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C o n veni ng th e me s

DAY 1: Planning a recovery that reaffirms equity and sustainability. DAY 2: Organizing an inclusive partnership and engaging with stakeholders. DAY 3: Measuring progress, identifying gaps, and financing an inclusive and sustainable recovery.

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H o u s e k e e p i n g

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Th ird SDG Le a d e rship C itie s C onv e ning W e w il l s t a rt p ro m pt l y in a f e w m in u t e s .

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A s s e ts & Bri gh t Sp o ts :

1. Equity & Sustainability: Deepened commitment to transformation

• 2. Mayors: Trusted leadership & communications
• 3. Political will: Citizens and stakeholders eager for change
• 4. Innovations: Experiments emerging
• 5. Networks: Ecosystem of mutual support & collective action

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T h o rn y q u e s ti ons :

1. Political will: How to maintain political momentum and leadership under economic pressure to recover quickly and face tough trade -offs?

• 2. Scale of the challenge: Are cities being transparent enough about the

uncomfortable truth of needing to change current approaches?

• 3. Resources: How do cities find the capital – financial, human, and social–to

turn ambitions into reality?

• 4. Governance: What models will enable buy-in and true investment/

accountability from the private sector and other stakeholders?

• 5. Intersectionality: How to create policy and initiatives that truly reflect

interdependence and multi-solve?

• 6. Language: What is the value proposition of the SDGs as a brand to these

recovery ambitions?

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I d e a b a n k s : C o n c r e t e a c t i o n s a n d i n n o v a t i o n s

Governance and partnerships

• Bristol One City Board
• Hawaii Green Growth Sustainable Business Forum
• NYC Fair Recovery Task Force
• NYC Junior Ambassadors
• Yokohama Living lab
• LA university partnerships

Transforming principles into action

• Kuai Aloha + Challenge connecting goals to

individual commitments & behavioral change

• Bristol’s annual sprints of priorities
• Kate Raworth Doughnut economics (Amsterdam)
• 17 Rooms

Metrics & progress tracking

• VLRs
• Aloha+ Challenge; Los Angeles Dashboard
• LA Equality Index; Pittsburgh Equity Indicators

Climate action

• Reclaiming streets for pedestrians/bikes (Milan )
• Helsinki Energy Challenge

Budgeting

• Protecting priority initiatives (Mexico City)
• Socio-economic cost -benefit (Malmo)
• Participatory budgeting models (LA)

Equitable Infrastructure/Economic Jumpstarts

• Hawai ’i Green Growth surveying for “ready

to go” projects

• Small business support (Accra, Milan)
• Equitable use of stimulus/infrastructure

program (Orlando) Addressing Social Vulnerability

• Planning for equity w/ civic & administrative

leaders: NYC ’s Fair Recovery taskforce

• Solidarity cash transfers (Bogota)
• Mutual Aid fund (Milan)
• Angeleno Fund/Card program (LA)
• Food hubs (Milan)

Networks: C40 Mayoral Task Force; U20 Task Force; Cities Resilient Recovery

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Imp e rati ve s: d ri vi ng an SDG - l i k e re c o ve ry

• 1. Equity & sustainability principles mainstreamed by all city actors.
• 2. Tools that create behavior change and shift “business as usual” so

cities meet their ambitions.

• 3. Processes that leverage private sector; other partners; citizens.
• 4. Measuring SDG-sensitivity of each new decision – the discipline of

timebound outcome targets, interdependence.

• 5. Progress reporting that is transparent and honest.
• 6. Connecting local to global (networks).

Shift from learning to action – what are concrete big bets?

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Bre ak o u t Ro o ms

• What action, innovation, or big bet would be a potential game -

changer to enabling a successful recovery?

• Over the next 12-18 months, what are 1-3 actionable priorities for

the SDG Leadership Cities network to advance the recovery agenda?

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Pl e n ary

• How can this SDG Leadership Cities Network best support and drive

a successful & equitable recovery?

• How do we leverage the value of local to global? How best to

leverage key global moments and global networks?

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Re c o ve ry p ri n c i ples fro m th e C 40 pl e d ge

The recovery must address issues of equity. Can’t return to ‘business as usual’ on climate change mitigation. Climate action can help accelerate economic recovery and enhance social equity. Increase public services, public investment and community resilience . Recovery guided by an adherence to public health and scientific expertise. Use the collective voices and individual actions of cities to influence national governments.

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T h e UC LG “ De c alogue” fo r re c o ve ry

The Local 2030 principles and the SDGs remain a reference to frame the transformational measures. Protect Public Services provision. Proximity models of global consumption and production. The economy restart should do not undermine environmental concerns . Democracy, privacy and civil liberties should not be sacrificed. Care for public servants and public service providers. Generation Equality. An international system built on the force of cities. Culture as an antidote for the secondary effects.

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Gl o b al Re s i l i en t C i ti e s N e two rk ( GRC N) Su rve y

79% 72% 45% 42% 42% 42% 36% 19%

Enhance social equity Enhance local economies New infrastructure Strengthen public health Better leverage recovery funds Accelerate climate action Improve food/water security Not yet defined yet What are some of the opportunities that your city is targeting in recovery? (April 2020) Source: GCRN/Dalberg

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P r e - c onv ening s u rv e y re s u l t s h igh l ight s

1 1 2 9 5 7 3 7 4

Poli litic ical & mayoral attention to the SDGs Commitment to y your SDGs prio iorities SDGs timeli line Weakened it it Unchanged (Considerably) s strengthened it

How has the COVID -19 crisis affected the standing of your SDG agenda?