FINAL REPORT UN-Habitat Urban October & Urban Circuit 2019 The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Every year, UN-Habitat celebrates Urban October, which begins with was created in 1978 as a result of the first United Nations Conference World Habitat Day (on the first Monday of October) and ends with on Human Settlements (Habitat I). With its HQ based in Nairobi, the World Cities Day (31 October). It aims at encouraging all urban actors capital of Kenya, it is the United Nations agency that works for social, from various sectors to engage in and debate on the rationale and the economic and environmentally sustainable urban development and implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the SDG11. Every Urban promotes adequate housing for all. UN-Habitat has been operating in October two themes are selected for sharing related knowledge and Brazil for more than 20 years, with offices in the cities of Rio de Janeiro experiences to promote a better urban future. In 2019, World Habitat Day and Maceió, acting through projects in several urban themes in cities all theme was “Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform over the country. Waste to Wealth” and for World Cities Day the theme was “Changing the world: Innovations and a better life for future generations”. UN-Habitat actively participates in global agendas, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, structured in 17 Sustainable In order to celebrate these days and raise awareness on these themes Development Goals (SDG), and is mainly responsible for SDG 11, that in a more effective and comprehensive way, UN-Habitat office in Brazil aims to “make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. The New created, in 2018, the Urban Circuit (Circuito Urbano, in Portuguese) - an Urban Agenda, adopted in Quito, Ecuador, in 2016, is another central initiative to provide institutional support to events, organized by different piece of the agency’s work and has set global standards for achieving actors, that take place during the month of October. The 1st edition sustainable urban development, rethinking the way we build, manage had as its themes “Municipal Solid Waste Management’’ and “Building and live in cities. Sustainable and Resilient Cities”. The 2nd edition of the Urban Circuit, in 2019, had as its general theme “Innovative and Inclusive Cities” and as an inspiring question “How can innovation improve urban services and policies with an inclusive and sustainable approach?”. Every year, UN-Habitat Brazil promotes the Urban Circuit initiative to raise visibility and support for events during Urban October The inspiring question for the 2019 events was How can innovation improve urban services and policies with an inclusive and sustainable approach? Theme: URBAN SERVICES Innovative AND POLICIES and Inclusive • Water, sewage and drainage; Cities • Waste; • Energy; • Mobility and transports; • Adequate housing; • Public spaces; • Urban safety; TYPES OF INNOVATION • Culture; • Digital inclusion / ICT; • Public policies; • Decent work & jobs; • Governance; • Education; • Social; • Health and welfare; • Technological; • Environment; • Economic and/or Financial. • Urban food; and • Sustainable production and consumption. The events took place all over Brazil on all 31 days of October CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE MAP OF EVENTS 151 In 2019, the Urban Circuit expanded selected and reached a greater number of events events and cities 2018 2019 in 2019 3 months Duration 1 month Submitted 102 events 198 Selected 56 events 151 Number of 17 host states 23 Number of 28 host cities 61 Attendance of 12 UN-Habitat’s representatives 35 Many new organizations The events organizing joined and many participated institutions represented again in the 2nd edition several sectors 20 Academic/ of these 32% Educational institutions also Civil Society 25% organized events Organizations * in 2018 Public 21% Private ** 15% Class 6% Entities *** International 2% organizations 102 institutions organized * Includes non-profit institutes and organizations, Civil Society Organizations of Public events Interest, among others. in 2019 ** Includes social businesses, among others. *** Includes confederations, federations, associations, unions, cooperatives, professional entities, among others. About 24,000 people attended to Urban Circuit’s events Innovative city The events participants