Progress Update concerning activities carried out within the framework of the project selected by the Programme for Cooperation on Global Justice by the Barcelona Mayor office, in its 2021 call.
The aim of the project is to promote dialogue between social and institutional actors, leading to a participatory model of governance in urban-rural basins. This model will be implemented through the co-design of resilient eco-infrastructures appropriate for the climate and health emergency, which are at the same time instruments for the appropriation and recovery of degraded urban space. To meet this aim, the UNESCO Chair in Sustainability at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the University Institutions, ITM and Tecnológico de Antioquia, set up a Technical Secretariat to manage the project and have invited Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Corporación Autónoma Regional del Centro de Antioquia – CORANTIOQUIA, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente de Medellín and Cuenca Verde Corporation to build-up an Inter-institutional Board.
Conversation on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
On March 1, 2022, the Technical Secretariat held a Conference on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and its role in the comprehensive management of water resources within the framework of the project. The event was attended by the local Entities that are members of the Interinstitutional Board.
Fieldtrips to “La Iguaná” and “Santa Elena” watersheds
Technical secretariat and Interinstitutional Board held meetings during April and May to to identify crosscuting opportunities between the Project and on-going local plans and programs. Priority sites for intervention are being currently defined , based on criteria jointly set by Entities taking part in the Project.
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