WUF9 Substantive Report-s

THE KEY DISCUSSION TAKEAWAYS
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This event addresses the needs for acon
to empower cies and municipalies to
implement the SDGs and the NUA. First
experiences and success stories of early
movers implemenng the SDGs are
shared.
Especially, the respecve requirements
for successful implementaon are
elaborated. For the discussion to be vivid,
evidencebased and linked to
developmental realies, the event brings
together different actors from the global
north and south. It provides the
opportunity to share successful
approaches for the implementaon of
the SDGs and the NUA. It also sheds light
on the challenges of local acon and
facilitates an exchange on strategies to
overcome them.
The implementaon of the NUA is
inevitable for the global community to
succeed in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Arcle 89 of
the NUA emphasises the importance of
policy frameworks that allow
municipalies to become actors of
development. In this regard,
contextsensive decentralisaon reforms
are crucial. This event discusses
opportunies and approaches for
strengthening mullevel governance
frameworks that empower cies and
municipalies to implement the NUA and
localise the 2030 Agenda.
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On the other hand, it requires acve
urban ownership and leadership,
strengthened local capacies as well as
parcipatory planning processes and
local governance mechanisms that
ensure accountability. This event
addresses the role of municipalies and
naonal governments in aligning the NUA
and the 2030 Agenda as well as the
support provided by internaonal
development partners.
It highlights ideas for partnerships and
iniaves for the localisaon of the SDGs
and emphasises the need to provide
coherent, harmonized and aligned
support for building the capacies of key
actors of decentralisaon reforms.
For a lively evidencebased discussion, the
event brings together representaves
from different levels of government,
biand mullateral development partners
as well as praconers. An academic
input will frame the discussion.
The adopon of the 2030 Agenda and the
New Urban Agenda (NUA) are milestones
of global governance towards an inclusive
world where no one is le behind. With
the considerable parcipaon of relevant
stakeholders, governments achieved
passed these ambious frameworks for
sustainable development. Aer
successful negoaon and adopon, now
is the me for implementaon.
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As decentralisaon reforms are highly
polical processes, they need to be
aligned with the overall public-sector
reform process and consider naonal
urban policies. On the one hand, this
requires a mulstakeholder dialogue
between different levels of government
and the promoon of decentralised
governmental and administrave
structures.
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Looking at our rapidly urbanising world,
there can be no successful
implementaon without the effecve
parcipaon and engagement of cies
and municipalies. With the majority of
global populaon being urban, it is
undeniable that urbanisaon determines
the sustainability of global development.
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