TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluating the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 11
T2 - 3rd International conference on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, CCES 2023
AU - Ametepey, Simon Ofori
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton
AU - Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
AU - Boateng, Prince
AU - Aboagye, Rexford
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) is an ongoing aspiration to enhance places, lives, and the environment by 2030. The primary drivers of the sustainable development agenda are cities and communities. Therefore, this study aims to investigate Ghana’s ongoing efforts to achieve SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, specifically in creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities. The study adopted document analysis and secondary data from notable sources such as the United Nations, World Bank, Ghana Statistical Service, and other organizations to analyze and interpret the findings. Although some progress has been made to create sustainable cities, especially within two major cities in Ghana, Accra, and Kumasi, most of the targets are unlikely to be achieved by 2030. Specifically, target 11.1 assesses access to appropriate, safe, affordable housing, essential amenities, and upgraded slums. The metric for target 11.1 displayed the percentage of persons living in slums being 57.99%, a significant rise of about 3.24% since 2016. Improvements made to curb the development of slums have been stunted by rapid population growth and urban–rural migration. To attain all requirements and targets of SDG 11, all industry players and government have to collaborate and work expeditiously to reach a satisfactory level of achievement to prepare Ghana for further advancements in creating sustainable and environmentally friendly cities and communities, even after 2030.
AB - The United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) is an ongoing aspiration to enhance places, lives, and the environment by 2030. The primary drivers of the sustainable development agenda are cities and communities. Therefore, this study aims to investigate Ghana’s ongoing efforts to achieve SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, specifically in creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities. The study adopted document analysis and secondary data from notable sources such as the United Nations, World Bank, Ghana Statistical Service, and other organizations to analyze and interpret the findings. Although some progress has been made to create sustainable cities, especially within two major cities in Ghana, Accra, and Kumasi, most of the targets are unlikely to be achieved by 2030. Specifically, target 11.1 assesses access to appropriate, safe, affordable housing, essential amenities, and upgraded slums. The metric for target 11.1 displayed the percentage of persons living in slums being 57.99%, a significant rise of about 3.24% since 2016. Improvements made to curb the development of slums have been stunted by rapid population growth and urban–rural migration. To attain all requirements and targets of SDG 11, all industry players and government have to collaborate and work expeditiously to reach a satisfactory level of achievement to prepare Ghana for further advancements in creating sustainable and environmentally friendly cities and communities, even after 2030.
KW - Resilient cities
KW - SDG 11
KW - Slums
KW - Sustainable cities and communities
KW - Urbanisation
KW - Waste management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85205119199&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-65088-8_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-65088-8_14
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85205119199
SN - 9783031650871
T3 - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
SP - 177
EP - 191
BT - Urban Climate Change Adaptation - A Nature-Based Approach
A2 - He, Baojie
A2 - Jupesta, Joni
A2 - Cirella, Giuseppe T.
A2 - Pignatta, Gloria
PB - Springer Nature
Y2 - 16 September 2023 through 17 September 2023
ER -
