SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/ en Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/cities-and-marine-plastic-pollution-building-circular-economy <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/CITIES%20AND%20MARINE%20PLASTIC%20POLLUTION_BUILDING%20A%20CIRCULAR%20ECONOMY.png" width="600" height="339" alt="Wastepicker" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 16/06/2021</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">This free eLearning course was developed to support city-level capacity building on the topic of plastic waste management. The purpose of this course is to share the latest knowledge and approaches to measuring and managing plastic pollution from land-based sources, in particular cities, for the achievement of local, national and regional goals related to sustainable development.</p> <h3 class="text-align-justify">ABSTRACT</h3> <p class="text-align-justify">Plastic pollution is entering our oceans at an alarming rate, damaging our marine environments and endangering local livelihoods. The Asia-Pacific is an important centre of innovation for plastic waste management and a hotspot for pollution. Across the region, cities and city governments are at the frontier of global efforts to stop plastic waste entering the environment.<br /><br /><b>In this course participants will:</b></p> <ul><li class="text-align-justify">Learn about land-based plastic waste pollution issues in Asia and the Pacific region.</li> <li class="text-align-justify">Share contemporary scientific and practitioner knowledge and assessment methodologies to better understand the plastics pollution challenge.</li> <li class="text-align-justify">Explore state-of-the-art technologies and techniques being used to measure and monitor plastic waste in municipal and marine environments.</li> <li class="text-align-justify">Inspire action to tackle practical challenges in municipal solid waste management systems for terrestrial and marine environments.</li> <li class="text-align-justify">Equip decision makers and practitioners with practical tools, policies and approaches for tackling plastic waste.</li> </ul><p class="text-align-justify"><br /> This course was developed for the Closing the Loop project by UN ESCAP in partnership with the Government of Japan. Closing the Loop aims to reduce the environmental impact of cities in ASEAN by addressing plastic waste pollution in the marine environment. In support of the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris and the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision, the project will bring a more circular approach to plastic waste management and reduce the amount of waste entering the marine environment. This course was developed to facilitate local government capacity building on the topic of marine plastic waste.<br /><br /> Course development was led by UN ESCAP in collaboration with Ocean Conservancy, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Plymouth Marine Lab, Wageningen University & Research, Keio University and the University of Leeds.<br /><br /> To stay up to date with the Closing the Loop Project and view all our resources and publications please visit our website: <a href="https://www.unescap.org/projects/closing-the-loop" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">https://www.unescap.org/projects/closing-the-loop</span></a><br /><br /> For more information please download our eLearning Course Brochure: <a href="https://sdghelpdesk-elearning.unescap.org/content/courses/PLASTIC-POL/CTL-E-Learn-Brochure-Eng.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><b><u>in English</u></b></span></a>, <a href="https://sdghelpdesk-elearning.unescap.org/content/courses/PLASTIC-POL/CTL-E-Learn-Brochure-Jpn.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><b><u>in Japanese</u></b></span></a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publications field--type-file field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Brochure</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/CTL-E-Learn-Brochure-Eng.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="CTL-E-Learn-Brochure-Eng.pdf">Brochure-English</a></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sdghelpdesk-elearning.unescap.org/thematicarea/detail?id=24" target="_blank">Enroll</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-course-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Course Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/course-categories/circular-economy" hreflang="en">Circular Economy</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg12-responsible-consumption-and-production" hreflang="en">SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg14-life-below-water" hreflang="en">SDG14 Life Below Water</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg17-partnerships-goals" hreflang="en">SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/cities-and-marine-plastic-pollution-building-circular-economy" data-a2a-title="Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:38:51 +0000 cmortelliti 1950 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/1447 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 11/05/2020</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been widely recognized as an indispensable development that contributes and accelerates achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Considering the significant progress in the field of ICT, the prevalence of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region, and ICT's heightened potential to strengthen the adaptive capacity of critical infrastructure and societies, e-resilience has gained substantial traction. The Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit offers insights into a spectrum of available ICT tools and best practices that may benefit policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance e-resilience and disaster risk management.