Who has the most to lose from climate change in your country? As the driest inhabited continent, with a history of devastating drought, floods, fire and tropical cyclones, Australia has more to lose than most countries from climate change. The most populated areas of Australia are becoming drier, heatwaves and extreme fire weather are increasing, and storms are becoming more intense. Australia's people, economy and iconic ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef and Kakadu will all lose under a changing climate. Yet Australia's political response to climate change has lagged behind many other countries. Australia was one of the last countries to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, recently removed its newly established price on carbon, and lacks a credible policy to achieve even the modest emission reductions it has pledged.
In preparation for the next UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) and UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP26), the IDB Group organized “One Region, One Commitment”, a virtual summit to showcase the regions multiple achievements in the climate change and biodiversity agendas in Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of 22 sessions were held throughout 3 days, in which speakers discussed the advanced climate policies that are being promoted by several countries, underscored that the role of the private sector and civil society is indispensable and unpostponable, highlighted the unique opportunity we now have to reflect on the type of recovery we want for the region, and examined how to harmonize sustainability goals with economic growth from multiple fronts. This document provides a brief summary of the main takeaways from the summit. We hope it also serves as a guide to continue learning from the valuable knowledge and experience shared during this event.
El segundo tomo de la serie Diseño Ecológico: Estrategias para la Ciudad Vulnerable, presenta un reporte de políticas urbanas y nacionales, estrategias y casos de estudio para potenciar el espacio público y el territorio en las áreas urbanas más vulnerables de América Latina y Caribe a través de infraestructuras verdes y soluciones basadas en la naturaleza. Estas intervenciones ofrecen múltiples ventajas para mejorar la calidad del espacio público y aumentar la resiliencia urbana de los asentamientos más vulnerables. En este tomo, Infraestructuras verdes urbanas y espacio público en América Latina y Caribe, se ponen en evidencia las ventajas sociales, económicas y medioambientales de intervenir en el espacio público a través de la naturaleza, delineando una serie de criterios y estrategias de implementación. Se presentan 30 proyectos de espacio público e infraestructura verde desarrollados en América Latina y el Caribe en los últimos veinte años, distribuidos en diversas regiones biogeográficas e insertos en contextos muy disímiles, analizando las condiciones de dichos entornos, sus principales riesgos y antecedentes de los proyectos, las soluciones adoptadas, los procesos de construcción e implementación, los beneficios aportados tanto ambientales como sociales, y su evolución en el tiempo.
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