
Enhancing Accountability in Sustainable City Policies: Lessons from Latin America
Explore the implementation of accountability systems for measuring, monitoring, and reporting on sustainable city policies in Latin America through a project closing workshop. Delve into the project background, facilitators, workshop agenda, and capacity development activities conducted in November 2020, focusing on cities like Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Trujillo, Chimbote, La Paz, and Tarija. The workshop included icebreaker activities, presentations, tools introduction, breakout rooms, mural activities, and consultations to enhance understanding and application of sustainable practices in urban development.
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Accountability Systems for Measuring, Monitoring and Reporting on Sustainable City Policies in Latin America L E S S O N S L E A R N E D F R O M T H E O N L I N E P R OJ E C T C LO S I N G W O R K S H O P Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Project background Cities: Cities: Niter i, Rio de Janeiro, Trujillo, Chimbote, La Paz and Tarija Implementation period: Implementation period: 2017-2020 Languages: Languages: Spanish and Portuguese Workshop purpose: Workshop purpose: Project closing Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Facilitators: 4 CDTU staff: Knowledge in some degree of Spanish and Portuguese - Script for the 3 days of workshop Tools: Actions prior the workshop - Zoom: breakout rooms, polls - Mural Participants: 25 participants from the six cities Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Workshop Agenda Day 1 (2.5 hours) Day 1 (2.5 hours) Session 1: Introduction and icebreaker activites Session 2: Opening survey Day 2 (2.5 hours) Day 2 (2.5 hours) Session 1: 1st presentation Day 3 (2.5 hours) Day 3 (2.5 hours) Session 1: Wrap up from previous days Session 2: Introduction to the tools to be used Session 3: Breakout rooms and mural activity Session 4: Presentation of results by team Session 5: Q&A Session 2: 2nd presentation Session 3: 1st city presentation Session 4: 2nd city presentation Session 5: 3rd city presentation Session 6: Q&A Session 3: 3rd presentation Session 4: Q&A Session 5: 4th presentation consultation partners Session 6: Q&A Session 6: Closing survey Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Icebreaker activities Display ppts in Spanish and Portuguese Actions during the workshop Real-time subtitles Mural activity Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Online workshops require more organisation and coordination More participants can be involved (no travel or DSA) More facilitators can participate Technology helps overcome language barriers Greater accountability in the workshop Lessons learned Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
What does it take to keep improving? Access to tools in an institutional way Build capacities among UN staff For example: Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020
Next steps for UN-Habitat Currently developing digital learning strategy: 1. Internal consultations to take stock of digital learning work 2. Identify best practices 3. Practical recommendations: Approaches and tools 4. Action plan: short, medium and long term Capacity Development and Training Unit 03 Nov. 2020