As disasters wreak havoc across the globe, we are poised at a historic crossroads regarding the very future of our planet. Transformational change has become inevitable as the clock ticks down on one of the greatest challenges of our time.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global action plan to transform our world and set it on a promising new trajectory. Unfortunately, as the report highlights, systemic roadblocks continue to impede progress and threaten our prospects for success in meeting the United Nations' goals.
KPMG firms, in collaboration with the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative, have undertaken a revealing dynamic risk assessment (DRA) to understand the barriers impairing cities on the world’s time-sensitive journey to 2030. The U4SSC programme provides an international platform for information-sharing and partnership-building, bringing the world’s cities together in hopes of meeting the UN goals.
In addition to the findings shared in this joint report, KPMG professionals spoke to several U4SSC experts, city leaders from around the world and other urban experts for their insights on what the future may hold — and how local leaders, businesses and communities everywhere should unite and seek to respond as one without delay.
The methodology for this DRA comprised engagement via interviews and workshops with
subject matter professionals from an array of industries, as well as organisations in the public and private sectors. Their insightful perspectives and compelling findings go beyond North America and Europe to include global voices from Asia, Latin America and Africa on the severe risks that need to be mitigated if there is hope for a new future.