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Link</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://drrgateway.net/e-resilience/about">http://drrgateway.net/e-resilience/about</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/Asia-Pacific%20E-Resilience%20Toolkit.png" width="340" height="265" alt="Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit, ESCAP" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg13-climate-action" hreflang="en">SDG13 Climate Action</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg17-partnerships-goals" hreflang="en">SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/1447" data-a2a-title="Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Mon, 11 May 2020 04:57:40 +0000 cmortelliti 1447 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Resource Efficiency Course http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/resource-efficiency-course <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Resource Efficiency Course</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2019-06/RE%20Course.png" width="960" height="370" alt="Resource Efficiency" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 12/06/2019</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This e-learning course on Resource Efficiency was developed to raise awareness of Resource Efficiency among policymakers and sustainable development practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region.</p> <p>Resource Efficiency entails the ability to create more goods, economic services, wealth, and ultimately human well-being with less input of natural resources. But why is Resource Efficiency important for Asia and the Pacific?</p> <p>Did you know that, on average, the Asia-Pacific requires almost double the material resources per US$ of economic output than the world average, making it one of the most resource inefficient regions of the world? This comes at great environmental and economic costs as material, energy, water, and land resources become ever scarcer and whose exploitation and misuse contributes greatly to climate change, land degradation, and other environmental catastrophes.</p> <p>However, this does not need to be the case. By understanding the principles of Resource Efficiency and how to measure and monitor it, there are a host of economic, social and environmental gains to be had by enacting Resource Efficient policy pathways (you can simulate gains from Resource Efficiency improvements in your country by using the UN ESCAP <a href="https://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/re/index.html">Resource Efficiency Simulation Tool</a> [REST]).</p> <p>Structured into two Modules, this course will build your understanding of:</p> <ul><li>What Resource Efficiency is about and how to measure it ?</li> <li>Why Resource Efficiency is important for sustainable development ?</li> <li>What polices can enable a transition to a Resource Efficient Asia-Pacific, with practical examples from the region ?</li> </ul><p>Finally, the course concludes with a short quiz and those successfully completing the quiz will be awarded a certificate free of cost. The course itself is free, delivered in English, and does not require a considerable investment of time or a strong background in the subject as the material is overview and conveniently concise and condensed.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sdghelpdesk-elearning.unescap.org/thematicarea/detail?id=15" target="_blank">Enroll</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-course-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Course Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/course-categories/circular-economy" hreflang="en">Circular Economy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/course-categories/resource-efficiency" hreflang="en">Resource Efficiency</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg8-decent-work-and-economic-growth" hreflang="en">SDG8 Decent Work and Economic Growth</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure" hreflang="en">SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg12-responsible-consumption-and-production" hreflang="en">SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg13-climate-action" hreflang="en">SDG13 Climate Action</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg14-life-below-water" hreflang="en">SDG14 Life Below Water</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg15-life-land" hreflang="en">SDG15 Life on Land</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/resource-efficiency-course" data-a2a-title="Resource Efficiency Course"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Wed, 12 Jun 2019 03:26:20 +0000 cmortelliti 921 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Trade Process Analysis Database (TPAD) http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/828 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Trade Process Analysis Database (TPAD)</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/56" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">temp</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 26/04/2019</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">UNNExT Business Process Analysis (BPA) of Trade Procedures has proved to be an effective tool to provide detailed understanding of international trade transactions, and is regarded as the first step to be conducted before undertaking other trade facilitation measures. Over 50 import and export processes have been studied using BPA since 2009 by international organizations such as ESCAP, ECE, ADB, and their member states.