Integrating Youth and Gender in the Collection of Human Settlement Indicators

1. Integrating Youth and Gender in the Collection of Human Settlement Indicators Contributors David Thomas, Catherine Tololwo, and Ahmet Soguktas, UN Habitat Cherie Enns, University of Fraser Valley/UN Habitat Partnership 13th-17th February 2017 Naivasha, Kenya

2. Presentation Focus Can we makes specific provision for youth and gender participation? Can we aspire also to a SDG 11+ monitoring process that is inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable? Can we realize SD Goals through data collection process?

3. Best practices to align with the New Urban Agenda - strong gender and youth focus. • Consideration also required as to how integrateHuman Settlement Goals with SDG 1 (Reduce poverty), 5 (Gender equality) and 10 (reduce inequalities). As several have already referenced indicators should consider how gender and youth areimpacted differentlyDatadisaggregationby gender and by ageEg. Number of deaths by disastersEg. Access to public transportation

4. More than half of the world’s seven billion people are under the age of 30, with almost 90 per cent of them living in developing contexts. • Looking at Africa alone, 65 per cent of the total population is below the age of 35. • There are 1.8 billion young women and men globally, with 90% of 10-24 years olds living in developing countries. • UN-Habitat estimates that by 2030, 60 per cent of urban residents will be under 18. Why youth Require Specific Consideration? Globally, young people are on the move, often migrating from rural settings to urban locations, seeking employment and better opportunities.

5. Youth should not be excluded when things get ‘technical.’ It is young people’s right to be involved in decisions that affect their lives, and they have unique perspectives and experiences that are crucial to understanding the impact of SDG implementation, and providing solutions to improve outcomes. Youth are often outside of formal data collection decision making process. Who here is between the age of 18-24 years? http://restlessdevelopment.org/news/2015/05/20/youth-led-and-participatory-accountability-for-the-sustainable-development-goals

6. For the Post-2015 agenda to go beyond the MDGs and fulfil the promise of ambitious and transformative change that leaves no one behind, we need robust and inclusive accountability mechanisms underpinning all seventeen goals. • Youth are at the forefront of social movements requiring consideration of diverse data sources and approaches to collection and monitoring of data. Youth as an Asset Youth require a leadership role for sustainable development to take place.

7. Data Collection and Monitoring • If the post-2015 framework is to be truly transformative, it must harness the unique ways young people are generating data, by investing in close collaborations between data specialists, educators and young leaders, youth organizations and youth-led start-ups. • Consideration to training and curriculum for a very mobile youth • Best Practices UNICEF/Save the Children/WarChild • Link Data Collection/Reporting to Transformative Programs • Integrate user friendly technology where possible http://www.kobotoolbox.org Esri /Governments–SDG Portal http://www.new-urbanism-india.com/map-my-community.php

8. Example 1:Youth ConsiderationsBy 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries • Indicator 11.3:2: Proportion of Cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically. Integrate into the formal method of 11.3.2 evaluation a requirement to directly connect to existing youth groups or youth councils as indicators for formalized and measured. • Youth councils should be consulted at all levels in the planning process. • UN Habitat Youth Council system is ideally positioned to play a role.

9. World Urban Youth Councils Network(UYCN) • As UN-Habitat Youth Unit a platform among the urban youth councils is being established that can contribute to the capacity development of the existing urban/municipal youth councils, • A platform among the youth councils that will ensure the international, national and regional cooperation, and • An opportunity that will provide technical assistance to the local authorities for the establishment of the youth councils in the cities.

10. SDG 11 Monitoring Option-High Level More Formal Role • Make UYCN a main global youth network partner in implementing the SDGs, particularly SDG 11, and the New Urban Agenda. • Create a mechanism among the urban youth councils that can proactively respond to humanitarian crises and disseminate information to cities worldwide. • Develop strong local partnerships and institutionalize urban youth organizations.

11. Inclusive and Participatory Accountability Framework • Youth Groups twitter hashtags such as #More Inclusive Cities Changecould be a catalyst that galvanizes youth (all genders) to become involved in the planning process and land use decisions through social media and applied projects (public spaces). • One incentive for formal and less formal planning activities could include UN Habitat’s Youth Division SDG Management and Training E-Learning Program delivered in Partnership with University of Fraser Valley as Eminus Academy and  includes urban planning/tactical urbanism courses.

12. Example 2:Youth ConsiderationsBy 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities. • Indicator 11.7:1: Average share of the of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities. • Beyond the high level data - consideration could also be given to a multipronged crowdsourcing tool for data collection. • A public space app that is sponsored by mobile companies/google could be a youth friendly way to measure and evaluate public spaces in selected cities. • Crowdsourced data could supplement high level data and inform public and private decision makers to respond on both a policy and built form level. • Organizations that focus on needs of marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities could participate directly perhaps initiating engagement in tactical urbanism as a catalyst for change. ( Please note that is in addition to more formal/semi formal kobobox tool presented yesterday.)

13. Program Areas EminusAcademy Capacity Building-SDG 11+ UN Habitat E-Learning SDG and Planning Program for Youth • Sustainable Development Innovation & Entrepreneurship http://eminusacademy.weebly.com • SGDs, Project Management and Evaluation Free to Youth Associated with Youth Fund Scholarships: for refugees, minorities & financially disadvantaged • Transformative Change • Planning, Tactical Urbanism • Digital Media Story Telling

14. Crowdsourcing can assist to evaluate, monitor and potentially transform public spacesOpportunities- New Apps? New Partners? Google? Or ? Existing Strucutres such as UN Habitat One Stop Youth Centres Also Can Play a Role https://nxtcityprize.com/2015/04/the-top-5-apps-for-public-spaces/ https://www.walkscore.com/walkable-neighborhoods.shtml

15. Cities and human settlements Can Become through the process of data collection more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable The SDG process of data collection and monitoring can be transformative. • Youth Leadership Required at all levels in the process. (not just in informing SDG Platform) • Data collection and monitoring must include youth-led more participatory and citizen-led information as well as ‘big data’ • Capacity Building and Training is Required.

16. Example 1: Gender Considerations • Indicator 11.2: Proportion of Urban Population with access to convenient Public Transport • Women may not feel safe travelling on public transport, particularly late at night • Public transport is often not easily accessible whilst carrying young children • Young people may not be able to afford public transport - are there concession cards?

17. Example 2: Gender Considerations • Indicator 11.4.1: Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services • Do single parent households have the same access? • Within households, are women and youth able to access basic services?

18. Example 3: Gender considerations • Indicactor 1.4.2 • Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognised documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure • Women often not on land title • Lack of inheritance for women • Often lost during disasters

19. Challenges • Lack of expertise • Data collection • Logistics • Finances • Human resources • Cultural complexities • Tackling stereotypes

20. Way Forward When discussing indicators this week and in future: • Consider how women are impacted • Consider how youth are impacted • Aim to collect disaggregated data • Consult with Gender and Youth teams

21. conclusion • Inequality is growing, both North and South • Indicators aren’t just measurements – they can guide policy • Can’t just aim for easy indicators, requires long-term vision • Women and youth must have formal, mandatory input • At all levels • Must be counted and targeted • This is not for the sake of it – it is to ensure success

22. Conclusion • It’s not just women and youth – it is all vulnerable groups • We are talking about the people behind the indicators • Why are we here? What is the point of the SDGs?