VI Local Management Session: "What are the Nature Based Solutions?", by Johannes Langemeyer

ICTA-UAB researcher Johannes Langemeyer is taking part at the event “Challenges of municipalities in the face of climate change. Urban Resilience, sustainability, and nature-based solutions” organized by the PPP for cities Research Center at IESE Business School with the Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona).

 

VI Local Management Session

“Challenges of municipalities in the face of climate change. Urban Resilience, Sustainability and Solutions based on Nature”

Date: June 9th 2022
Time: 9:00h
Venue: IESE Business School Barcelona Campus (Hybrid event)

 

Program

09:00 – 09:10     Welcome

• Prof. Joan Enric Ricart, IESE Business School
• Xesco Gomar, Deputy Deputy for the Climate Action Area, Barcelona Provincial Council.
   

09:10 – 9:25       Adaptation of municipalities to climate change: the role of green urban infrastructure as the backbone of resilience.

• Carles Castell, Responsible for Monitoring Programs and Environmental Actions. Climate Action Area, Barcelona Provincial Council.
   

09:25 – 09:40     What are the Nature Based Solutions? Context, typologies, and benefits.

• Johannes Langemeyer, Postdoctoral Researcher at ICTA-UAB

09:40 – 09:50     Q & A

Moderation: Carles Castell, Responsible for Monitoring Programs and Environmental Actions. Climate Action Area, Barcelona Provincial Council.

 

9:50 – 10:30 Roundtable 1: International examples of the use of NbS:

• Simona Collarini, Director of Urban Planning Department, Comune di Milano (not available)
• Gustaf Landahl, Head of Environment Department Stockholm (Environmental Programme Stockholm)
• Siobhan Mcquaid, Associate Direector Innovation and Coordinator Connecting Nature H2020 Innovation Action, Trinity College Dublin (TBC)

Moderation: Daniela Rizzi, Senior Officer Nature-Based Solutions and Biodiversity, ICLEI Europe

10:30 – 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 - 11:50 Roundtable 2: Public-Private-Partnerships, governance challenges and implementation at the local / national level.

• Sílvia Fernández Campa, Coordinator of Naturalization of cities, Biodiversity Foundation.
• Enric Serra del Castillo, Director of the Area of Territorial Planning and Responsible for the naturalization project of the city of Viladecans and proposal to the Next Generation funds.
• Martí Franch Batllori, Founding Manager - Landscape Architect and Agricultural Technical Engineer.

Moderation: Prof. Joan Enric Ricart, IESE Business School

11:50 - 12:00 Closing remarks

• Diputació de Barcelona Martí Domènech Climate Action Area Coordinator

12:00 – 12:30 Cocktail