Nature-based solutions for urban areas. Connection to Latin America 

Date and time: November 2, 2021, 16.30 to 17.30 h (Glasgow).

Location: Panama Pavilion, Glasgow, United Kingdom, COP26.

Language: Spanish

Watch the recorded session.

In this online event, experts will address the live connection between international negotiations and local-level vision and action to build resilience in cities of Latin America through nature-based solutions (NBS).  

It is expected that the effects of climate change will exacerbate stress on urban and peri-urban ecosystems and the valuable services they provide to buffer the impacts of extreme weather events in cities, both directly (e.g. temperature control through green corridors) and indirectly (e.g. control of water flow through watershed management).

The speakers at this session will analyze the role of local governments and citizens as key actors in the face of this challenge and how their participation in international negotiations and in the design of policies and regulations is increasingly important to achieve a successful climate adaptation.

During the event, representatives of the UN Environment Programme will present the experience of the CityAdapt Project, which seizes the benefits of nature-based solutions to reduce the impacts of climate change in San Salvador, El Salvador, and Xalapa, Mexico.

Speakers:

• Jason Spensly, Global Environment Facility, CityAdapt Project funder.
• Stephanie Horel, EUROCLIMA+, Nature4cities funder.
• Ligia Castro, Director of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama.