Discussion: “The Post-COVID-19 Latin American City”
CAF’s Cities with a Future initiative and the Avina Foundation opened this space for reflection in order to identify common elements among good ideas that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, which have transcended to become sustainable urban policies.
Event date:
February 11, 2021
While COVID-19 exposed limitations of our cities to address challenges of this scale, which in many cases are caused by structural issues identified before the pandemic, it also showed creativity and ingenuity to design and implement innovative solutions that addressed the situation and will possibly transcend the crisis with forward-looking approach.
This conversation will also be an opportunity to give out awards to the winners of the COVID-19 ideas competition: New opportunities for sustainable cities.
Date: February 11, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. (Buenos Aires) 9:00 a.m. (Mexico City) 4:00 p.m. (Madrid)
AGENDA
12:00 - 12:10 Welcoming remarks. Julián Suarez, Vice President of Sustainable Development, CAF
12:10–12:55 DISCUSSION: The post-COVID-19 Latin American City: An opportunity to improve access to opportunities?
Guests:
- Ana María Durán Calisto (Ecuador), Architect, urban-environmental planner and researcher
- Andres Borthagaray (Argentina), Director for Latin America, City on the Move Institute
- Lorena Ruiz (Spain), Researcher and teacher
Moderators: Emil Rodríguez, urban development specialist at CAF and Marcela Mondino, Regional Coordinator of Sustainable Cities at the AVINA Foundation.
12:55 - 1:20 p.m. Award ceremony and recognition of outstanding ideas
1:20 - 1:30 p.m. Presentation of the "Barrios que Cuidan! Project (Peru). First Place Winning Team
1:30 p.m. Closing
