Non-exhaustive list of policy frameworks used in the elaboration of this action plan:
- The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (with a focus on Goal 11) (UN-DESA, 2015),
- The New Urban Agenda (UN-Habitat, 2016),
- The Union for the Mediterranean Urban Agenda (UfM, 2017),
- The Pact of Amsterdam. An Urban Agenda for the EU (European Commission, 2016a),
- An updated version of the Leipzig Charter (in preparation) (EUKN, 2019),
- The Paris Agreement (United Nations, 2015)
- The 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage (UNESCO, 1972),
- The 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (UNESCO, 2011),
- The New Strategic orientation of UN-Habitat (UN-ESC, 2019),
- The Reflection Paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030” (European Commission, 2019d),
- The policy framework “Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: Integrated Sustainable Urban Development” (European Commission, 2014)
- The Report “My Region, My Europe, Our Future: Seventh report on economic, social and territorial cohesion” (Dijkstra, 2017),
- The EC “Better Regulation Framework” included in the document “Better Regulation: taking stock and sustaining our commitment” (European Commission, 2019a),
- The Discussion Paper on the “UfM Action Plan on Affordable and Sustainable Housing” produced by the UfM Thematic Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing (draft) (UfM Housing, 2019),
- The AIVP (The worldwide network of port cities) Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Port Cities
- The OECD Better Policies for 2030: An OECD Action Plan on the Sustainable Development Goals (OECD, 2016),
- The OECD Recommendation of the Council on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (OECD, 2019b).
- Integrated Urban Water Management: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (Mays, 2009)
- The SWITCH Transition Manual: Managing Water for the City of the Future (Jefferies & Duffy, 2011)
- Urban Disaster Resilience through Risk Assessment and Sustainable Planning (UD-RASP) (Hagenlocher & Harb, 2019)
- Urban Water Agenda (European Commission, 2016b)
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Plan: Water Action Decade 2018-2028 (UN, 2018)
- European Commission Explanatory Memo: European Urban Initiative- Post 2020 (European Commission, 2019c)
- Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (UN, 2019)
- The European Green Deal (European Commission, 2019b)[1]
- Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (COP 15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2020) (CBD, 2018)
- Charter for Multilevel Governance for Europe (European Committee of the Regions, 2014)
The Housing Partnership Action Plan of the Urban Agenda for the EU (European Commission, 2018b).
[1] Initiatives announced in the political guidelines:
Legislative proposals • European Climate Law • Proposal to extend the EU Emissions Trading System to the maritime sector and reduce the free allowances allocated to airlines over time; and to extend this further to cover traffic and construction • Carbon Border Tax • Review of the Energy Taxation Directive * Strategies and Action Plans • New industrial strategy • Strategy for green financing and a Sustainable Europe Investment Plan • Comprehensive plan to increase the EU emissions reduction target for 2030 towards 55 % • ‘Farm to Fork Strategy’ on sustainable food along the whole value chain • Cross-cutting strategy to protect citizens’ health from environmental degradation and pollution • Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 • New Circular Economy Action Plan; tackling micro-plastics* Financing instruments • New Just Transition Fund • Proposal to turn parts of the European Investment Bank into Europe’s climate bank * Non-legislative initiatives • European Climate Pact • Lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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