Urban development – if done unsustainably – is one of the main drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss. Building with nature is a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for infrastructure services in cities. This event will feature a panel discussion on how integrated approaches that embrace nature-based infrastructure can unleash great synergies for healthy and sustainable cities, and the importance of including biodiversity impacts into urban planning.

Speakers

Benjamin Simmons - Director of Sustainable Infrastructure and Director of the Nature-based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre, IISD
Christine Mwangi - Regional Coordinator, Africa Sustainable Investments and Infrastructure, WWF Kenya
Joanna Eyquem - Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Ivo Mulder - Head, Climate Finance Unit, UN Environment Programme

Moderator
Richard Florizone - President & CEO, International Institute for Sustainable Development