The city of 2030 - Our manifesto
This document, signed by the members of United Cities and Local Governments and their partners, shapes the city that mayors want for tomorrow. It calls for a successful city to be planned in order to enable infrastructure, facilities, services and investments encompassing resilience to natural hazards.
The document was adopted at the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders on 20 November 2010 in Mexico City. It establishes the vision for the urban future, insisting on the necessity to build an "inclusive city", together with its population, whatever their origins, a City that integrates at all levels of governance to be at the closest of the needs of the citizens, a city that fully cooperates with its regional and rural metropolitan environment, a city that is mobile, respecting the environment and endowed with an efficient public service.
Adding to the Manifesto for the City of 2010, the mayors and representatives of the regions and local governments’ association have agreed on 25 recommendations. These include that any reduction in local finances should take account of demographic and other cost pressures, and should be phased to enable proper planning to protect front-line services. Local representatives have also called all governments to complete, strengthen and maintain effective laws and policies for democratic decentralization and local self-government.