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Related instruments,
forums andmechanisms
The agenda of Habitat III provides for follow-up with its measures to (i) “promote social integration and support disadvantaged groups;”
(ii) “promote gender equality in human settlements development”; and (iii) “prevent disasters and rebuild settlements”. Each of these
measures identifies one or twomonitoring indicators. In the 2013 Santiago Declaration, MINURVI addresses this measure in agreements
1, 5, 6 and 8: (1) “To foster the development of urban policies that aim at integrating the population of informal settlements, giving access
to serviced lots with urban infrastructure, community facilities and environmental sanitation, and promoting the strengthening of their
human and social capital”; (5) “Reduce the environmental impact on cities in an integratedmanner through territorial ordinances”; (6) “To
encourage access to sustainable design and construction of quality housing, within the urban context, with access to services, infrastructure
and facilities that foster the building and restoration of social ties”; (8) “To develop strategies for the prevention of risks and the
management of emergencies in human settlements, [caused by] natural disasters, and to develop building techniques in order to reduce the
risks through a variety of actions that include the analysis of potential disasters, the vulnerabilities, the adoption of appropriate standards of
construction designs, technologies and building regulations, both in mitigation and in adaptation.” SDG 11: “Make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”, and in particular target 11.2, “by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible
and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs
of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons”, as well as target 11.5: “by 2030
significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of affected people and decrease by y% the economic losses relative to GDP
caused by disasters, includingwater-related disasters, with the focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations”, 11.b: “by
2020, increase by x% the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards
inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, develop and implement in line with the
forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic disaster risk management at all levels”; Goal 13, “Take urgent action to combat climate change
and its impacts”, three targets forwhich are relevant to this prioritymeasure.
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This measure must take account of the particular situation of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants, and in this way complement
PM 88 on the territorial rights of indigenous peoples and PM 96 on affirmative action policies for the development of Afro-descendent
populations. The following indicators are also proposed for consideration: percentage of reforested areas; percentage of municipalities that
have prepared risk atlases; number of days per year onwhich air quality falls belowminimum standards; number of decibels in the public
area to measure degree of noise pollution. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has worked with
several countries in the region on economic assessments of climate change, collecting data on sectoral impacts and specific socioeconomic
groups at a local level. The information generated in this way supports public policy formulation geared towards alleviating the adverse
effects of climate change and takingmitigation action, with a view to achieving a path of green development and growth, with low-carbon
economies basedon the principles of equity and social inclusion, not only for the present but also for future generations.