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure" hreflang="en">SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg17-partnerships-goals" hreflang="en">SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Link</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://unnext.unescap.org/tpad/">https://unnext.unescap.org/tpad/</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/styles/image_with_border/public/2019-04/escap_2.jpg?itok=oFEpBOAt" width="150" height="110" alt="Trade Process Analysis Database (TPAD)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-with-border" /></div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/828" data-a2a-title="Trade Process Analysis Database (TPAD)"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:11:48 +0000 temp 828 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Database of Agreements Related to International Road Transport http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/824 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Database of Agreements Related to International Road Transport</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/56" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">temp</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 26/04/2019</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">The database of agreements on international road transport is developed by the secretariat under the project on “Harmonization of Legal Environment for Operations of International Road Transport in the ESCAP region” financed by the Government of the Russian Federation.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">It is a comprehensive and easy-to-access online database, designed to assess existing legal environment of ESCAP member States in the area of international road transport.<br /> The database is intended to serve as an information tool for monitoring of legal developments towards harmonization of regulatory frameworks and strengthening the capacities of ESCAP Member States for the effective enforcement of national legislation on road transport.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure" hreflang="en">SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Link</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://tadb.unescap.org/">https://tadb.unescap.org/</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/styles/image_with_border/public/2019-04/escap_0.jpg?itok=oV4s9Y3G" width="150" height="110" alt="Database of Agreements Related to International Road Transport" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-image-with-border" /></div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/824" data-a2a-title="Database of Agreements Related to International Road Transport"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:40:34 +0000 temp 824 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/institutes/asian-and-pacific-centre-development-disaster-information-management <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/APDIM.png" width="340" height="266" alt="Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/56" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">temp</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 26/04/2019</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">In May 2015, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), adopted resolution 71/11 to establish the Asian and Pacific Centre for the development of disaster information management (APDIM) in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a regional institution of the Commission.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">On 30 January 2018, ESCAP and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed an Agreement for the establishment of the APDIM in Tehran. The Centre will strengthen regional cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and promote effective policies for inclusive, sustainable and resilient development in the region.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-affiliation field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Affiliation</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/taxonomy/term/42" hreflang="en">United Nations</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-country field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Country</div> <div class="field__item">Iran (Islamic Republic of)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-region-institutes field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Region</div> <div class="field__item">Asia and the Pacific</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg13-climate-action" hreflang="en">SDG13 Climate Action</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://apdim.unescap.org/">Access now</a></div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/institutes/asian-and-pacific-centre-development-disaster-information-management" data-a2a-title="Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:50:32 +0000 temp 816 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Urban SDG Knowledge Platform http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/308 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Urban SDG Knowledge Platform</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/34" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">jflresende</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 21/03/2018</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Seoul Metropolitan Government and CityNet have established the Urban SDG Knowledge Platform to promote and support knowledge sharing and city-to-city cooperation for sustainable urban development.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Link</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.urbansdgplatform.org/index.msc">http://www.urbansdgplatform.org/index.msc</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2018-03/urban%20sdg%20knowledge%20platform_0_0.jpg" width="340" height="265" alt="urban sdg knowledge platform" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/node/308" data-a2a-title="Urban SDG Knowledge Platform"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:33:36 +0000 jflresende 308 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Shifting Towards Water-Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/Shifting%20Towards-Water-Resilient-Infrastructure-Sustainable%3DCities <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Shifting Towards Water-Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/shifting-towards-water-resilient.jpg" width="680" height="500" alt="shifting-towards-water-resilient" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">admin</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 24/02/2018</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Sustainable, livable cities are the way forward for the future of Asia-Pacific. The 2030 Agenda implementation urges to advance urban SDG with other SDGs, related to resilience of water infrastructure to climate change.