Knowledge

Towards More Inclusive Urban Health Systems for Refugee Wellbeing: Lessons from Kampala, Uganda

IIED (December 2019)

Urban health care systems are required to respond not only to the needs of national citizens, but also to the specific necessities of refugees. Barriers such as language gaps, hidden costs, discriminating policies or lack of knowledge concerning specific procedures tend to exclude refugees from the health system. Making use of an innovative refugee-led methodology in Kampala, this working paper provides evidence on how refugees themselves are extending healthcare systems in the city through the training and provision of translators and community health officers. Nevertheless, some problematic gaps in service provision remain. These can only be overcome via cooperation with other government and humanitarian agencies.

Mobility Plan 2020-2030

U-LEAD with Europe (2019)

Accessible and sustainable mobility is central to decentralised governance structures and can contribute notably to a greater exchange of knowledge and enhanced openness between citizens. Therefore, GIZ, in cooperation with other European states supports the U-Lead program. Its aim is to promote transparent, decentralised, population-oriented multilevel governance. The Mobility Plan 2020-2030 demonstrates how sustainable mobility can be achieved through the involvement of different political and civil actors. It provides an overview of U-LEAD’s conducted activities in the Ukrainian community Pryiutivska located in the region of Kirowohrad.

Learning from Community Planning Following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

IIED (2020)

This working paper summarises the shared experience of 50 international organisations that worked together following the Haiti earthquake in 2010 to improve the conditions of informal settlements and to implement far-reaching institutional changes in planning policies in Haiti. The paper contributes to the emerging literature of urban area-based planning in humanitarian crises. In addition, it grants access to a digital archive that comprises all the data analysed for the paper and provides a starting point for staff involved in crisis-recovery, urban planning education and policy development to develop new approaches to tackle urban crises.

Towards Better Futures for All: For Gender Sensitive Local Governance

VNG International (December 2019)

Societies become more resilient when everybody has a voice. Therefore, promoting gender equality enhances sustainable development. Taking this into account, VNG international actively incorporates approaches aimed at securing equal representation of men and women in all five of its fields of expertise. This publication gives reasons why gender sensitive approaches are crucial to the success of local governance.

Empowering Municipalities and Citizens of Ukraine: Selected Insights into U-Lead Contributions

U-LEAD (2019) Ukraine’s decentralisation reform in 2014 has had a great impact on the country’s villages, settlements and towns. Local self-government (LSG) bodies known as amalgamated hromadas (AH) have been provided with new functions and responsibilities to better address their citizen’s need, thus strengthening the role of municipalities and cities. This publication provides illustrative information concerning this new approach to local self-governance and demonstrates that Ukraine’s decentralisation reform touches upon all aspects of everyday life, from sustainable mobility, local business development, recycling, energy efficiency to sustainable energy.

Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat III: Opportunities for a successful New Urban Agenda

Cities Alliance (2015) The third discussion paper aims to facilitate the dialogue about the main requirements for the New Urban Agenda. It consists of conclusions and discussions during two workshops which were organised by Cities Alliance and the Cities Alliance Joint Work Programme (JWP) in 2015. The output from the discussions and the input papers are intended to refine the framework for the needed contents of the New Urban Agenda and to identify potential links between the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda. The discussion paper was prepared together with adelphi and Urban Catalyst.

Lives in Crises: What Do People Tell Us About the Humanitarian Aid They Receive?

OECD (2019)

Following the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, the OECD began to question the quality and effectiveness of its development approaches in crisis settings. In order to improve their methods, they partnered with the organization Ground Truth Solutions to determine aid recipient’s perception of humanitarian aid. The survey was conducted with interviewees from six different countries (Iraq, Somalia, Uganda, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Haiti) who had experienced different types of crises and tailored aid responses. The results of the survey are summarized in ‘Lives in Crises: What Do People Tell Us About the Humanitarian Aid They Receive?’.

Migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

ODI (2018)

Published in 2018 by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), this publication consists of 12 individual policy briefings that examine the relationship between migration and other key development trends and objectives. Each chapter focusses on one core topic and carves out the link between migration and poverty or urbanization or gender equality, among others. Based on the conducted research five main conclusions are drawn. They are summarized in the overview.

Evaluating Sustainable Development: How the 2030 Agenda Can Help

IIED (2019)

Issued in July 2019 by the International Institute of Environment and Development this briefing highlights interesting aspects concerning the underlying principles of the 2030 Agenda and makes suggestions on how these principles can be used to develop a new framework for a more effective evaluation of Sustainable Development projects. Special attention is paid to how well national policies, programmes and projects complement each other; the value of the goals in stimulating policy-oriented learning from evaluation; and how aspects of the Agenda can be integrated into evaluation criteria and questions.

The 2019 Global Progress Report

OECD, UNDP 2019

The Global Partnership concluded its third monitoring round in 2019. Evidence on advances made in implementing effective development cooperation commitments at the country, regional and global level was provided by 86 partner countries and territories, in collaboration with more than 100 development partners. The results are summarized in the 2019 Global Progress Report. The report is organised in three parts: Parts I and II - released in advance of the Senior-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership - consider how partner countries are putting in place the building blocks for an effective, whole-of-society development effort and how such country-led efforts are supported by development partners. Informed by the discussions at the Senior-Level Meeting, Part III reflects views of Global Partnership stakeholders on the evidence presented in Parts I and II as well as key messages to further shape the future of the monitoring exercise and effectiveness efforts.