Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

CANESTRARO MARÍA LAURA

2021-10-01

2022-01-01

Urbanismo

The New Urban Agenda represents a shared vision for a better and more sustainable urban future. If well planned and managed, urbanisation can be a powerful tool for sustainable and fair development. The NUA is based on three transformative commitments: i) sustainable urban development for social inclusion and the end of poverty; ii) sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity and opportunity for all; and iii) environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development. Additionally, it focusses on processes that account for its effective implementation: governance and urban and territorial planning aspects; and means of implementation: financing, capacity building, data and technologies for sustainable urban development, engagement and participation of development partners in the NUA, and interlinkages with other global agendas. Regarding the latter, the NUA was conceived as an accelerator of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasising the role of local governments in their implementation, creating a new city diplomacy. The NUA was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) held in Quito (Ecuador) on 20th October 2016. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its sixty-eighth plenary meeting of the seventy-first session on 23rd December 2016. Reporting on its implementation every four years is one of its stipulations. The first global implementation report covered the period 2016-2018, the second report covers the period 2018-2022.This report describes in general terms the progress, setbacks, omissions and challenges of the NUA based on a literature review and interviews with sectors and actors directly related to the urban development; it also includes acknowledgements and criticisms of its implementation shared by various ssectors. Participo como Responsable de la región CONOSUR, a solicitud de la Arq. Siclari Bravo, coordinadora de la consultoría para UN-Habitat.