HOLGER DALKMANN, EMBARQ DIRECTOR, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES

ConnectKaroBetter Growth, Better Climate - April 16, 2015

A YEAR OF EVENTS – A YEAR OF COMMITMENTS?

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

FINDING COMMON GROUND – FOR CITIES?

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

CITIES?

VISIONARY

COMMITMENTS

FOR THE FUTURE

CLIMATE

ACTION

A YEAR OF EVENTS - SDG

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

FROM MDGs TO SDGs: New York Sep 2015!

Source: United Nations

“adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services”

“safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems”

“participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement

planning“

“resilience”

“reduce adverse environmental impact of cities”

“safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces”

“financial and technical assistance for sustainable and resilient

buildings utilizing local materials in least developed countries”

A YEAR OF EVENTS– UNSG&COP

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

COP 21 – PARIS

DECEMBER 2015

Image: Wikimedia, Creative Commons

KEY FUNCTIONS OF A GLOBAL AGREEMENT

Source: ACT 2015 Elements and Ideas for a 2015 Paris Agreement

Image: The Danish Wind Industry/Flickr

COUNTRY COMMITMENTS

Image: Jim Killock/Flickr

UNSG: CITIES ANNOUNCEMENTS

228 Cities to Cut 13 GtHome to 436 million people

Compact of MayorsUsing Global Protocol for Cities

A YEAR OF EVENTS - FFD

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

Photo: Addis Ababa; Flickr/David Stanley

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Addis Ababa, July 2015

• Promoting international development cooperation

• Supporting the United Nations development

agenda beyond 2015

• Reinvigorating and strengthening financing for

development follow-up processes

A YEAR OF EVENTS – HABITAT III

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

HABITAT III – QUITO – Sep 2016

Building on COP21 commitments, SDGs&FFD

Photo: Andreas/Flickr

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• UN global process on cities

• Develop a global “new urban agenda”

• National assessment

• Regional/thematic processes

• Potential: Conference of Action

FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CITIES?

UNSG Climate Summit

COP

SDGs

FfD

Habitat III

CITIES?

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CITIES?

• Support opportunities for funding and capacity building (through national government)

• Stronger accounting and management frameworks for cities

• Support movement to sustainable cities

• New financing mechanisms

THANK YOU