Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Cities & Communities


Goal 11 is about making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Cities represent the future of global living. The world’s population reached 8 billion on 2022 over half living in urban areas. This figure is only expected to rise, with 70 per cent of people expected to live in cities by 2050. Approximately 1.1 billion people currently live in slums or slum-like conditions in cities, with 2 billion more expected in the next 30 years.

However many of these cities are not ready for this rapid urbanisation, and it outpaces the development of housing, infrastructure and services, which led to a rise in slums or slum-like conditions.

Urban sprawl, air pollution and limited open public spaces persist in cities.

Good progress has been made since the implementation of the SDGs began in 2015, and now the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies has doubled. But issues still remain and in 2022, only half of the urban population had convenient access to public transport.

Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way urban spaces are built and managed.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

International Institute for Energy Conservation

IIEC 1984 Breinigsville PA USA F j

International Institute for Energy Conservation - Europe

IIEC-Europe 1993 London UK K j

International Institute for Environmental Studies

IIES Peterborough ON Canada C

International Institute for Human Rights, Environment and Development

INHURED International 1987 Kathmandu Nepal E j

International Institute for Peace through Tourism

IIPT 1988 Utica NY USA G j

International Institute for Sociocriticism, Montpellier

IIS 1975 Granada Spain N j

International Institute for Sustainable Development

IISD 1990 Winnipeg MB Canada F j

International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations

IISNC 1998 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia G j

International Institute for the Urban Environment

IIUE 1989 Delft Netherlands G j

International Institute of Administrative Sciences

IIAS 1930 Brussels Belgium B jy

International Institute of Business

IIB 1993 Kiev Ukraine G j

International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism

IGCAT 2010 Barcelona Spain C

International Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism, Moscow

Moscow Russia N j

International Institute of Inspiration Economy

IIIE 2015 Hamad Town Bahrain D j

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization

ISTAC 1987 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia G j

International Institute of Refrigeration

IIR 1908 Paris France B gj

International Institute of Risk and Safety Management

IIRSM 1975 London UK F jv

International Institute of Security and Safety Management

IISSM 1991 Delhi India G j

International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

IISES 2011 Prague Czechia D j

International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague

ISS 1952 The Hague Netherlands G j

International Institute of Sociology

IIS 1893 Uppsala Sweden E jv

International Integration Institute of the Andrés Bello Convention

1975 La Paz Bolivia E gj

International Internet Preservation Consortium

IIPC 2003 C

International Law Institute, Washington DC

ILI 1955 Washington DC USA G j

International League of Conservation Photographers

iLCP 2005 Arlington VA USA G

International League of Democracy Cities

2018 J p

International LGBTQ+ Travel Association

IGLTA 1983 Fort Lauderdale FL USA C

International Library on Earthen Architecture

Villefontaine France G y

International Life Saving Federation - Americas

1993 Galveston TX USA E

International Life Saving Federation - Asia/Pacific

ILSAP Leuven Belgium E

International Life Saving Federation of Europe

ILSE 1994 Bad Nenndorf Germany E

International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association

ILAMA Shoreham UK D

International Lilac Society

ILS 1971 E

International Lodging Association

ILA 1986 Chaumont-Gistoux Belgium F e

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

1966 Mexico City Mexico E

International Making Cities Livable Council

IMCL Council 1985 Portland OR USA E

International Maritime Organization

IMO 1948 London UK B g

International Maritime Rescue Federation

IMRF 1924 Enfield UK C y

International Medical Corps

IMC 1984 Los Angeles CA USA G

International Memorial Holocaust Fund - Kharkov's Drobitsky Yar

1989 Bat Yam Israel N f

International Memorialization Supply Association

IMSA 1955 Milwaukee WI USA G

International Methane Emission Observatory

IMEO 2021 J g

International Microgravity Strategic Planning Group

IMSPG 1995 Longueuil QC Canada E

International Mine Rescue Body

IMRB 2001 Sudbury ON Canada F

International Mire Conservation Group

IMCG 1984 Greifswald Germany F v

International Motor Press Association

IMPA 1962 Chatham MA USA N

International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee

CITA 1969 Brussels Belgium E

International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association

IMMA 1947 Geneva Switzerland D y

International Mountain Bicycling Association

IMBA 1988 Boulder CO USA C

International Mountain Bicycling Association Europe

IMBA Europe 2012 Harderwijk Netherlands D

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