</p> <h3>ABSTRACT</h3> <p>Water (-Hazard) Resilient (Infrastructure for ) and Sustainable Cities are cities that achieve safe and adequate water supply and sanitation services based on sound water-related ecosystems, high level of water use efficiency, and a greater urban resilience to water-related disasters (here Water-Resilient Cities). The framework of Integrated Urban Water Management, follows Integrated Water Resource Management principles, adopts eco-city, compact city and smart growth concepts and approaches in urban planning. This is based on a long term strategic vision for sustainability, reinforced with innovative tools of measuring progress and appropriate scale of action at household, community and city level.</p> <p>This interactive course assists regional policy makers and practitioners with a proactive policy measures to achieve SDG-readiness through lenses of Water-Resilient Cities, providing an environment with a sense of larger social well-being and happiness. Its structure follows key elements of the whole concept and lists its practical tools, viewing Water and Water Cycle at the core of Sustainable Development in an urban environment. The analysis of impacts of urbanization trends is being viewed through five key dimensions of urban water security. The framework, measuring progress of SDG-readiness is illustrated through best practices, policy briefs, holistic strategies and approaches of good urban governance.</p> <p>The 5 thematic priorities to enable the dynamic policy shift, with challenges and respective policy toolkits, are focusing namely on: 1) drinking water and human well-being, 2) reclaiming water by using urban wastewater as a resource, 3) viewing water for economic activities and development, 4) restoring ecosystem functions, and 5) preparing for water-related hazards and effects of climate change. After taking Quiz and submitting a case study, participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion of the e-Learning Course of ESCAP</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sdghelpdesk-elearning.unescap.org/thematicarea/detail?id=9" target="_blank">Enroll</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg6-clean-water-and-sanitation" hreflang="en">SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-learning/Shifting%20Towards-Water-Resilient-Infrastructure-Sustainable%3DCities" data-a2a-title="Shifting Towards Water-Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 04:21:32 +0000 admin 209 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Regional Report on Mainstreaming Leave No One Behind in National Urban Policies and Programmes in South Asia http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-library/regional-report-mainstreaming-leave-no-one-behind-national-urban-policies-and-programmes <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Regional Report on Mainstreaming Leave No One Behind in National Urban Policies and Programmes in South Asia</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 21/01/2024</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">Over the past few decades, the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed significant social development driven by economic growth, which has generated new jobs, increased labour incomes, strengthened social protection systems, and improved access to basic services and other amenities. Nevertheless, South Asian countries continue to face a wide range of systemic challenges that undermine inclusive and sustainable development. For example, the devastating social and economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to plague the subregion in the near future. In addition, widening inequalities continue to drive social divides and disproportionately impact the most discriminated and marginalized individuals and communities in society.<br /><br /> Similarly, governments across the subregion are yet to address worsening environmental crises. Climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss are projected to negatively transform the lives of people across South Asia and require interventions and transitions of an unprecedented scale. In particular, climate change and environmental degradation can have disproportionate and severe impacts on persons with disabilities. The pandemic has also added urgency to close digital gaps.<br /><br /> The digital divide has given a new face to inequality, as digital access has become one of the critical determinants of livelihoods, well-being, and recovery. Addressing these challenges requires a holistic approach that incorporates the rights and needs of persons with disabilities into closing the digital divide, and for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and disaster response strategies. Indeed, the principle of “Leave No One Behind” (LNOB) has come under serious strain globally, and there is a need to mainstream this principle in national and local urban policies and programmes. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a blueprint for peace and prosperity with the aim to eradicate poverty and reduce socioeconomic inequalities while also tackling climate change, ensuring sustainability and persevering the natural environment. Member States pledged that no one would be left behind in these efforts, that they would endeavour to address the needs of the furthest behind first, and are committed to achieving sustainable development for all nations and segments of society.