Human Settlements and Urban Issues
Executive summary
This report was prepared by United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU.Resilience). It offers a global analysis of the urban content of 193 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before the 19th of June 2022.
Urban Climate Action: The Urban Content of the NDCs - Global Review 2022
This report was prepared by United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark. It offers a global analysis of the urban content of 193 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before the 19th of June 2022. For this report more than 200 indicators were used to analyse external data (e.g. Human Development Index and income categorisation) and data within the NDCs including climate mitigation and adaptation challenges and responses as well as specific sectors.
Urban content of NDCs at the global level
For this review 193 NDCs were analysed (see Annex 2) including the latest version of all updated NDCs submitted before 19th June 2022 which are publicly available in the UNFCCC online depository.
Foreword
Our planet has already warmed by around 1.2 degrees. The battle to reach net zero by mid-century to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change will be won or lost this decade. In 2022 we have already seen devastating effects of climate change ranging from oppressive heat waves across Europe and America to floods in South Africa and Pakistan and severe drought in Brazil and China.
Introduction
This report was prepared by United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU.Resilience). It offers a global analysis of the urban content of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before the 19th of June 2022.
Approach and methodology
This analysis is based on the revision of all the latest NDCs submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before 19th June 2022. In accordance with Article 4 paragraph 12 of the Paris Agreement NDCs communicated by Parties shall be recorded in a public online registry maintained by the Secretariat.
Acknowledgements
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) wishes to acknowledge the following people for their contributions to the completion of this study.
Funding and financial framework
Montenegrin municipalities enjoy financial autonomy as per the provisions of the “Law on Local Self-Government Financing”.
Executive summary
Montenegro is undergoing the European Union (EU) accession process following its application to join the EU in 2008. The government of Montenegro has been ambitious to accelerate implementation of the measures which support the EU accession and promote sustainable development.
KPI evaluation results
Podgorica reported data on 93 out of 111 indicators and the scores were verified to ensure accuracy. Specifically the city reported 47 of the 54 economy indicators 21 of the 28 environment indicators and 26 of the 29 society and culture indicators (see annex 2 for a complete list of unreported KPIs).
Urban development priorities and challenges of Podgorica
The main goal of urban development in Podgorica is to improve the quality of life for all residents. This can be achieved by taking measures to develop infrastructure make business communities competitive create a business ambience make tourism attractive and protect the environment. By mid-2023 around 69 of the total 118 projects foreseen in the Strategic Development Plan of Podgorica for the period 2020-2025 are in various stages of implementation according to the Report on the Strategic Development Plan.
Preface
The Smart Sustainable City Profile of Podgorica (Podgorica City Profile) was developed upon the request of the city government of Podgorica supported with funds from the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) 12th tranche project “Smart Sustainable Cities for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda in the UNECE Region”. The project supports the transition of selected beneficiary cities towards smartness and sustainability with a view to accelerating the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 and other urban-related SDGs.