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Resilient Cities, Thriving Cities: The Evolution of Urban Resilience
ICLEI (2019)
ICLEI’s report on ‘Resilient Cities, Thriving Cities: The Evolution of Urban Resilience’ draws on data collected by the Resilient Cities Congress series over the last ten years in order to track the evolution of the global resilience debate. It assesses a variety of resilience approaches implemented by cities and other main players in the field of urban resilience and appraises the current state of resilient cities. The report addresses political leaders, practitioners, funders and representatives of the international community and civil society to provide guidance on urban resilience.
Get AccessLinking Social Protection and Water Security to Empower Women and Girls
ODI (2019)
Issued in November 2019 by ODI and UKAID, this working paper draws attention to the gendered dimensions of water security and explores the linkages between the social protection, water and gender sector. The impact of global trends such as urbanization and climate change on all three sectors are equally considered. The authors conclude that cross-sectoral understanding and action is necessary to generate more sustainable improvements in each sector and help lay the foundations for broader empowerment gains.
Get AccessClimate Crisis Planning: A Toolkit for Building Local Urban Resilience
IIED (2019)
Together with the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Thammasat University (APTU), the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) has produced a toolkit on building local urban resilience towards climate crises. The toolkit was created and tested in Bangkok and consists of three elements: (1) agreeing on a common understanding of climate crisis; (2) taking stock of neighborhood assets; (3) jointly developing strategies for adaption. By incorporating visual elements such as maps, cards and pictograms the toolkit aims to be more user friendly.
Get AccessManaging Ecosystems Goods to Foster Equitable Economic Growth in Cities
Cities Alliance (2019)
Developed in cooperation with Vivid Economics, CA’s brochure on ‘Managing Ecosystems Goods to Foster Equitable Economic Growth in Cities’ identifies best practice approaches and tools for local and governmental policy makers concerning the management of ecosystem services and goods. The brochure highlights how local authorities in cities can effectively manage ecosystem services to foster equitable economic growth. The suggested tools and approaches identified provide a conceptual link between local government action, ecosystem service management, and economic outcomes.
Get AccessHow to Formulate a National Urban Policy: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
UN-Habitat (2019)
This practical guide by UN-Habitat describes cities as important centres of democracy, innovation and economic development. Since cities play a crucial role in the “make or break” of the global agendas, effective measures are needed to ensure their success. The implementation of national and sub-national urban policies can ensure sustainable urbanisation. Illustrating this process, this publication identifies the issues and for the process of formulating an urban policy that works within the international development framework and therefore is a valuable resource for countries that are in the earlier stages of developing a national urban policy.
Get AccessFoundational Primer on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
UN SDG (2019)
Turning the SDGs into a reality by 2030 requires the active involvement and collaboration of all stakeholders. Therefore, this SDG Primer attempts to establish a common base of understanding to support SDG implementation approaches. It outlines the meaning and narrative of sustainable development and explores the interrelation of the SDGs across various sectors. In this context it touches upon five main topics, namely Sustainable Development and the SDGs in general, SDG integration, tools to support progress of national governments, possible financing strategies as well as options for collaboration between sectors.
Get AccessFinancing the End of Extreme Poverty: An Update
ODI (2019)
‘No Extreme Poverty by 2030’ constitutes the first Sustainable Development Goal of the 2030 Agenda. In its report ‘Financing the End of Extreme Poverty: An Update’ ODI examines to what extent this goal has been reached. As in their first report from 2018 (refer to DeLoG Newsletter No. 41), the authors maintain that taxation schemes and public spending approaches in low- and middle-income-countries need to be adapted. Additionally, they encourage donor countries to follow the UN recommendations regarding donor spending. The publication pays special attention to the rising number of people threatened by extreme poverty and the relation between aid flows and taxation. Based on the data feasible recommendations for receiving and donor countries are given.
Get AccessMoney Where it Matters: Designing Funds for the Frontier
IIED (2019)
Published by IIED in 2019, this paper assesses the flow of climate finance from primary donor to local actor and introduces a new framework to improve the financial support of local institutions that address drivers of poverty, resource degradation and climate change. In addition, it provides information on how primary donors, global funds and financial intermediaries con contribute to this new climate finance system.
Get Access“The Situation Needs Us to Be Active”: Youth Contributions to Peacebuilding in Yemen
Saferworld (2019)
Published in December 2019, this report contains interviews and insights gained by Saferworld from their work with youth activists in Yemen. Since 2015 the country has been affected by civil war. The conflict has had devastating consequences for the Yemeni people. The report illustrates how youth organisations have contributed to peacebuilding efforts, social cohesion and the reduction of violence and makes concrete suggestions on how these efforts can be supported by international NGOs, UN agencies, donors and diplomats.
Get AccessLives 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?’.