Regional Meeting "The Road to Biodivercities"
This regional meeting is the 2022 closing event of the cycle of events on biodivercities led by CAF in five cities of Latin America and the Caribbean, in which specialists and authorities shared knowledge, experiences and good practices that are contributing to consolidate an urban management model in harmony with nature.
A biodivercity is a city that effectively and comprehensively incorporates local and regional biodiversity in its urban planning and management as the axis of its socioeconomic development.
According to the World Economic Forum and the Humboldt Institute, BiodiverCities can restore the balance between urban management and nature, by increasing green infrastructure; improving governance schemes that promote nature-based solutions; generating positive rural-urban linkages, for better biodiversity conservation; prioritisation of circular economy models and innovative actions for economic competitiveness; and the promotion of values of well-being and health in citizenship.
During this regional meeting, organized by CAF and the municipality of Ushuaia (Argentina), in partnership with the Humboldt Institute, support alternatives and collaboration instruments will be discussed that, both in terms of knowledge generation, capacity building, and financing, facilitate the transition to a territorial development model in harmony with local biodiversity.
The event will be attended by the highest authorities of more than 30 cities in Latin America and the Caribbean, national authorities from different countries of the region linked to urban management and the environment, important references in the preservation and care of biodiversity and representatives of civil society, the private sector and academia.
Date: Monday, November 28, 2022
Time: 15h (Argentina)
Online event. The streaming will be made through this website.
Agenda
03:00 PM - 03:20 PM | Welcome and introduction
- Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America-
- Walter Vuoto, Mayor of Ushuaia, Argentina
- Eduardo de Pedro, Minister of the Interior, Argentina
03:20 PM - 04:00 PM | Discussion “Biodivercities, beyond aspiration: perspectives of local leaderships”
Moderator: Emil Rodríguez, Director (E) of Habitat and Sustainable Mobility, CAF
- Silvana Pissano, Mayor of Municipality B (Montevideo), Uruguay
- Jimmy Cruz, Mayor of Curridabat, Costa Rica
- Carolina Aranda, Mayor of Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay
- Joel Martínez, Mayor of Puerto España, Trinidad y Tobago
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM | Dialogue "The protection of biodiversity: towards a profound transformation of our society"
- Josefina Klinger, Environmental activist and Director of the Mano Cambiada Organization
- Ángel Cárdenas, Manager of Urban Development, Water and Creative Economies, CAF -development bank of Latin America-
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Discussion "One year after Barranquilla: reaffirming the commitment to articulate networking throughout the region"
Moderator: Alicia Montalvo, Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity Manager, CAF
- Jaime Pumarejo Heins, Mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia
- Martín Llaryora, Mayor of la Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina
- Maribel Escobar, Mayor of La Palma, El Salvador
- Pedro Palacios, Mayor of Cuenca, Ecuador
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM | Discussion "The role of young people in promoting sustainable and inclusive urban development"
Moderator: José María del Corral, World Director of the Scholas Ocurrentes Foundation
- Tomás Gárate Silva, Mayor of Puerto Varas, Chile
- Claudia Simonte, Founding Member of “Laudato Sí” School
05:30 PM - 05:45 PM | Closing Remarks
- Juan Cabandié, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina
- Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF -development bank of Latin America-
- Diego Ochoa Deputy Director of Special Projects, Humboldt Institute