NEW URBAN
AGENDA
UN- HABITATThe Im p le m e ntation of the Ne w Urb an
Ag e nd a

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background andContext

Nepal’s Engagement,Goals and Objectives; Keychallenges;

Assessing
Progress
3 parts of Transformative
commitments

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03

Methods
Process, Limitations, Key
steps,Way Forward
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04

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Nepal’s engagement with Habitat

Habitat I was the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, Canada- policy

measures in the areas of shelter and human settlements●Ha b ita t II wa s c onve ne d in Ista nb ul, Turke y (3-14 June 1996 ) on the 20 th a nnive rsa ry of the Ha b ita t I.-

Formulate relevant policies and and LSGA (Local Self Governance Act), 1999,20-year Plan of Action,
National Urban Policy, 2007 .
●The Ha b ita t III b uild s on the work from the Ha b ita t II, a s we ll a s on re c e ntly a g re e d g lob a l fra m e works,
inc lud ing the 20 30 Ag e nd a for Susta ina b le De ve lop m e nt; the Se nd a i Fra m e work for Disa ste r Risk
Re d uc tion 20 15-20 30 ; the Pa ris Ag re e m e nt on Clim a te Cha ng e ; a nd the Ad d is Ab a b a Ac tion Ag e nd a ofthe Third Inte rna tiona l Confe re nc e on Fina nc ing for De ve lop m e nt. Ne p a l p re p a re d the Ha b ita t III Re p ort
a s p e r the UN ha b ita t’s Guid e line s a nd form a t c ove ring six top ic s, thirty issue s a nd twe lve ind ic a tors

Habitat I (1976)

Habitat II (1996)

Habitat III(2016)

NUA: Goals & Objectives●Goal- ‘To make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient,sustainable and smart to enhance their ability to provide decent jobs andadequate housing, infrastructure and services to the ever –growing urban
population.
●Ob je c tive s-

1.

Susta ina b le a nd inc lusive urb a n p rosp e rity a nd op p ortunitie s for a ll

2.

Susta ina b le urb a n d e ve lop m e nt for soc ia l inc lusion a nd p ove rtye ra d ic a tion leaving no one behind.

3.

Environm e nta lly sound a nd re silie nt c itie s a nd hum a n se ttle m e nts.

KEY CHALLENGES●

The nationallevel

restructuring - local, provincial,and federal

management

and response to urbanisation . Contextualising

governments

has altered thesustainability topics into the lowest

structural level, say municipalities, in terms of their responsibilities, capacity, and knowledge, and mostimportantly political and administrative coordination with service providers and other administrative
levels is still a juggernaut .
●The 2015 Gorkha earthquake, on the one hand one of the major hurdles to overcome the shelter
adequacy and other infrastructural demands and economic deficiency, on the other hand provided theopportunity

to rethink and reassess the urban issues, governance and urban governance for theurbanisation trends incorporation of such factors for the future goals .
●The recent COVID-19 outbreak, has been a major hurdle to overcome especially taking into account notjust health issues but the related economic and infrastructural impacts in future years. Most importantly,
the outbreak has exposed the lack of infrastructure required for such an outbreak .

Understanding context and goals
Review of National Report’s POA
Progress on POA
Change and decision drivers
Barriers and Enables

Framing and Knowledge Priorities
Gaps between intent and practice ofPOA considering five domains
Synergies and Tradeoffs

Outcomes for policy and practice
Updated Plan of Action
Updated Habitat III Report
Mechanisms to predict and solve urban
related future problems and challenges
Nepal’s position in the Global Context

Developing Knowledge and Solutions
Emerging integrated solutions
Transformation and experimentation
Learning, transferability, scaling up
Sharing and Collaboration
Figure 1Overall process for the preparation of the National report Review

METHODS●

Step 1: Organise a team with experts●

Step 2: Collect and Analyse information●Constitution, Periodic Plans, and policies, strategies and programmes of Ministry of urban Development(MoUD) and other different line agencies.

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The aim is to find the key drivers and enablers with urban planning as a cross cutting themes acrossdifferent line agencies, and policy framework .

Key Headings
1. Tra nsform a tive c om m itm e nt for susta ina b le urb a n d e ve lop m e nts
2. Effe c tive Im p le m e nta tion
3. Follow UpMETHODS●

Step 3: Hold a national workshop to review the findings from literature --Gaps between intent and practices-to find the emerging integrated solutions- learning, transferability, scaling up, sharing and collaborative●

Ste p 4: Ag re e on find ing s, issue s a nd c ha lle ng e s, a nd follow up m e c ha nism for a Ne w Urb a n Ag e nd a●

Ste p 5: Pre p a re the fina l re p ort.

