Accelerating urban nature-based solutions:

A Latin American - European collaboration

15 – 17 May 2024

IEC Barcelona, C/ del Carme, 47, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

Cities face urgent global and local challenges to support biodiversity, social cohesion, wellbeing, livelihoods and resilience to climate change. We need nature-based solutions and restored ecosystems to address these priorities. Invaluable experience and good practice exist around the world in many different socio-cultural, ecological and governance contexts. There is now a  huge opportunity to move forward…faster…together.

The conference will showcase latest thinking on urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation. The event will:

  • Strengthen links between NBS research, policy and innovation.

  • Provoke exciting discussions of emerging concepts and frameworks to improve the quality and impact of NBS and associated research.

  • Motivate new ways of thinking about urban nature; fostering new collaborations addressing this urgent societal challenge.

Conference Programme

  • 14th May

    18:00

    Evening reception

  • 15th May

    08.30 - 17:00

    Registration

    Plenary research-policy-practice dialogues and impact of NBS in addressing societal challenges;

    14:00
    Afternoon site visits
    Barcelona city-centre NBS demonstrators and pilot projects

  • 16th May

    09:00 - 17:00

    Themed workshops and seminars

    Speakers

  • 17th May

    09:00 - 17:00
    Plenary synopsis, future developments and a celebration of the city and its nature

Intended audience

This conference is open to anyone with an interest in nature-based solutions. Participants from all sectors are welcome; including, local and national governments, policy-makers, NGOs, business and academia.

The conference is organised with the kind support of the European Union through its Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme. It is hosted by the CONEXUS project and partners including city Life-Labs in Barcelona - Spain, Bogota - Colombia, Buenos Aires - Argentina, Lisboa - Portugal, Sao Paulo - Brazil, Santiago - Chile, and Torino - Italy.

Many key decision-makers and world-leading experts and in urban nature and sustainability will  attend this landmark event.