Nature Based Solutions and Green infrastructure have a big potential to integrate biodiversity, resilience and climate adaptation and mitigation in urban development, as well as many other co benefits.
This event will present three experiences from the project Biocitis and Cities Adapt where local communities have taken the lead to build these solutions.
Through the presentations we will see see the role of women, youth, and indigenous in addressing climate change and how working together with other stakeholders can lead to a scale up to generate green and equitable cities.
Panel to present the study cases.
Interaction with attendees for Q&A
Speaker:
- Adriana Salazar Ruiz, Advisor project Cities Adapt. GIZ
- Said Chuc Yam, Head of Planning and Information Systems Municipal Planning Institute
- Merida Municipality (tbc)
- Auribel Villa Avendaño, Coordinator project Biocitis. GIZ
- Martha Laura Peña Ordoñez, Former responsible of the Planning and Institutional Development Unit Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development