On the occasion of the Guide’s launch, we held a gathering of environmental organizations and the climate sector in the Aburrá Valley. Meeting and recognizing environmental leaders allows us to continue building trust for collaborative work, map the stakeholders and their projects, and organize a citizen agenda for mobilization and oversight. It is in these …
Our project analyst, Sofía Villada, moderated this City Monday discussion on the environmental changes we have experienced in the Metropolitan Area and the solutions we expect from our leaders. We participated alongside RED Entre Montañas, CSA Colombia, Árbol (a network of community and social organizations from the Bello Oriente neighborhood), Extinction Rebellion Medellín, and the …
An intersectoral conversation between academia, citizens, and decision-makers to address how the intersections between climate justice and public health influence our relationships with the environment. Our Executive Director, Luisa Grajales, moderated the discussion. Participants included Daniel Carvalho, representative to the chamber for Antioquia; Eliana Martínez from the Scientific Committee on Climate Emergency of Antioquia; Daniel …
“You are not alone! The planet is also in crisis.” Read More »
Climate action is also led from the neighborhoods. We were at the Café Project presenting the **Fair Climate Action Guide** and discussing the importance of actions led by neighborhoods and local organizations. Since we are aware of the consequences of climate change, it is time to focus on acting together in our daily lives to …
Through the “Sumando Voces” alliance and in collaboration with the Urban Ecology Research Group from the National University of Colombia, Medellín campus, we have developed an environmental proposal for the district administration. The main objective of this proposal is to conduct a participatory biodiversity monitoring program in the Medellín district, designed to be open, broad, …
In this meeting, we aimed to discuss several topics, such as adaptation and resilience to climate change, as well as risk management. We also addressed the interpretation of the territory, community social organizations, and their impact on the areas in which they operate. We discussed the self-construction of the territory, the planning and development of …
We participated in meetings with Ana Catalina Ochoa Yepes, Secretary of Planning; Simón Molina, Private Secretary of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín; the Secretariat of Environment of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín; and representatives of the Botanical Garden. In these meetings, we presented the proposals of the “Sumando Voces” alliance, where Low Carbon City contributed …
“Alliance Adding Voices: We Submitted Citizen Proposals to the District Administration” Read More »
At the second meeting of the Low Carbon Hub, Valentina Grisales and Sara Resiga delivered a dynamic presentation on the essential mechanisms to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions. They shared details on how these mechanisms can be applied in practice and discussed relevant biodiversity commitments within the framework of COP 16. Attendees had the …
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