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Title City Networks: engines of urban sustainability Day / Time Thursday, June 22nd / 16:30 - 18:30 Room MR08 Event Description Networks can be very powerful tools for addressing serious social, environmental and economic matters. Network members representing, governments, local authorities, and municipal federations will discuss their experiences in sharing tools and developing best practices for improving urban environmental management. Session Language English Spanish Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Mr. Joao Avamileno mayor, Santo Andres, Brazil Ms. Patricia Duran de Jager, Executive Director, Federation of Municipalities of the Central America Mr. Gilberto Toro, President of the Colombian Federation of Municipalities Alberto Kleiman, International Relations Expert and Special Adviser to the Brazilian Presidency for International Cooperation, Brasilia, Brazil. Federico Burone, Regional Director, IDRC Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Montevideo, Uruguay. Chair: Mr. Eduardo Passalacqua, urban governance specialist, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Host Organization Description 1. The Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) has its seeds in the Latin American Chapter of the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) that was founded on 17 November 1981. The main objective of FLACMA is to strengthen local governments, cities, national associations of local governments and to create new relations to institutions working in promotion, development and local democracy. 2. The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions of the social, economic and environmental problems they face. Support is directed toward developing an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable and more prosperous societies. Website (Organizer and partners) www.idrc.ca/wuf www.flacma.org www.mercociudades.org www.femica.org www.sci.ic.gc.ca

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