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World Urban Forum 7

World Urban Forum 7. Clean Energy and Transport Solutions in an Urban Hemisphere: Lessons from the Americas.

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World Urban Forum 7

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  1. World Urban Forum 7 Clean Energy and Transport Solutions in an Urban Hemisphere: Lessons from the Americas Richard M. HuberChief, Sustainable Communities, Hazard Risk, and Climate Change Section Department of Sustainable DevelopmentOrganization of American StatesOAS-DSD Sustainable Cities in the Americas Website

  2. Preparatory meetings Lima Trinidad and Tobago Washington, DC

  3. What is ECPA • Launched at the 2009 Summit of the Americas held in Trinidad and Tobago. • Leaders underscored that energy and climate change are among the most important issues confronting our future and they reaffirmed their commitment to work together towards a Low Carbon Clean Energy Future. • Fosters partnerships for greater dialogue • Hemispheric Reach • Voluntary and Flexible Network • Inclusive: Governments, civil society, private sector

  4. Seven pillars for a sustainable Americas

  5. Community-based Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Resilience to Natural Hazards SUSTAINABLE Communities In Central America and the Caribbean Waste management, recycling (including electronic waste) and improved wastewater management Sustainable Transport 14 -- 50,000 projects to promote best practice and lessons learned.

  6. Sustainable Cities Experts Meeting Mini Hydro DR Energy Efficiency Nicaragua Traffic management San José, Costa Rica Sustainable Cities Capacity Bldg Medellín,Colombia with EAFIT E Waste in Central America

  7. Cities Livability wave -- adding trees, greenways, walkable neighborhoods, streetcars and green roofs. Incubator: • Techniques for curbing urban sprawl and squatter settlements, • Encouraging biodiversity through migratory species corridors. • Creating low carbon transportation networks and multi-modal, mixed use corridors. • Building green infrastructure and buildings, including social educative model for low-income housing • Urban redevelopment, residential and commercial infill and revitalization • Waste reduction, recycling, composting and reforestation, fire management.

  8. In search for new initiatives and Partnerships

  9. Thank You! Department of Sustainable Development Organization of American States

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