7.5.9 OTHER GOVERNMENT POLICIES Region
Country
Inclusive Design Standards
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Legislation
Sustainable Design and Construction Standards
National Construction Strategy
National BIM Strategy
Smart Cities Strategy
Africa
Asia
City Disaster Resilience Management Strategy Plans
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
N Y N
Y N Y N
N Y N
Y Y N
N N N N
N N N
N Y N
N Y N
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka
N Y Y N N
Y Y Y Y Y
N Y Y N
N Y N N
N Y N N
N Y Y Y
N Y Y N
N Y Y Y
Caribbean Antigua and and Barbuda Canada America
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Under provincial jurisdiction
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Europe
Cyprus Malta United Kingdom
N N Y
N Y Y
N N N
N N Y
N N Y
N N Y
N N N
Y Y Y
Pacific
Australia New Zealand
Y N
Y Y
Y -
Y N
N N
N N
N Y
Y Y
While 80% of respondents report that their governments have established Anti-Bribery and Corruption Legislation, 67% of respondents report that their governments have yet to develop Inclusive Design Standards, Sustainable Design and Construction Standards, a National Construction Strategy or a Smart Cities Strategy. 73% of respondents report that their governments have developed Disaster Management Plans while an equivalent number report that their governments have not developed a City Resilience Strategy. Only 13% of respondents report that their governments have developed a National BIM Strategy.
7.5.10 COP21 CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION Region
Country
Developed COP21 targets?
Effective COP21 implementation plan?
Body responsible for COP21 delivery?
Africa
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
N N Y N
N N Y -
N N N -
Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka
Y Y N
Y Y -
N N -
Caribbean and America Europe
Antigua and Barbuda Canada
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Cyprus Malta United Kingdom
N Y Y
N N
Pacific
Australia New Zealand
Y Y
Y N42 Y N
N -
Despite all Commonwealth countries having signed, if not ratified, the Paris Climate Change Agreement43 only a third of respondents report that their governments have developed targets while only 40% report their governments having developed an effective implementation plan and only one country (Canada) reporting having assigned a body with responsibility for monitoring progress.
42 The UK noted that: “through the Climate Change Act, the UK Government created the National Adaptation Plan which assesses the risks to climate change, sets out a strategy to address them and encourages key organisations to do the same. In 2015 the Committee on Climate Change (UK Government’s climate change scrutiny body) concluded that while the programme sets out a number of broad objectives and a summary of relevant policies, and a long list of actions to prepare the country to climate change, it is not strategic and focused enough. A clearer sense of priorities, backed by measurable objectives and comprehensive plans and policies are required to achieve meaningful change.” 43 http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9444.php
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