New Urban Agenda
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spatial measures and lessons from past disasters, as well as awareness of new risks,
into future planning.
79. We commit ourselves to promoting international, national, subnational and
local climate action, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, and to
supporting the efforts of cities and human settlements, their inhabitants and all local
stakeholders as important implementers. We further commit ourselves to supporting
building resilience and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from all relevant
sectors. Such measures should be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement
adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
including holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below
2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the
temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
80. We commit ourselves to supporting the medium- to long-term adaptation
planning process, as well as city-level assessments of climate vulnerability and
impact, to inform adaptation plans, policies, programmes and actions that build the
resilience of urban inhabitants, including through the use of ecosystem -based
adaptation.
Effective implementation
81. We recognize that the realization of the transformative commitments set out in
the New Urban Agenda will require enabling policy frameworks at the national,
subnational and local levels, integrated by participatory planning and management
of urban spatial development and effective means of implementation, complemented
by international cooperation as well as efforts in capacity development, including
the sharing of best practices, policies and programmes among Governments at all
levels.
82. We invite international and regional organizations and bodies, including those
of the United Nations system and multilateral environmental agreements,
development partners, international and multilateral financial institutions, regional
development banks, the private sector and other stakeholders, to enhance
coordination of their urban and rural development strategies and programmes to
apply an integrated approach to sustainable urbanization, mainstreaming the
implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
83. In this regard, we emphasize the need to improve United Nations system -wide
coordination and coherence in the area of sustainable urban development, within the
framework of system-wide strategic planning, implementation and reporting, as
stressed in paragraph 88 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
84. We strongly urge States to refrain from promulgating and applying any
unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with international
law and the Charter of the United Nations that impede the full achievement of
economic and social development, particularly in developing countries.
Building the urban governance structure: establishing a supportive framework
85. We acknowledge the principles and strategies contained in the International
Guidelines on Decentralization and Strengthening of Local Authorities and the
International Guidelines on Access to Basic Services for All, adopted by the
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