EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA

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1 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: 2-3 DECEMBER 2014, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE CENTRE, BANGKOK, THAILAND SESSION #3 PRIORITY ISSUES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PART A: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEO CheeHai

2 no country has achieved sustainable development Dr. Pascal Peruzzi, UNEP 3 rd High Level Forum on UNGGIM, Beijing, October 2014 Living Planet Report 2014 Knowing we only have one planet, WWF believes that humanity can make be9er choices that translate into clear benefits for ecology, society and the economy today and in the long term. (Living Planet Report 2014)

3 We can do more to take advantage of rapid urbanizawon: ciwes are the world s engines for business and innovawon. With good management they can provide jobs, hope and growth, while building sustainability. (Report of the High- Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post Development Agenda) Managing the rapid expansion of ciwes will be a key challenge of the 21 st century. Providing affordable and secure land and shelter for expanding populawons is crucial to make this urban development sustainable (Clarissa AugusCnus & Eirik Sorlie, UN- Habitat)

4 Land Administration systems provide the infrastructure for implementation of land polices and land management strategies in support of sustainable development. (Enemark, et al)

5 Land is a scarce resource involving a wide range of rights and responsibiliwes. When poorly managed, it can become contenwous o\en leading to disputes, conflict, degradawon and other problems, all of them drivers of slum development and poverty in urban areas. (UN- Habitat) The ConCnuum of Land Rights (UN- Habitat/GLTN)

6 (Clarissa AugusCnus, 2013)

7 (Danilo Antonio, 2014)

8 (David Mitchell, XXV FIG Congress, 2014)

9 (David Mitchell, XXV FIG Congress, 2014)

10 Landmark resoluwon on Sustainable urbanizawon through equitable access to land, housing, basic services and infrastructure adopted. (April 2011) ConCnuum of Land Rights Global Land Tool Network, UN- HABITAT (2010) The Social Tenure Domain Model A Pro-Poor Land Tool FIG Publication No. 52 include rights that are documented as well as undocumented, from individuals and groups, from pastoralist and informal seslers, that are legal as well as extra- legal and informal SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:

11 HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON THE GOVERNANCE OF TENURE The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of NaWonal Food Security promote secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and forests as a means of eradicawng hunger and poverty, supporwng sustainable development and enhancing the environment. They were officially endorsed by the Commi9ee on World Food Security on 11 May Endorsed on 11 th May 2012 by the United NaWons Commi9ee on World Food Security (Since then implementacon has been encouraged by G20, Rio+ 20, United NaCons General Assembly and Francophone Assembly of Parliamentarians.)

12 FIG-World Bank Declaration on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration There is an urgent need to build cost-effective and sustainable systems that identify the way land is occupied and used and accordingly provide for secure land rights. When considering the resources and capacities required for building such systems in less developed countries, the concepts of mature, sophisticated systems as predominantly used in developed countries may well be seen as the end target, but not as the point of entry. When assessing technology and investment choices, the focus should be on a fitfor-purpose approach that will meet the needs of society today and that can be incrementally improved over time. A fit-for-purpose approach includes the following elements:! Flexible in the spatial data capture approaches to provide for varying use and occupation.! Inclusive in scope to cover all tenure and all land.! Participatory in approach to data capture and use to ensure community support.! Affordable for the government to establish and operate, and for society to use.! Reliable in terms of information that is authoritative and up-to-date.! Attainable to establish the system within a short timeframe and within available resources.! Upgradeable with regard to incremental improvement over time in response to social and legal needs and emerging economic opportunities. A country s legal and institutional framework must be revised to apply the elements of the fit-for-purpose approach. This means that the fit-for-purpose approach must be enshrined in law and that the information be made accessible to all users. A fit-for-purpose approach will ensure that appropriate land administration systems are built within a relatively short time frame and affordable costs. The systems allow for incremental updating and upgrading. This approach will facilitate economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability to be better supported, pursued and achieved. March 2014 World Bank, Washington DC The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, United States of America url: Kalvebod Brygge DK-1780, Copenhagen V, Denmark url: Joint World Bank/ Declaration on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration

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14 FOUR POSSIBLE INDICATORS FOR POST-2015 SDG (AS OF NOV 2013)

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16 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: 2-3 DECEMBER 2014, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE CENTRE, BANGKOK, THAILAND Land issues are becoming a binding constraint for sustainable growth and poverty alleviawon in East Asia (Keith C Bell, World Bank, 2014) A Network of 65 InternaIonal Partners