Tag: policies

Watch IURC LA’s webinar #10, on ‘Participatory Planning and Community Engagement’

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OKvA_S_7VA[/embed] On 12 December 2022, IURC Latin America held its tenth webinar on "Participatory Planning and Community Engagement". The event brought together international experts from Italy and Chile to discuss the role of participatory planning processes and how they build trust between the public, private and civil society sectors, as well as the people involved. The webinar started with the...

IURC Latin America at 2nd IURC Annual Event in Brussels, Belgium

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIcxx7Z4Fjk[/embed] IURC Latin America delegates participated in the 2nd International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Annual Event, which took place on November 7th and 8th, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was supported by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments and the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission. After two years of implementation, the IURC programme...

Watch webinar #9 on ‘Gender and Planning’

On 21 November 2022, IURC Latin America held its ninth webinar on "Gender & Planning". The event brought together international experts from Uruguay, Mexico and Sweden to discuss the role of planning in inclusive and/or exclusive dynamics. The webinar began with the participation of Adriana Goni (Professor, Resilience and Sustainability Department, University of Uruguay) and Jimena Abraham (architect Coordinator of...

Watch IURC-LA webinar #8: “Urban Commons, Experiences from Naples, São Paulo, and Manaus”

On October 28th, IURC Latin America held its 8th webinar about “Urban Commons”. The event brought together international experts from the municipalities of Naples (Italy) and Manaus (Brazil), the University of Salerno (Italy), as well as the Instituto Procomum (Brazil). The webinar started with an introduction of the management of commons in Naples, followed by a more detailed reflection on...

Towards Sustainable Cities and Regions – IURC Latin America regional event in Barranquilla, Colombia – Oct 20-21, 2022

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbYe_b7ci6U[/embed] Link to video: https://youtu.be/SbYe_b7ci6U Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlantic region in Colombia, hosted an IURC Latin America regional event on October 20-21, 2022. The event brought together 40 delegates from 12 cities and 3 regions of Europe and Latin America, as well as representatives of international and local organizations, such as the World Resources Institute and Fundación Gilberto...

A delegation from Málaga, Anci-Lazio, and Barranquilla carried out a study visit to the city of Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Within the framework of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Programme IURC Latin America, a delegation from Málaga (Spain), Anci-Lazio (Italy), and Barranquilla (Colombia) carried out a two-day study visit to the city of Santiago de Cali (Colombia), from October 24 to October 25, 2022. Among other topics, they had the opportunity to discuss their public policy known as “Eco...

Watch the video: IURC at IASP Seville

[embed]https://youtu.be/FxBkBCbyFkI[/embed] Link to video: https://youtu.be/FxBkBCbyFkI 24 delegates from Argentina, Finland, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, and Spain, met on September 26th-29th at the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) in Seville, Spain —hosted by Cartuja Science & Technology Park, Seville. On September 26th, IURC-LA organized a side event for delegates to be able to exchange...

Watch the webinar: “Urban Agriculture”

(EN) On September 13th, IURC Latin America held its 7th webinar about “Urban Agriculture”. The event brought together international experts from the municipality of Rome (Italy), the Politecnico di Milano (Italy), as well as an expert on urban agriculture from Brazil. The webinar introduced different aspects of urban agriculture and the potential of promoting bottom-up approaches to empower citizens and...

Study Visit Ancona – Guanajuato, June 30-July 2

Within the framework of the International Program for Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC Latin America), financed by the European Union, a delegation of two officials from the Mexican city of Guanajuato carried out a three-day study visit in the city of Ancona, Italy on July 30, 1 and 2, 2022. [caption id="attachment_29469" align="aligncenter" width="958"] Delegations of Ancona and Guanajuato[/caption] In...