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Title Urban risk-proofing: safer cities through better environmental management Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 16:30 - 18:30 Room MR08 Event Description Where they live makes the urban poor especially vulnerable to extreme natural events, such as floods, and the effects of climate change. Latin Americans and Canadians will share their experiences in developing and using environmental management and planning tools to reduce urban vulnerability to disasters and climate change. Session Language English Spanish Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Mr. Jorge Gavidia, Director of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-HABITAT Mr. Omar Dario Cardona, Profesor, University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia Mr. Brad Anguish, Director - Environmental Management Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia Mr. Omar Dario Cardona, Professor, University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Mrs. Hilda Herzer, Director Centro de Estudios Sociales y Ambientales (CENTRO), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mr. Victor Manuel Gonzalez, Regional Coordinator Integrated Risk Management Federation of Municipalities of the Central America Isthmus (FEMICA), Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Mrs. Nelly Soliman, former Mayor, El Progreso, Honduras. Federico Burone, Regional Director, IDRC Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Montevideo, Uruguay. Chair: Mr. Jose Ballesteros, Consultant for the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, Bogota Colombia. Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Host Organization Description The International Development Research Centre 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.cesam.org.ar www.femica.org www.halifax.ca

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