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Working on urban development globally

EU action at the global level for sustainable urban development and city-to-city cooperation

Strategies and policies

New Urban Agenda

The New Urban Agenda (not to be confused with the Urban Agenda for the EU) was adopted by the United Nations at the Habitat III conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in October 2016. This agenda sets the vision and the commitment of UN member countries to leave no one behind, to ensure sustainable and inclusive urban economies and to ensure environmental sustainability.

The New Urban Agenda

New urban agenda - EU voluntary commitments

Sustainable Development Goals

2030 Agenda for sustainable development - Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

EU development cooperation : Empowering local authorities in EU's partners countries

Union for Mediterranean Urban Agenda

The Union for Mediterranean Urban Agenda is  about regional cooperation on sustainable urban development between the EU and countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean

Union for Mediterranean Urban Agenda

Urban data and studies

Global Human Settlement Layer

The State of European Cities Report, 2016 - Cities leading the way to a better future

World Cities Report (2016)

Funding opportunities and advice

 

 

City to city cooperation and policy dialogues

 

 

International Urban Cooperation (IUC)

Global Covenant of Mayors Initiative

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Urban European and Latin American and Caribbean cities (URBELAC)

Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe: ERA-NET on Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (SUGI) in cooperation with the Belmont Forum

Project examples

Energie-efficient buildings public private partnerschip (EeB PPP)

RUGGEDISED - Designing smart and resilient cities for all

World Cities Project (2017-2018)