The project
aims at supporting the implementation of public space interventions for and
with vulnerable Palestinian communities in Area C to provide a safe,
gender-sensitive, inclusive, and resilient built environment that would have a
broader positive impact, especially on youth, who have been lacking for a
protracted period the basic needs in the public realm. Important to mention
that Placemaking interventions focus on enhancing safety of local communities,
by defining for instance pedestrian spaces in the street including sidewalks
and pedestrian crossings, in addition to speed pumps. Relevant safety audit
tools are utilized to achieve desired objectives. The implementation of a
public space based on Placemaking approach as a non-statutory planning tool
will complement the work that has been initiated in partnership with local
communities based on the statutory planning tool - Detailed Local Outline Plans
- prepared and submitted to the ICA. This planning approach confirms with the
policy adopted by UN agencies working in Area C, as outlined in the ‘One UN’
Approach to Spatial Planning in Area C of the Occupied West Bank (2015)[1].
The project
at hand fits with the National Policy Agenda 2017-2022 and the UNDAF 2018-2022
signed by the Government of Palestine and the UNCT in Palestine. More
specifically, the project responds to pillar no. 2, Government Reform, national
priority 4, Citizen-Centered Government, National Policy 8, Improving Services
to Citizens. In the same token, the project responds to the UNDAF Strategic
Priority 2: Supporting equal access to accountable, effective and responsive
democratic governance for all.
This project contributes to
realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda
adopted by State of Palestine. More specifically, the project will
contribute to localizing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5, SDG 11).
