Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Almaty, Kazakhstan

This Smart Sustainable City Profile of Almaty was developed upon the request of the Almaty City Government with funds from the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) 12th tranche regional project “Smart Sustainable Cities for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda in the UNECE Region”. The project is aimed at supporting selected beneficiary cities transition towards smart and sustainable development to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 ((sustainable cities and communities) and other urban-related SDGs. The Housing and Land Management Unit of the UNECE Division of Forests, Land and Housing led development of the City Profile in collaboration with the city government of the Municipality of Almaty (Almaty City Government) and the Government of Kazakhstan. The Profile provides the outcomes of the city evaluation against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) and provides action-oriented recommendations for the consideration of the City Government (Akimat in Kazakh) of Almaty and the Government of Kazakhstan.