#1MinuteVideo: #SDG11 #HumaneCities Introduction:
SDG11 talks about, “HUMANE CITIES!”
Cities must be All Inclusive, means poorest to the richest can live there
Cities must be Safe, means cleaning and other measures should be on the mark to avoid diseases, mosquitos, etc.
Cities must be Resilient, means they must be all weather proof, and
Cities must be Sustainable, means they must not be temporary shelter, but must last longer having futuristic requirements taken care in advanced, to some extent.
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Almost, 1.2 Billion i.e. More than 1/8th of the global population, live in slums, and Pandemic has devastated their whole life. They can’t move, they can’t stay at their place, they can earn, their kids can’t study, and government official made lockdown compulsory.
Proximity of neighbours could not keep the 1 or 2 meters social distancing, which made the living, a hell for slum dwellers.
Almost 80% of the slum dwellers live in:
Eastern and South Eastern Asia, 370+ million
Sub Saharan Africa, 238+ million, and
Central and Southern Asia, 226+ million, with India’s in fact Mumbai’s Dharavi being one of the biggest
Kids keep asking this,“135+ countries have Right To Education but nowhere 100% literacy is there? Why?” Similarly, “156 countries have National Urban Policies (NUP) but most of them are on the papers only, does it mean, that the Leaders Who Planned the SDG are Not Serious on it? Why?”
The Average Global Share of Urban Area Allocated to Streets and Open Public Spaces is 30% but we could achieve 16% only. Surprised? How can any city get the best city award then? Again kids question.
Only almost 50% of the global population have the convenient access to the Public transport of any kind. Ex. 500 meters walking distance for the Bus transport and 1 kilometer walking for the Ferry or Train Transport. So all slum dwellers will be left behind, in case access to affordable and sustainable transport are not improved, they’ll be spending more on transportation and so they will not be able to come up from extreme poverty.
Pandemic stalled many Public Transport Projects, so this SDG11 needs a course correction.
Thanks to city of Paris which has planned to become a 10 minutes city in coming 2 decades. Hope other cities will have still better plans and actions.
Dr. Ashish Manohar
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