Background: Pillar 9 brings together three projects which have been identified as priorities:
- Mainstreaming gender, youth and vulnerable groups. Ambitious targets were set (and achieved) in both the previous five year programs, especially in MSE and housing pillars. Youth development formed one of the five PASDEP urban development package pillars. This initiative will be broadened to include vulnerable groups and guidelines developed and adopted, by cities, regions and at federal level for mainstreaming gender, youth and vulnerable groups in all policies, programs and projects;
- Enforcement of laws and regulations. Better enforcement by urban local governments of the regulatory frameworks (building, developmen6t, health, transport/vehicle, etc.) that ensure successful cities and better observance by the public of urban laws and regulations; and
- Resilient, safe and sustainable cities. Provision by cities of those regulations (and their enforcement/observance) and services that ensure effective and efficient management of destructive events such as: floods, traffic accidents, fires, earthquakes, storms, strong winds, terrorism, etc.
Objective: Resilient, safe, sustainable and inclusive cities.
Goals:
- Cities are made as safe as possible from damage to people, possessions or property resulting from floods, accidents (traffic, industrial, etc.), fires, earthquakes, storms, winds, terrorism, etc.
- Cities develop capacities to help absorb future shocks and stresses to its social, economic, and technical systems and infrastructures so as to still be able to maintain essentially the same functions, structures, systems, and identity.
- Cities develop, enforce and ensure public knowledge and observance of laws, regulations, systems and behaviors that contribute to making the city resilient, safe, sustainable and inclusive.
- Cities develop policies, programs and projects that take account of and offer equal opportunities to women, youth and vulnerable residents.
Linkages: Pillar 9 is linked to Pillars 1, 3 and 10 which provide the institutional and organizational capacity and resources (human and financial) to plan, deliver and maintain green, resilient and sustainable cities with sanitation services that satisfy citizens. Pillar 2. MSE Development and Urban Productivity, Pillar 4. Urban Planning, Land Development and Management, Pillar 5. Housing Development, Pillar 7. Integrated Urban Infrastructure and Services Development, and Pillar 8. Greenery Development & Sanitation Improvement will all need to take into account the cross cutting and mainstreamed activities and principles described in Pillar 9.