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Environmentally sound basic urban infrastructure and services have a crucial role to play in sustainable human settlements. Chapter IV (B) of the Habitat Agenda recognizes adequate basic infrastructure, such as water supply, sanitation and waste management facilities, as a fundamental element in the achievement of the goal of “Adequate Shelter for All”. World leaders meeting at the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 further committed themselves to attaining the Millennium Development Goal 7, target 10 which aims to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015. In 2002, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg added another target: to halve by 2015, the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation. Meeting the internationally agreed targets on water and sanitation is particularly important because of the impact they will have on the quality of life of the poor and their downstream effects on other Millennium Development Goal targets.
Focus Area 4 Situation
Despite efforts being made by many governments, access to environmentally sound basic urban infrastructure and services such as safe drinking water, basic sanitation, drainage, waste disposal services and energy remains a distant reality to most urban residents, especially the poor residing in urban and peri-urban settlements of the developing world. Lack of clearly defined urban development policies and legislation; low current investments in services for all and pro-poor financing mechanisms; weak institutional capacity; inadequate data and poor information flows; and high cost of energy for water delivery are some of the obstacles faced by governments in more equitably expanding access to basic urban infrastructure and services.
Goal and Strategic Result
The goal of Focus Area 4 (FA4) is to make sustainable urbanization in targeted countries a fundamental principle driving development policy-making and implementation at the national and local levels with a focus on reaching vulnerable groups. The strategic result is expanded access to environmentally sound basic urban infrastructure services with a special focus on the unserved and underserved populations.
Key Indicators
The strategic result will be measured using two indicators:
i) Numbers of people in target communities with access to environmentally sound basic urban infrastructure services
ii) Percentage of institutional stakeholders reporting positive perception of UN-Habitat’s contribution to expanded access for the poor to basic urban infrastructure services in selected communities
Expected accomplishments
i) Increased number of countries with an enabling policy and institutional framework in place that expands access to environmentally sound urban infrastructure and services.
ii) Increased institutional efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of basic urban infrastructure services
iii) Enhanced consumer demand for environmentally sustainable basic urban infrastructure and services
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