Bruno
Incau
UrbanShift Regional Coordinator for Latin America
Academy
Buenos Aires City Academy
The first UrbanShift City Academy in Latin America and the Caribbean brought together participants from 25 cities to receive training on urban biodiversity planning and management and designing vibrant, people-centric neighborhoods.
UrbanShift Buenos Aires City Academy participants and organizers
The first UrbanShift City Academy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 25-27, 2022. The three-day workshop was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and organized by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate Change Secretariat from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina (MAyDS).
The academy brought together 49 participants from 25 cities in the region, in addition to key national government representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. These senior-level representatives participated in two trainings, offered in parallel at the workshop: Urban Biodiversity, delivered by WRI; and Green and Thriving Neighborhoods, delivered by UNEP Cities unit.
The trainings combined presentations from local and international experts and the participating cities with interactive exercises, sharing of best practices, and a site visit to the Urban Nature Reserve of Morón to demonstrate biodiversity management and neighborhood integration efforts in the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires.
Key speakers at the academy included representatives from the GEF, the World Economic Forum (WEF), UN-Habitat, the World Bank, the Ministries of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil (MCTI) and Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina (MAyDS), National System of Conservation Units of Costa Rica (SINAC), the Humboldt Institute (Colombia), CICLA consulting (Argentina), Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute (France), National Works and Public Services Bank (BANOBRAS, Mexico), C40 Cities, and the organizing partners and invited cities.
Below, you can find the agendas, presentations and photographs from the UrbanShift City Academy in Buenos Aires.
AGENDAS
PRESENTATIONS
- Urban Biodiversity
- Entre Ríos: Urban Biodiversity role-playing game [EN PT SP] and maps
- Green and Thriving Neighborhoods
PHOTOGRAPHS
Speakers
John-Rob
Pool
UrbanShift Knowledge and Partnerships Manager
Ted
Wong
Research and Project Associate for Data & Tools
Elsa
Lefevre
UrbanShift Global Advocacy Lead
Tania
Daccarett Pinzás
Project Specialist Affiliate, Climate Change Mitigation
Pablo
Lazo
Senior Urban Planner
Sharon
Gil
Technical Lead, Cities Unit
Mia
Callenberg
Architect & Environmental Analyst
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