The first AIPH Green City Briefings 2022 -23 featured Buenos Aires – a finalist in the Living Green for Social Cohesion category of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022. See all 18 Finalists
The session focussed on how habitat conservation strategies are integrated into urban development with a particular focus on human and habitat vulnerabilities.
Watch the session here
Buenos Aires is the host city for the C40 Summit. In its commitment to climate solutions, Buenos Aires has committed to halving its carbon emissions by 2030 and going fully carbon neutral by 2050. The briefing focused on how Buenos Aires has accelerated its contribution to a better future for all through innovative action that focuses on the integration of nature conservation in inclusive city planning. It demonstrates how greening operates in synergy with other city initiatives, and how conservation strategies are integrated into urban development with a particular focus on participatory and associative co-management that addresses vulnerabilities.
Photos provided by Buenos Aires for their entry to the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022
Speakers
MC Dr. Heather Barrett-Mold
Heather is a Chartered Scientist, Horticulturist, and Environmentalist. Currently a consultant. Heather is an ecologist/ environmental scientist. She was Principal/CEO of Pershore Group of Colleges. She was a member of the Government Advisory Panel on Sustainable Development Education for its lifetime of 5 years, and Advisor on the Secretary of State Sounding Board. Heather was an expert with the Commission for Sustainable London 2012, and Secretary of State Board member for the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. She is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, Vice President of the Institution of Environmental Science, and Past President of the Institute of Horticulture and was Chair of the Science Council.
Gabriel Mraida
Gabriel is the President of the Housing institute since march 2021. He also was the General Manager of the organization between 2020 and 2021.
Gabriel has a robust experience in the public sector. He led the Planning and Monitoring area of the Human Development and Habitat of the City Government of Buenos Aires. He also was National Director of Crime Prevention and Violence at the National Security Ministry, and, within the political platform, he was candidate for the National Congress.
He has a Political Science Degree and a Master in Public Administration from San Andrés University. He was professor at the Moreno University for four years.
Delfina Matarazzo
Delfina is Architect from Buenos Aires University. She has worked at the City Government of Buenos Aires since 2016 in areas that lead social and urban integration Programs for vulnerable neighbourhoods. In this regard, Delfina worked at the housing improvements department of the Social and Urban Integration Secretary. Then, she led the Operational area of Urban Renewal. Since 2020, she leads the Housing Development area, focusing on urban and architectural developing projects, developing infrastructure, demolitions for opening streets and housing improvements, among others.
Nathalie Nunes
Nathalie Nunes is a French and Portuguese researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra, member of the co-coordination team of the H2020 project URBiNAT. PhD candidate in sociology of law, she graduated in international and European law, and gained international experience in Cape Verde and Brazil. She collaborated with organizations promoting and defending human rights, children’s rights, and the environment. For the Green City Briefings, she will present the development of guidelines for citizen engagement and the co-creation of nature-based solutions in the URBiNAT project.