Social Housing and the New Urban Agenda
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How Social Housing relates to the new urban agenda as it is shaped via the SDGs, the COP21 and the Habitat III processes? The presentation presents an overview of these three main processes, relates them to social housing and introduces UNEP's approach to Sustainable Social Housing (SUSHI Initiative)
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Social Housing and the New Urban Agenda
- 1. Social Housing and the New Urban Agenda Dr. Stefanos Fotiou United Nations Environment Programme Twitter: @stefanosfotiou
- 2. Refocus on Cities Cities grow faster than their population one billion people live in urban slums 378 cities cities with more than a million inhabitants in 2000 • 55% of world urban population • By 2040 one more billion people in cities Asia Pacific Region The city structure brings co-benefits: • agglomeration drives innovation, business development, & job creation • greater productivity with lower costs and reduced environmental impacts Well designed and governed cities allow decoupling resource use from well-being and development
- 3. Refocus on Buildings One third of energy use Need for 2.5 billion new houses 60% of infrastructure needed is to be built Huge mitigation potential, 30-50% reduction with proven commercially available technology Well designed and managed buildings reduce overall resource use and waste
- 4. Elements for the new urban agenda
- 5. Sustainable Development Goals All SDGs are relevant to cities and buildings! SDG 11 is the one dedicated to them!
- 6. SDG 11
- 7. SDG 11: Targets Housing and basic services; upgrade slums Sustainable transport systems for all Enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization Protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage Significantly reduce the deaths and losses caused by disasters Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities Safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces
- 8. SDG 11: Means of implementation Strengthening national and regional development planning Integrated policies and plans (inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience) Sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
- 9. Social Housing and other SDGs
- 10. COP 21
- 11. Habitat III A one to 20 years opportunity! A new sustainable urban development agenda Secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban development
- 12. Opportunities for social housing Integrate social housing in the future urban development paths Maximise the CC mitigation potential of social housing units Put social housing at the centre of SDG11, SDG1 (slums and poverty) and other SDGs
- 13. What can be offered Measure resource flows and emissions from buildings, and support cities to achieve SDGs. Resource use tools, metrics Practice areas and knowledge networks Increase the capacity of buildings to lead on CC mitigation and adaptation Finance and Investments Community development. Resilience
- 14. 2030: Social Housing Opportunity Affordable Housing and Slum Upgrading as an integrated target to sustainable issues
- 15. Sustainable Social Housing Initiative (SUSHI) Increase the use of sustainable (resource- efficient & energy-efficient ) building and design solutions in social housing programs in developing countries.
- 16. SUSHI rationale
- 17. Sustainable Social housing CAN be affordable! Life cycle approach Internalize externalities Smart partnerships Political leadership Private sector innovation
- 18. SUSHI Pilots
- 19. SUSHI Pilots
- 20. SUSHI Activities
- 21. SUSHI long term
- 22. SUSHI co-benefits (Brazil case) Increase health/education + promoting well-being Increase revenues – decrease of water/electricity bills Create opportunities for new jobs Foster training for the workforce Reduce violence and tenure insecurity
- 23. Tools for better cities and buildings Solid Waste Management Strategies • Making businesses out of waste • Better planning for investments Common Carbon Metric • Measure, report, verify reductions • Accurate performance baselines, national targets GI-REC toolkit • Brings together “silos” and looks at cities as systems • Better planning of resource management Sustainable Social Housing • Asses costs and benefits of sustainable social housing projects AND national programmes
- 24. Opportunities Results, NOW! • Experience • Knowledge • Partnerships • Regional presence Immediate action
- 25. Thank you for your attention Dr. Stefanos Fotiou United Nations Environment Programme Twitter: @stefanosfotiou