Sweden commits to establish the Council for Sustainable Cities with a mandate to contribute to the long-term development of sustainable cities and to support implementation of the Government's policy for sustainable urban development. The responsibility for implementing the policy for sustainable urban development lies with several authorities and the council assembles them to drive SDG 11 including promoting sustainable infrastructure. The target group for the council is Swedish municipalities.
The council provides capacity building and collects knowledge and information on financing for sustainable urban development. One of the main activities is to run the website www.hallbarstad.se which strengthens knowledge exchange and is a go to for sustainable city (infrastructure) development. The council organises conferences and is an arena for transport efficient city planning, smart city development and support for socially sustainable cities. The council provides a guideline for municipal green planning.
The commitment falls under focus areas 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9.
It is relevant to SDG 11.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.