7th International Forum on the “FutureCity” Initiative,
4th of October 2017

Implementing the SDGs throughLocal Action
Leaving no one behind in thecities of the world
Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira,
Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

Urbanization and Human Security

Kya
Sands/Bloubosrand,
Johannesburg
Source: The Guardian,“Divided cities”, 23rdJune 2016

 Managing and planning urbanization is affordable and accessible
 Current model of urbanization generates spatial inequalities anddivided cities
 It also causes vulnerabilities to both, natural and man-made disasters,
as well elaborated in the Sendai Paris Agreement
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Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

1. Local governments and the implementationof the SDGs and the NUA

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1. Local governments and the implementationof the SDGs and the NUA

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4To ensure safe, inclusive and resilient cities and humansettlements, we need to localize the 2030 Agenda
utilizing the New urban Agenda tools
Reviewing and strengthening integrated National UrbanPolicies
Empowering local governments on▪ Governance, technically and financiallyKnowledge based decision making, using disaggregated
data

Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

2. Japan in an urbanizing world
Japan has cultivated a spirit of turning
challenges into assets:
 Industrialization in Japan in 1960s and1970s: Knowledge on rapid
urbanization and the delivery of highquality public services
 Synergies with cities rapidly
urbanizing in developing
countries today!
 Experience with challenges of a superaging population and shrinking

Fukuoka has emerged as a well-planned, compactand livable city5

 “FutureCity” Initiative andEco-Model Cities deal withchallenges, that cities inEurope and North America facein future!

Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

2. Japan’s international support to safe andsustainable human settlement
 Partnership with UN-Habitat: 2012-2016

6Sub-region

Portfolio (USDmillion)

Beneficiaries(targeted)

Asia-Pacific

84.04

5,522,915

Arab States

39.7

21,700Africa17.7

482,345

Total

141.44

6,026,960

Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

2. Japan in an urbanizing world: Showcases
Myanmar: Programme for
Emergency Assistance to Poorand Vulnerable Communities

Afghanistan: Community-Led
Urban Infrastructure ProgrammeImproved settlements and economic
resilience in ethnic community areas
USD 5.3M, Beneficiaries: 62,238
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7Securing and stabilizing urban areas
across 5 Afghan cities by responding
to the urgent needs of recently
displaced people

USD 20M, Beneficiaries: 352,000

Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

2. Japan in an urbanizing world: Showcases
Kiambu waste management
project in Kenya

Semi-aerobic landfill method fromFukuoka was successfully
implemented in Kiambu

Planning for refugee camps inKenya and South Sudan

USD 0.5M, 1.6M beneficiaries

Integrating refugee camp planning toimprove resilience
USD 2.8M, Beneficiaries: 130,000

Kang’oki landfill before and after implementation

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2. Japan in an urbanizing world: Showcases
Iraq: "Humanitarian support toIDPs including the Kurdistan
Region of Iraq through provisionof durable shelter“9Developing infrastructure and public
facilities including 1,559 temporary
prefabricated shelter units inBaghdad, Dohuk and Karbela.
USD 15M, Beneficiaries: 8,954

Iraq: "Gender-sensitive durable
shelter support for IDPs"/"Promoting Urban Recovery andResilience in Liberated Areas"Rehabilitating damaged houses inareas liberated from the ‘Islamic Stateof Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)’
USD 9.7M, Beneficiaries: 6,400

Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

3. Way Forward Building on trust and great impact of work done with Japan thelast 20 years, more investment in: Secretary-General’s agenda and UN Reform process with a focuson: Prevention and Peace The Humanitarian-Development nexus
 Further empowering localizing 2030 Agenda and implementing
New Urban Agenda, especially in fast-urbanizing low-capacity
and highly vulnerable regions of the world
 Strengthen issue-based partnerships, such as Future Cities
initiative for cross-learning and networking capacity

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3. Way Forward Support UN-Habitat as focal point in knowledge andresearch capacity and coordination
 Strengthen capacity building and reporting in theregion and beyond.
 Platform for coordination:

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9th World Urban Forum and the way forward

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The 9th World Urban Forum inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February
2018 as the first global event on theimplementation of the NUA
UN-Habitat as a focal point for theimplementation of the New Urban
AgendaContinued cooperation throughRegional Office in Fukuoka

THANK YOU!

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