Category: News from LA

Chihuahua (Mexico) welcomed members of the European Project Office from Cantabria (Spain) on March 13th

This March 13th, started the three-day study visit of two members of the European Project Office Government of Cantabria (Spain) in Chihuahua (Mexico), with the aim of developing their areas of interest such as health, education, entrepreneurship and innovation. They had the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the "Expo Talento Humano" of Chihuahua, as well as to...

Webinar 13. “Right to Green: Building Parks through Community Engagement. Case Studies from Barranquilla, Essen, and Fortaleza”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar "Right to Green: Building Parks through Community Engagement. Case Studies from Barranquilla, Essen, and Fortaleza”. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme on Wednesday, March 22nd at 09:00 CDT/16:00 CST. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes...

A delegation from Genoa (Italy) carried out its study visit in Mar del Plata (Argentina) from February 26 to March 1

In the framework of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Program (IURC Latin America), funded by the European Union, a delegation of three officials from the Italian city of Genoa, carried out a study visit to the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, from February 26 to March 1, 2023. The Genoa delegation was composed of Barbara Poggio and Sabrina...

Urban Regeneration in Sao Paulo: New Waterfront as Possibilities for Transformation

Within the framework of the collaboration between the Municipality of São Paulo and the Municipality of Milan supported by the IURC programme, an important exchange between the Politecnico took place on Tuesday 25th October, 2022. Pedro Martin Fernandes (Advisor, City Hall of Sao Paulo), was invited to give a lecture at the Politecnico di Milano, Master Program in Building and...

Watch IURC’s LA Webinar #12 “From Grey to Green: Torino’s rebirth through Urban Regeneration and Social Innovation”

On February 22nd, IURC Latin America held its webinar #12 "From Grey to Green: Torino's rebirth through Urban Regeneration and Social Innovation". The event sought to provide an introduction to Torino's history and context, in anticipation to the "Cities Forum 2023" that will take place on March 16th- 17th. Formerly known as the "Motor City of Italy" and as an...

Debrecen (Hungary) carried out its study visit to Hermosillo (Mexico) on February 15-17

A delegation of three senior officials from the Hungarian city of Debrecen carried out a three-day study visit in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico, between February 15-17, 2023, in the framework of the International Programme for Urban and Regional Cooperation - IURC Latin America, financed by the European Commission. In the last year, both cities have shared lessons learned on...

Attica (Greece) welcomed a Delegation from Colima (Mexico) on February 16

The three-day study visit of the Colima (Mexico) delegation in Attica (Greece) begins, in order to share good practices in their respective areas of expertise such as tourism, logistics and ports. The Governor of the Region, Mr. George Patoulis, welcomed them, and they have also visited the Innovation Center of Attica Region (ICAR) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and...

Hermosillo (Mexico) welcomed a delegation from Debrecen (Hungary) on February 15

A delegation from Debrecen is visiting Hermosillo to learn about nature-based solutions, participatory budgeting, renewable energy and circular economy. During the first they had a productive meeting with Mr. Astiazarán Gutiérrez, Mayor of Hermosillo, and visited several public spaces, including Madero Park and the new Carcamo Park, where they planted trees with personnel from IMPLAN Hermosillo and Ayuntamiento Hermosillo [caption...

North East (Romania) carried out its study visit in Atlantico (Colombia)

Continuing with the study visit of the Atlantico (Colombia) delegation in North East (Romania), the three member of the Chamber of Commerce of Barraquilla participated in the Smart Health Forum in order to identify projects related to advanced medicine and also visited “MAVIS”, the center for Management of Elderly and Healthy Aging.    

“Todos al parque”: Barranquilla’s urban transformation initiative wins WRI Ross Center for Cities Award

IURC Latin America wishes congratulations to Barranquilla for winning the WRI Ross Cities Award. The city is currently part of a thematic cluster network formed by Cali (Colombia), Malaga (Spain), and Anci Lazio (Italy), collaborating on issues of urban agriculture and social  inclusion. Barranquilla also hosted a regional event of the IURC-LA programme on Nature-Based Solutions and Urban Regeneration, which...