<br /><br /> For the Asia-Pacific region, it is critical that LNOB should be integrated into all areas of sustainable development, particularly because the region is not on track to achieve any of the 17 SDGs, by 2030, and may achieve less than 10 per cent of the SDG targets if it continues to follow on the current trajectory of progress. Furthermore, SDG 11, which requires making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, is also amongst the SDGs that have registered the least progress since 2000. Only 50 per cent of targets could be measured under SDG 11, and the region is likely to miss all targets, by 2030, if it continues on this current trajectory. This lack of progress has resulted in a number of development challenges, particularly in the rapidly urbanizing cities.</p> <h3 class="text-align-justify"><a href="https://www.unescap.org/kp/2023/regional-report-mainstreaming-leave-no-one-behind-lnob-national-urban-policies-and"><u><span style="color:#27ae60;"><strong>Download</strong></span></u></a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-thematic-area field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Thematic Area</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/thematic-areas/Sustainable-Urbanization" hreflang="en">Sustainable Urbanization</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/ESCAP-2023-RP%20-Regional-Report-Mainstreaming-LNOB%29-National-Urban-Policies-Programme-South-Asia.pdf_.jpg" width="2481" height="3508" alt="Report Cover" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-library/regional-report-mainstreaming-leave-no-one-behind-national-urban-policies-and-programmes" data-a2a-title="Regional Report on Mainstreaming Leave No One Behind in National Urban Policies and Programmes in South Asia"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:47:20 +0000 cmortelliti 2093 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals to Address Interlinked Crises in the Post-Pandemic era http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-library/localizing-sustainable-development-goals-address-interlinked-crises-post-pandemic-era <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals to Address Interlinked Crises in the Post-Pandemic era</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 27/09/2022</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">The world is facing a series of multiple and interlinked crises; a perfect storm that is testing the limits of current development paradigms. As countries and cities across Asia and the Pacific struggle to recover from the socioeconomic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis continues to ravage the region. Added to that, the war in Ukraine and the growing food and energy crisis is undermining prospects for a true recovery and in turn affect the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Current data from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) shows that the Asia-Pacific region has not met expected progress for any of the goals from 2019 until 2021. Progress has slowed in 2021, including for Goal 7 (clean energy) and Goal 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) which in 2019, were on track to be achieved. The pandemic and other crises (such as food and energy insecurities) are pushing up inflation across the world. Rising prices are driving countries, especially low-income countries, into debt distress. About 60 percent of low-income countries are in debt distress compared to 30 percent in 2015. Rising prices are widening inequality as poor and vulnerable groups of the population are finding it harder to afford basic necessities.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">According to UN-Habitat, 95 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases were in the urban areas3 and cities became hotspots for COVID-19 cases worldwide. The socio-economic consequences from the pandemic and the subsequent energy and food crisis are compounding existing challenges of urbanization. Cities, across the developing and developed world, became frontline actors facing multiple interlinked crises, and city-level response has become critical for building resilience and ensuring the achievement of the SDGs.</p> <h3 class="text-align-justify"><a href="https://www.unescap.org/kp/2022/localizing-sustainable-development-goals-address-interlinked-crises-post-pandemic-era"><span style="color:#006400;">Read more</span></a>...</h3> <p class="text-align-justify"><a href="https://www.unescap.org/kp/2022/localizing-sustainable-development-goals-address-interlinked-crises-post-pandemic-era">https://www.unescap.org/kp/2022/localizing-sustainable-development-goals-address-interlinked-crises-post-pandemic-era</a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/all-sdgs" hreflang="en">All SDGs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg11-sustainable-cities-and-communities" hreflang="en">SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg13-climate-action" hreflang="en">SDG13 Climate Action</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-thematic-area field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Thematic Area</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/knowledge-hub/thematic-area/climate-action" hreflang="en">Climate Action</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/thematic-areas/Sustainable-Urbanization" hreflang="en">Sustainable Urbanization</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Localizing%20the%20Sustainable.jpg" width="330" height="427" alt="Paper Cover" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/e-library/localizing-sustainable-development-goals-address-interlinked-crises-post-pandemic-era" data-a2a-title="Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals to Address Interlinked Crises in the Post-Pandemic era"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:08:37 +0000 cmortelliti 2077 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org