Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) – Municipal Governance and Sustainable Development Goals
Description
To achieve its goal, the program provides public managers a full schedule of urban sustainability that addresses the different areas of public management, in 12 themes which incorporates in an integrated manner social, environmental, economic, political and cultural aspects; a set of indicators associated with this schedule and a bank of best practices with national and international cases as references examples to be pursued by municipalities, emphasizing public policies that already have good results in all areas of administration. All tools, including the Sustainable Public Management Guide (GPS), are met in the Sustainable Cities Programme Platform. The GPS Guide aims to contribute the training of municipal managers and civil society organizations in several Brazilian cities, to implement plans and indicators of goals that address sustainable development. The Platform is built based in open standards and free software technologies and the training programs are offered with no cost to municipalities and civil society organizations alike;Up to the present moment, 283 Brazilian municipalities have joined the Programme, including 22 capital cities, meaning a population of more than 67 million people which represents 33% of the national population, according to IBGE´s Projection. In 2012 there was election for the City Mayors in Brazil, when more than 650 candidates have signed the programme and more than 80 directories of political parties in the local, state and federal levels have also joined the ProgrammeIn this context, already within the municipal elections of 2016, the Sustainable Cities Programme entered a new stage, as the priority is the implementation and municipalization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Brazil. Thus, the Sustainable Cities Programme has recently launched the new Sustainable Cities Platform, incorporating the goals and indicators of Sustainable Development Goals, especially those that could be implemented at the local and regional level - precisely where local governments have the central role of this governance. It will be a great opportunity to influence the electoral process and sensitize the candidates to make commitments aligned with the SCP and SDGs, and concrete targets for sustainable development in cities. For this, the SCP establish civil society monitoring bases and launch a major campaign of mobilization and communication aimed at the government and the whole society. And seek firm commitments from candidates (as) and then the engagement of mayors (as) elected (as) with the new Platform of the Sustainable Cities Programme and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Strategically, SCP focuses on developing institutional capacities of the partners from local to national levels to enable them to practice good governance, participatory approach and decentralization. Along with the municipal staff, the stakeholders are citizens of communities, NGOs, enterprises, academic institutions and local/regional authorities who participate in a democratic planning and decision-making process. SCP combines a process with a product offering an excellent entry point for community participation through social mobilization. Among the various expected long term impacts we could include: a) Sustainability of the systems/institutions (community organizations/networks etc.) and services established at local community/municipal/regional level under support of the Project will be ensured so as not to lose the principles and value propagated by the SCP once the phase comes to an end. For it, integration of lessons learned into the municipal structure will be ensured through documentation, public discussion, resolution at city council and adoption of the mechanism promoted by the Project as the plan of goals. Also, policy dialogues will be held at municipal, regional and national level to advocate and contribute to the policy recommendations for the policy makers at each level; b) Institutional mechanisms at the local/municipal level to enhance local governance will be consolidated and strengthened; c) Community-based approach is integrated into the process of developing legislation based on the SCP will contribute to strengthen and successful implement of the SDGs and climate change plans locally;
Brazilian Network for Fair, Democratic and Sustainable Cities) and Instituto Ethos (Ethos Institute)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 11
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
11.1
By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
11.1.1
Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing
11.2
11.2.1
Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
11.3
11.3.1
Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate
11.3.2
Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically
11.4
Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
11.4.1
Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)
11.5
By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
11.5.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
11.5.2
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)
11.5.3
(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters
11.6
By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.6.1
Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
11.6.2
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)
11.7
11.7.1
Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
11.7.2
Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months
11.a
Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning
11.a.1
Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space
11.b
By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
11.b.1
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
11.b.2
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
11.c
Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
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Partnership Progress
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| Partnership Progress 2016-04-28 | On track |
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Alessandro Melo, Project Manager