Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Half of humanity—3.5 billion people—live in cities today, and this number will continue to grow. Cities have great potential to enable people to advance socially and economically, but inequality is a big concern. 828 million people live in slums, energy consumption and pollution are rising, and many cities are vulnerable to climate change.

By supporting high quality carbon finance projects, businesses can deliver essential emission reductions and support low carbon sustainable development in areas most in need.

Example carbon finance project activities that aim to facilitate sustainable community development:

Construct and/or upgrade local community health centres and services and provide personnel training (Target 11.1)
Improve community access to basic services like healthcare, lighting, education, etc. (Target 11.1)
Distribute fuel-efficient cookstoves to reduce air quality impacts, especially in towns and cities (Target 11.6)

Providing access to clean and cost-effective energy for the urban poor in India

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Projects that align with SDG 11: Sustainable cities

A number of carbon finance projects support households and communities to access fundamental amenities and adopt improved technologies to both improve livelihoods and reduce environmental impact.

Below are a sample of such projects. If you'd like to find out more about a particular project, follow the link.

Minnesota Improved Forest Management, USA

Project Type: Forestry and landscapes

Region: North America

Protecting hardwood forest to ensure the survival of native plant and wildlife species

Gigawatt Global Solar, Rwanda

Project Type: Renewable energy

Region: Africa

The largest grid-connected solar park in East Africa delivers 15,000 MWh of clean electricity to the Rwandan grid

Kulera REDD+ and Cookstoves, Malawi

Project Type: Forestry and landscapes, Household devices

Region: Africa

Creating forest based sustainable livelihoods for 225,000 people, to mitigate threats to forest resources and build climate resilience

Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD+, Indonesia

Project Type: Forestry and landscapes

Region: Asia

Protecting 65,000 hectares of tropical peat swamp from palm oil conversion by engaging local communities through education and agroforestry training. The first project to have been validated as contributing to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals by the SDVISta programme.

Sichuan Household Biodigester, China

Project Type: Household devices, Resource recovery

Region: Asia

Improving the quality of rural homes by converting animal waste to a clean energy source

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Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Example carbon finance project activities that aim to facilitate sustainable community development:

Providing access to clean and cost-effective energy for the urban poor in India

Projects that align with SDG 11: Sustainable cities

Minnesota Improved Forest Management, USA

Gigawatt Global Solar, Rwanda

Kulera REDD+ and Cookstoves, Malawi

Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD+, Indonesia

Sichuan Household Biodigester, China

Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Example carbon finance project activities that aim to facilitate sustainable community development:

Providing access to clean and cost-effective energy for the urban poor in India

Projects that align with SDG 11: Sustainable cities

Minnesota Improved Forest Management, USA

Gigawatt Global Solar, Rwanda

Kulera REDD+ and Cookstoves, Malawi

Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD+, Indonesia

Sichuan Household Biodigester, China

Related SDGs:

Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Goal 8 Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation

Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns