accelerate subnational actions
World Resources Institute
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Sustainable, Inclusive and Evidence-based National Urban Policy ? Regional and Country Experience
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development of Sudan
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Achieving Resilient, Sustainable and Healthy Communities in the Face ff Rapid Urbanisation: Learning From Asia Pacific, South America and Africa
UN Global Compact – Cities Programme international secretariat
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Culture, Nature, Heritage, Cities: Case Studies on Localizing the SDGS
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
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Implementing Global and National Climate Action in Cities - the Localisation of the NDCs
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
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Implementing the New Urban Agenda through National Spatial Planning Policy and Urban Design Guidance
Town and Country Planning Development Planning Office in association with Urban Strategies Inc.
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Women's Economic Empowerment in Cities
Oxfam GB, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Cities Alliance
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The European External Investment Plan - Funding Sustainable Urban Development
European Union, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development
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Cities of Refuge in the Middle East: Bringing an Urban Lens to the Forced Displacement Challenge
Tufts University Feinstein International Center and World Bank Group
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#EveryLife - delivering the New Urban Agenda priority of safe & healthy journeys for every child
Child Health Initiative (Convened by the FIA Foundation)
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Civil Society and Sustainable Cities
Arab Network for Environment and Development “RAED”
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Community collected data and partnerships to attract and assure inclusive private sector investments
Slum Dwellers International
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Decent Housing for Sustainable Urbanization: The Kibera, Mukuru Relocation Action Plan Success Story
Pamoja Trust
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Promotion de l'économie locale et bonnes pratiques des Collectivités locales Africaines
FEICOM
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Advancing Climate-Resilient and Low Carbon Development in Asian Cities through Transformative Actions
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
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Towards Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Context of the Most Vulnerable Country, Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects
Urban Development Directorate, Ministry of Housing and Public Works, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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Big Gains in Small Towns: Helping Advance NUA and SDG Goals
Centre for Policy Research
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Latin America and the Caribbean Road to Urban Sustainability. Reflections and Action on the New Urban Agenda
REDEUS_LAC, Red de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable en Latin oamerica y el Caribe
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Towards Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Australasia and the Pacific Region. Project 2021: The First Five Years
Australasia and Pacific Region Standing Conference for NUA Implementation
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NUP for consensus building: National Urban and Habitat Policy in Argentina
Ministry of Interior, Public Works and Housing – Government of Argentina
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The Urban Dimension of Climate Change: lessons from the Commonwealth
Royal Town Planning Institute
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Using Innovative and Participatory Tools to increase Girls' Safety and Inclusion in Cities
Plan International
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Migration, Displacement and Inclusive cities: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Governments in the Arab region
Center For Mediterranean Integration (CMI)
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Brazilian cities and the role of civil society organizations
Instituto Global Attitude
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UnSlumming MINNA: 4P Urban Governance (Public-Private-People Partnerships)
Nigeria Resilient Cities Network (NRCN)
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An adequate habitat for Cuna de la Paz: Right to the city and local development in El Salvador
Fundación Salvadoreña de Desarrollo y Vivienda Mínima, FUNDASAL
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Strengthening City Resilience
The World Bank
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Housing at the center of compliance of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda
INFONAVIT, Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers
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Spatial Development for Sustainable Urbanisation
National Institute of Urban Affairs
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Achieving Sustainability, Inclusivity and Resilience through designing Responsible Architecture and human settlements
Malaysian Institute of Architects / Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM)
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National Policies for Strengthening the Role and Resilience of Local Authorities towards implementing Global Development Frameworks and Local Economic Growth: [...]
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
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Urban Recovery from Crisis and Rehabilitation Strategies in the context of National Urban Policies.
Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works / Republic of Iraq
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THE 500 Mile City
International New Town Institute
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Implementing Universal Accessibility at the Local Level - Practical Actions for Realizing an Inclusive New Urban Agenda
The Global Network on Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development (DIAUD)
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The Public Realm for Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability
Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization (CSU)
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Social Production of Habitat: Building the African Case in the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
Development Action Group
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Using Data and Technology to Build Inclusive Public Spaces in Cities
Safetipin
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Bridging the gap between local finances and urban investment: learning from land value capture instruments in Latin America
National Planning Department of Colombia ∕ Departamento Nacional de Planeación de Colombia
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Leveraging Community Knowledge in Disaster Management and Resilience Planning in Cities
World Resources Institute India
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Experiences Applying Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning
Gonzaga University
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Measuring and managing expanding urban public transport in support of the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11.2
UITP
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A multidimensional view of the implementation of the New World Urban Agenda, from the micro-territory and community sustainability in neighborhoods [...]
