Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

Number of home loans granted by development finance institutions (DFIs) to households in the affordable housing market

Percentage of urban population living in informal dwellings

Percentage of urban residents having access to basic services within informal dwellings by type of service

Existence of a strategy to increase the supply of affordable housing

Percentage of informal settlements upgraded/formalised by programme

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

Percentage of district municipalities implementing the Integrated Public Transport Network Strategy

Percentage of public transport vehicles using green energy as a source of energy

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

Number of municipalities with structures that enable stakeholders participation in the spatial compact

Existence of a National Spatial Framework that incorporate new norms and standards for urban and rural settlements

Number of cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants that implement urban and regional development  plans

Total expenditure (public and private) per capita spent on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by type of heritage (cultural, natural, mixed and World Heritage Centre designation), level of government (national, regional and local/municipal), type of expenditure (operating expenditure/investment) and type of private funding (donations in kind, private non-profit sector and sponsorship)

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

Number of dead persons attributed to disasters and other forces of nature

Direct economic loss in relation to global GDP, damage to critical infrastructure and number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

Level of capitalisation of the Disaster Fund.

Proportion of urban solid waste regularly collected and with adequate final discharge out of total urban solid waste generated, by cities

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

National Air Quality Indicator (NAQI) (eg PM10 and SO2)

Number of cities that  complies with Air Quality Standards (AAQS)

Percentage of cities in compliance with National Annual Ambient Air Quality Standards (National Air Quality Indicator – NAQI less than 1) Annual number of days with GOOD air quality

Number of instruments and incentives for investment in zero- and low-carbon solutions, infrastructure, industry and other sectors measured at the national level

Survey of unlicensed landfill sites completed

Number and percentage of unlicensed landfill sites licensed

Percentage of waste license applications finalised within legislated timeframes

Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

Number of developed mechanism and incentives to mobilise and increase private sector participation

Existence of mechanism to track employer assisted housing in the private sector

Inter-sectoral collaboration agreements signed and implemented

Number of Municipalities accredited to level 1

Number of Municipalities in Secondary Cities accreditation to level 2

South Africa has national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space (YES=1; NO=0)

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

Number of national and local disaster risk reduction strategies adopted by South Africa

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

Number of Member States implementing the Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response  Strategy

Number of Member States with functional national Emergency Operations Centres

Affordable and Sustainable Transport Systems

Protect the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage

Reduce the Adverse Effects of Natural Disasters

Minimize the Environmental Impact of Cities

Build Safe and Inclusive Green Public Spaces

Develop neighbourhood spatial compacts to bring business and the state together to solve problems.

Additional 21 municipalities accredited to level 1 and additional 8 accredited to level 2

Strong National and Regional Development Planning

Implement Policies for Inclusion, Resource Efficiency and Disaster Risk Reduction

Support Least Developed Countries in Sustainable and Resilient Building

IIF

Goal 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Targets

Target 11.1

Target 11.2

Target 11.3

Target 11.4

Target 11.5

Target 11.6

Target 11.7

Target 11.8

Target 11.9

Target 11.A

Target 11.B

Target 11.C

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