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Urban governance: Making the Jakarta Declaration work

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By Seth Asare Okyere

The year 2015 was a major milestone in global efforts toward sustainable urbanization and urban development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for global development led to a new list of 17 goals, replacing the Millennium Development Goals.

For the urban community, the center of attention, celebrated as key reference to urban development, was SDG 11: “to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Following this, attention has turned toward the UN Habitat”s global summit – Habitat III. Popularly known as the “New Urban Agenda,” Habitat III builds on recent momentum and enthusiasm to assert that it is “time to think urban.”

The Jakarta Declaration

The Jakarta Declaration was the main document coming out of the Asia-Pacific Regional meeting regarding the “New Urban Agenda.” Captioned “sustainable urbanization to accelerate development,” the document insinuates the growing recognition that urban areas, especially cities, are not “parasitic,” and if guided by appropriate policies can hasten sustainable development in the region.

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