Forum

UrbanShift Forum sur l'Amérique latine

Focusing on the theme of financing for green and resilient cities, this Forum offered capacity-building and networking opportunities for cities across Latin America.

date et heure
16 avril 2024, 1:00PM UTC
emplacement
Gran Mercure Belem
Av. Nazare 375, Belém, PA, 66040-141

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Alors que les villes d'Amérique latine continuent d'évoluer et de s'étendre, les approches intégrées et durables du développement sont plus cruciales que jamais, tout comme les stratégies innovantes de financement de ces projets. 

From April 16-19, 2024, UrbanShift hosted a groundbreaking regional conference dedicated to exploring the pivotal role of cities in the effort to transition to an equitable, sustainable, and livable future for all. The UrbanShift Latin America Forum focused on understanding, engaging with, and contributing to the financing of transformative initiatives shaping the cities of tomorrow. 

During the Forum, participants had the chance to: 

  • Échanger des connaissances : Obtenez des informations de la part de leaders du secteur, d'experts et de visionnaires sur la manière de naviguer dans les complexités du financement et de la conception de projets urbains durables. 
  • Réseau : Entrez en contact avec une communauté diversifiée de professionnels, notamment des investisseurs, des fonctionnaires, des urbanistes et des experts en développement durable. Établissez des relations qui peuvent alimenter des projets et susciter de réels changements. 
  • Renforcer les capacités : Acquérir des outils et des stratégies pratiques pour mettre en œuvre des pratiques de financement durable dans vos projets de développement urbain. Apprenez à partir d'études de cas réels et appliquez ces connaissances à votre contexte local. 
  • Défendre : Acquérir une meilleure compréhension du développement urbain durable en explorant les perspectives mondiales. Tirez les leçons des projets réussis dans la région et participez aux discussions qui façonneront les politiques futures. 

The UrbanShift Latin America Forum offered a dynamic, multifaceted experience for participants, comprising the following events:

  • Opening Plenary: To set the scene for the Forum and unite participants around the main goals of furthering understanding and action for financing green and resilient cities, the opening Plenary introduced key themes and preview the activities to come.
  • City-Business Hub: This event convened city and business representatives to meet, learn and discuss ways of public-private collaboration to tackle climate challenges. As Latin American cities deal with large-scale biodiversity loss, rapid urbanization, increased climate risk and high unemployment rates, especially among young people and minority groups, this event encouraged the public and private sectors to work collectively on solutions.
  • City-Business Climate Alliance Workshop: The City-Business Climate Alliance (CBCA) Workshop provided a platform for cities and companies to collaborate and co-create solutions to ensure that tourism growth is managed sustainably in Latin American cities and generates good green jobs. In the context of Belém hosting the COP30 event, the group ended the session by co-creating a set of recommendations on how each city can take advantage of the opportunity of major events, including how Belém can sustainably manage the increase in visitor numbers for COP30.
  • Investors Roundtable: This half-day event for city leaders and investors offered a deep dive into how to structure projects that attract the interest of financiers. This Investors Roundtable focused on city-level climate adaptation projects and equipped participants from cities with hands-on guidance and resources around structuring bankable projects.
  • UrbanShift City Academy Courses: Focusing on three themes--Accommodating Urban Growth, Circular Economy, and Accessing Urban Climate Finance--these trainings took place over two days and combined presentations and interactive exercises to facilitate the exchange of best practices.

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