TC 1Sustainable Urban Development for Social Inclusion and Ending Poverty forSocial Inclusion and Ending Poverty
1.1.1
Social Inclusion & EndingPoverty

TC 2

1.1.3
Access to basic services

Sustainable Inclusive urban prosperity and opportunities for all
1.2.1
Inclusive Urban Economy

TC 3

1.1.2
Access to adequate housing

1.2.2
Sustainable Urban Prosperity

Environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development
1.3.1
Resilient, Mitigation & Adaptation of Cities
and Human Settlements

1.3.2
Sustainable Management & use of naturalresources

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EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

Effective Implementation1. Building the Urban Governance Structure: Establishing a SupportiveFramework
1.1 Decentralise to enable Subnational and local Governments undertake their assigned responsibilities
1.2 Linking Urban policies to finance mechanisms and budgets
1.3 legal and policy frameworks to enhance the ability of government to implement urban policies
1.4 Strengthen the capacity of local and subnational governments to implement local and metropolitan
multilevel governance
1.5 Promote participatory, age - and gender responsive approaches to urban policy and planning
1.6 Promote women’s full participation in all fields and all levels of decision making

Effective Implementation
2. Planning and management Urban Spatial Development
2.1 Integrated and balanced territorial development policies
2.2 Integrate Housing into Urban Development Plans
2.3 Inclusion of Culture as a priority component of urban planning
2.4 Planned Urban extensions and infill, urban renewal, and regeneration of urban areas
2.5 Improved capacity for urban planning and design, and training for urban planners at all levels ofgovernment
2.6 Strengthening the role of small and intermediate cities and towns
2.7 Promote sustainable multimodal public transport systems including non-motorised options

Effective Implementation
3. Means of Implementation
3.1 Mobilisation of Financial Resources
3.2 Capacity Development
3.3 Information Technology and Innovation

FOLLOW UPKEY REFLECTIONS●With the adoption of New Constitution and consequent Local Government Operation Act, 2017 thenotions of sustainability and sustainability issues are contextualized at the local level that realigns in thesense of transformative urban development and thus in the sense of the New Urban Agenda.

●The National Urban Development Strategy(NUDS) -2017 strategies for improving the urban quality oflife and balanced urban system are in general complementary to the goals of New Urban Agenda(NUA) 2030.

●Nepal’s efforts to sustain adequate drinking water and sanitation, infrastructural improvements,
preventing environmental degradation, and improved local governance are covered mainly from(among many) an urban policy framework, 2019 (draft) and development efforts of line agencies.

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The 15th Plan (2019/20 -2023/24) envisioned an equitable society based on social justice and attain theSDGs by ending absolute and multidimensional poverty by 2030 and graduate to a middle-incomecountry and to reach the level of developed countries by 2043, that the New Urban Agenda also
expected for the economic Prosperity.

WAY FORWARD
1.

Urban governance Structure-Multi -level governance structure consistent with a strong national system of cities and humansettlements that will result into an effective decentralization based on the principles of subsidiarity andthe recognition of local Governance.

-Integrated and participatory Planning with stakeholder engagement framework, development ofmixed, connected and cohesive communities,-Implementation of new roles and modalities for partnerships, in which local government can beoperator and partner.

WAY FORWARD
2. Managing Urbanisation-Implementation of National Urban Development of Strategies, 2017 under new federal structure forstrategic and integrated Urban and territorial planning and management framework.

-Strengthening of urban -rural linkages and promoting intermediate cities and towns as vested by NUDS,
2017 and national Urban policy 2019 (draft).

●Im p le m e nta tion of Urb a n Ec onom ic Corrid ors, Ne w Towns a nd Sm a rt Citie s a s inte g ra te d a p p roa c h for
urb a n a nd te rritoria l p la nning a p p roa ch for e ffic ie nt use of la nd na tura l re sourc e s, e nsuring a d e q ua te ;d e nsity a nd c onne c tivity a nd m ixe d use s in the b uilt-up a re a s to p re ve nt sp ra wl; to re d uc e m ob ility
ne e d s a nd p e r c a p ita se rvic e d e live ry c osts; a nd to utilize a g g lom e ra tion e c onom ie s.

WAY FORWARD
3. Enhancing Means of Implementation-

Unlocking financial resources with investments in areas with greater potential and higher multipliereffects will yield greater return in the long run.

-National Guidelines and frameworks for local level to unlock international financial resources and give
more autonomy to local government to local fiscal resources.

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Effective local tax systems and effective delivery of urban services.

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Ensuring Integration of infrastructure policies ( e.g. water, road) and economic related policies (industrial)with urban policy.

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