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SUMMARY:Round Table Event: Building Sustainable Cities and Communities in the Americas: From Demonstration Projects to Scale
DESCRIPTION:\nSunday, June 2, 2013\nRound Table Event: Building Sustainable Cities and Communities in the Americas: From Demonstration Projects to Scale\nOn June 3, 2013, a high level Round Table Event will occur entitled: Building Sustainable Cities and Communities in the Americas: From Demonstration Projects to Scale on the margins of the 43rd OAS General Assembly. \nSustainable cities may be the Americas most ambitious agenda item — as our cities are experiencing explosive growth — harboring upwards of 80% of the population. The Americas Hemisphere is creating high value-added activities ranging from manufacturing to tradable services in order to create jobs and sustain growth. Urbanization provides market demand and remittances for the rural economy; fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and diversification; offering jobs, income earning opportunities, and better access to technology; and, creating transparent local governance and civil society organizations. \nMany cities are meeting the challenge. For example, Medellín, Colombia’s second largest city, is a safe and bustling city and one that has achieved international recognition as a sustainable city. Recent efforts to modernize public transit, create better public spaces and improve safety are transforming the city. These projects include the development of bus rapid transit — called MetroPlús — and the creation of a bike-share program. As a result, Medellín was awarded the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award. \nDelegates from Medellín, Colombia and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil, as well as IDB Emerging and Sustainable Cities Platform, \nUS EPA’s Building Block and HUD’s Climate Showcase Communities Program will be present. \nThe meeting will be held at El Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española and is open to the public. \n To learn more about the Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribean ECPA intiative, click here.\n\n\n \n AGENDA\n \n\n \n\n\n\n9:00 AM-11:00 AM\nIntroductions of Participants, Workshop Goals and Objectives\nAndrew Griffin, US Department of State \nLuisa Neira, Department of Sustainable Development of the OAS\n\nYuri Giustina (Director Accessibility and Urban Planning Policies, Ministry of Cities, Brazil)\nJosé I. Larios (Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank)\nKirstin Miller (Executive Director, EcoCity Builders)\nMaria-Paz Gutierrez (Senior ECPA Fellow)\nRicardo José Arango (Manager, Local Organizing Committee, World Urban Forum, Medellín 2014)\nEmma Zinsmeister (EPA)\nLuis A. Fernandez (GeoSistec)\n\n\n\n\n11:00 AM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n11:30 AM\nPresentation by 14 Implementers of demonstration projects in clean energy and energy efficiency, transport, waste management, and resilience to natural hazards @ 10 minutes each:\nPillar I: Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency\n\nCentro Alternativo Rural el Limón (CAREL)\nFundación Solar\nUniversidad Tecnológica La Salle (ULSA)\nUniversidad Nacional Agraria (UNA-Managua)\nFundación ProPetén\nCentro Para la Investigación y Planificación del Desarrollo Maya Sotzíl\nHOPE Nevis Incorporated\n\n\nPillar II: Resilience to Natural Hazards\n\n\n\n1:00 PM\nLunch Break\n\n\n2:00 PM\nContinuation Presentation by 14 Implementers \nPillar III: Sustainable Transport Solutions\n\nCentro de Derecho Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales (CEDARENA)-Fundación para el Desarrollo Urbano(FUDEU)\nThe Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College\nUniversity of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus-Caribbean Network for Urban Land Management (CNULM)\n\nPillar IV: Waste management, Recycling (including electronic waste) \n\nPlenty International Belize Ltd\nCentro Regional del Convenio de Basilea para Centroamérica y México (CRCB-CAM)\nThe Grenada Project\nHermandad de Honduras OPD\n\n\n\n\n3:30 PM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n4:00 PM\nBreak-out groups in the 4 Pillars\n\nClean Energy and Energy Efficiency – Volunteer Facilitator TBD\nSustainable Transport– Volunteer Facilitator TBD\nWaste Management – Volunteer Facilitator TBD\nResilience to Natural Hazards– Volunteer Facilitator TBD\n\n\n\n\n 5:00 PM\nWrap-up, Recommendations for Phase 2 Project, and Review of Proposed Sustainable Cities Declaration\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nPosted By: N/A – Monday, 13 May, 2013 at 12:00 AM\n\n
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