Abbreviations and acronyms

AAAA

Addis Ababa Action Agenda

ADEME

Environment and Energy Management Agency

AEU2

Environmental Approach for Urban Planning 2

AFINUA

Action Framework for the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda

ANCT

l’Agence nationale de la cohésion territoriale

ANRU

National Urban Renewal Agency

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BBSR

Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development

CA

Cities Alliance

CEE

City Enabling Environment

CNDU

National Council for Urban Development

CNPD

National Development Planning Commission

COMICIVYT

Commission for the City, Housing and Territory

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease

DEFR

Secrétariat d’État à l’économie

DETEC

Office fédéral du développement territorial ARE

DHPLG

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

DHSUD

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development

EC

European Commission

EEA

European Economic Area

ENRRD

Estratégia Nacional de Redução de Riscos de Desastres (National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction)

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FUA

Functional urban area

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPS

Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development

GSNUP

Global State of National Urban Policy

ICLEI

Local Governments for Sustainability

IDP

Internally displaced persons

ILO

International Labour Organization

IPA

Israel Planning Administration

IPF

Institute of Physical Planning

KENTGES

Integrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan

LEP

Local Enterprise partnerships

LGA

Local government associations

LRG

Local and regional governments

MCCSAP

Myanmar Climate Change Strategies and Action Plan

MCTI

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

MCTRCT

Ministère de la cohésion des territoires et des relations avec les collectivités territoriales

MHUV

Ministère de l’Habitat, de l’Urbanisme et de la Ville

MICLAT

Ministère de l’Intérieur, des Collectivités Locale et de l’Aménagement du Territoire

MIVAH

Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements

MIVIOT

Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, Panama

MLIT

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan

MMDA

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, Ghana

MOPIRNA

Ministry if Public Works, Infrastructures, Natural resources and Environment

MoRUD

Ministry of Road and Urban Development

MURD

Ministry of Urban and Rural Development

NAPA

Nation Adaptation Programme of Action

NCCSD

National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development

NCSD

National Concept for Spatial Development

NOVI

National Strategy on Spatial Planning and the Environment

NPNRU

National Urban Renewal Programme

NSSD

National Strategy for Sustainable Development, Montenegro

NUA

New Urban Agenda

NUDHF

National Urban Development and Housing Framework

NUDP

National Urban Development Policy

NUP

National urban policy

NUPP

National Urban Policy Programme

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PaQte

Pact with Neighbourhoods for All Businesses

PNDU

National Policy for Urban Development

PNOT

Cabinet of Territorial Planning

PNOTU

The National Policy on Spatial Planning and Urbanism

PPP

Public Private Partnership

PSDATU

Sectorial Program for Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development

R&D

Research and Development

RDP

Regional Development Plans

RISE

Framework Programme Integrated District Development

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SEDATU

Secretariat for Agrarian, Land and Urban Development

SNCB

National Railway Company of Belgium

SPED

Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development

ST&I

Science, Technology and Innovation

TULab

Tanzania’s Urban Laboratory

UCLG

United Cities and Local Government

UCLGA

United Cities and Local Government Africa

UCLG-ASPAC

United Cities and Local Government Asia Pacific

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

WiN

Wohnen in Nachbarschaften (Living in Neighbourhoods)