Universitaria Agustiniana
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Kenya's Framework for Effective Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development
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Territorial Planning: Linking Cities Across Peninsula Malaysia
Fundacion Metropoli
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Leveraging the power of science to implement the New Urban Agenda: The role of Knowledge-Action Networks in creating healthy, sustainable [...]
Future Earth
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New frontiers for Humanitarians in Cities: Inclusive and sustainable urban recovery and reconstruction
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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Implementation of the 'Fukuoka Method' landfill and solid waste management system; a low cost and environmentally sustainable solution to tackle [...]
Fukuoka University
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Enabling the implementation, follow-up and review of the global sustainability agendas in secondary cities
Cities Alliance
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How the New Urban Agenda, SDG #11 and age friendly cities can improve lives of urban older residents
General Assembly of Partners Older Persons Partner Constituent Group
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Land Administration & Planning from Islamic Lens - Empowerment to Women
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) – Office of Corporate Strategy
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Public Goods and Services as Pathway to Equitable City Economies in Bangladesh: Lessons from Sylhet and Narayanganj
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC University
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Informal Sector Workers Driving Local Economies: Observations from the Pacific Region
The Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlements (EAROPH)
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No Time to Waste: Housing Policy and Advancing the New Urban Agenda
IHC Global – Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities
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Delivering Priority Infrastructure, Improved Services and Planned Cities for Urban Management: An Inclusive Approach to implementing the New Urban Agenda [...]
GHANA URBAN MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAMME INC
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Towards Decent Work in Inclusive Cities
Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
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Habitat for Humanity's Commitment to Implementing the New Urban Agenda: A Progress Report
Habitat for Humanity International
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The judiciary facing the New Urban Agenda: Urban Law, Acces to Justice and Human Rights Defense
Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de la Municipalidad de Riobamba
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Civil society's role in creating public spaces for all
HealthBridge
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Urban Cable Cars as a new dimension to sustainable urban transport
Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH
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Informal settlements as the epicenter of the challenges for inclusive and sustainable cities
TECHO International
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Blueprint for Better
The American Institute of Architects
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Women and the Urban: Synergies between SDG 5 and SDG 11
Urbanization, Gender and the Global South: a transformative knowledge network (GenUrb)
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Women Friendly Cities Challenge: An International Collaborative Online Platform of Wise Practices
Women Transforming Cities International Society
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Anatomy of Density: Why Tall Buildings Can't Solve the Problem of Urban Growth
NYU Stern Urbanization Project
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What can urban sustainability experiments do?
University of Exeter, UK
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Emergency coordination in the city: Linking local authorities & humanitarian actors
IMPACT Initiatives
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Managing natural disaster risks in cities tomorrow: how can multilateral and bilateral financing institutions contribute to urban resilience, through financing [...]
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Rights / City and Habitat: Better Legislations for implement the New Urban Agenda in Latin America
Instituto Municipal de Investigacón y Planeación de Ensenada, Baja California
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East Africa's Air Pollution Scenarios in Low Income Countries: a debate facilitated by the "A Systems Approach to Air [...]
University of Birmingham
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Community-Based Urban Resilience: generating co-benefit from integrated action
UNESCO Chair of Sustainability at Technical University of Catalunya
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Participatory Forum on Affordable Housing and Indoor Air Quality: Essential Elements for the New Urban Agenda
The Health Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network.
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Green is affordable: environmentally sustainable housing for all
UN-Habitat
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Citizen participation in smart city: experience sharing
The National University of Malaysia
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The Role of Grassroots Women in Building Urban Resilience
Huairou Commision
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Non-Communicable Diseases: Hidden Burden of Cities in Asia
Center for Indonesian Medical Students’ Activities (CIMSA)
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Ericsson presentation and demo on the role that ICT and IoT can play in creating smart, sustainable cities
Ericsson
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Implementation of the New Urban Agenda and identification of SDGs in Quito one year after Habitat III
Municipality of Quito
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The Role of Local Governments in the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda and Ensuring Sustainable Urban Development; Lessons Learned [...]
PIDE School of Public Policy, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad
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Launching of TU DELFT Urban Thinkers Report: Education for the City We Need.
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessments in Urban Development - Ways to Improve their Effectiveness
UN-Habitat
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