were asked how they defined an innovative and inclusive city Inclusive city 94% of the organizations rated their satisfaction in participating in the 2019 Urban Circuit as very good or excellent *This percentage refers to the organizations that have fulfilled the Urban Circuit evaluation form The main benefits of the Urban Circuit for the events, according to the organizing institutions, were COMMUNICATION TextoVisits to www.circuitourbano.org August 2,900 September 3,732 October 5,506 November 1,347 Total 13,485 Posts in Instagram 45,179 impressions/impact 25,826 accounts reached 27 301 posts in UN-Habitat mentions Brazil profile #CIRCUITOURBANO2019 Instagram Stories 252 stories in UN-Habitat Brazil profile (including shared stories) 64,027 accounts reached 71,079 impressions Posts on Facebook + 587 followers since the beginning 2,454 of the Urban reactions, Circuit’s comments and promotion sharings + 540 likes in UN-Habitat Brazil profile since 13 the beginning of posts in the Urban Circuit’s UN-Habitat Brazil promotion profile 34,149 accounts reached Press PARTICIPANTS PROFILE Participants profile What is your age group? 39% 24% 13% 11% Approximately 8% 4% 1,000 attendees 0% 1% of Urban Circuit’s answer 60 or over 60 or over 0-15 years0-15 Rather not Rather 16-19 years 16-19 events answered a 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years questionnaire, making it possible to assess What is your gender? the audience profile 57% and the perception of localisation of 42% global agendas in Brazilian cities 0% 1% Male Other Female answer Rather not Rather * Instituto Brasileiro deGeografia eEstatística What state do you live in? live doyou What state by IBGE*) (asdefined orethnic group race your Please indicate 0% Acre 0% Amazonas 57% 0% White Roraima 5% Rondonia 0% Amapá 4% Pará 8% 2% (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) (Brazilian Institute ofGeography Tocantins Black 3% Maranhão 1% Piauí 9% Ceará 2% 29% Rio Grande do Norte Brown 4% Pernambuco 6% Alagoas 0% Sergipe 7% Bahia 3% 1% Yellow Mato Gorsso 0% Mato Gorsso do Sul 2% Goiás 1% Distrito Federal 0% 14 Minas Gerais % Indigenous 0% Espírito Santo 4% Rio de Janeiro 21% São Paulo 8% Paraná 2% Rather not 4% answer Santa Catarina 3% Rio Grande do Sul Participants profile Please indicate your level of formal education offormal level your Please indicate attended? you istheevent State In which 0% Acre 0% 1% Amazonas Elementary school 0% Roraima 5% Rondonia 0% Amapá 1 4% 4% High School Pará 2% Tocantins 3% Maranhão 1% 48% Piauí Undergraduate 9% Education Ceará 2% Rio Grande do Norte 4% Pernambuco 6% 20% Alagoas Graduate 0% Sergipe 7% Bahia 1% Mato Gorsso 1 0% 1% Mato Gorsso Master do Sul 2% Goiás 1% Distrito Federal 14 Minas Gerais % 6% 0% Doctorate Espírito Santo 4% Rio de Janeiro 22% São Paulo 8% 0% Paraná Rather not 3% answer Santa Catarina 3% Rio Grande do Sul Which sector do you represent? doyou sector Which ofactivity? area What isyour 26% Architectureand Urbanism 9% Academy 3% Geography 1% International Relations 27% Public Sector (city halls, state or federal 3% governments) Law 3% Social Sciences 1 21% 6% Private Sector Engineering 5% Education and research 6% Civil Society 7% Administration Organizations and/or Accounting (NGOs, collectives, Sciences associations etc.) 8% Public policy and administration 1% 0% International Economy organisations 2% Communication 1% 39% Art and culture Student 4% Health 1% Care work (taking 3% care of the house, relatives etc.) Other 13 Other % Participants profile Who do you think should be responsible for achieving theSDGsinBrazil? achieving for thinkshouldbe responsible Who doyou is: live you where theState evaluate would you thelastyear, over In thescopeofSDG11, 21% Federal Government 1 0% Much worse 4% State Government 1 0% Municipal 1 Government 3% Slightly worse Research and 3% educational institutions 25% Business and 1% commercial Remained organizations the same 3% Organized civil society (e.g. NGOs) 37% 0% Advanced Religious slightly institutions 4% United Nations (UN) 4% 48% Advanced considerably Entire population 2% Other 1 Rather not 2% answer 5% I do not know PHOTO GALLERY FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Full calendar of events Rua Gago Coutinho, 52 Laranjeiras Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil [email protected] /ONUHABITATBR onuhabitatbrasil @ONUHABITATBR /unhabitatglobal unhabitat.org circuitourbano.org.