Civil Society and Grassroots Organisations Roundtable…

Co-creation has become a buzz word in the world of sustainable urban development and has been increasingly adopted in the development sector. Co-creation is an iterative, equitable process that removes barriers for all actors to meaningfully contribute their knowledge and skills to achieve sustainable and scalable solutions. This approach brings together various actors as partners to collectively produce a mutually agreed outcome, using participatory and inclusive processes that ultimately reflect ownership, shared decision-making and accountability. Summary

Co-creation has become a buzz word in the world of sustainable urban development and has been increasingly adopted in the development sector. An iterative, equitable process that removes barriers to the meaningful contribution of knowledge and skills, co-creation approach brings together various stakeholders as partners to collectively produce a mutually agreed outcome.

The roundtable will reflect on the contributions of civil society and grassroots organisations, local and national governments, private sector and other partners in forming and promoting co-creation frameworks. Special emphasis will be placed on the pre-conditions and systems needed to scale co-creation.

Sub Title

Co-creation to transform cities and communities towards a better urban future (to overcome inequalities)

Guiding Questions for discussions

● What are the preconditions and institutional frameworks required for co-creation to be successful? What are the solutions and how do we move from participation and inclusion to co-creation?   
● How can we use co-creation as a tool to increase transparency and accountability from national, subnational, and local governments and other partners?
● What collaborative strategies and financing opportunities can be used to achieve localisation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals?  
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● What are the necessary components of win-win partnerships between grassroots groups, civil society, national, subnational, and local governments, private sector, and other development stakeholders?