Shaping Colombia. Towards Sustainable Development
Boston University, Harvard and MIT Colombian Conference 2019
Colombia has set a roadmap to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and multiple efforts have been made both in the public and private sector towards achieving its milestones. Although there is still much to be done, numerous grass-roots organizations, public and private companies, and the government in Colombia are actively responding to the challenges posed by the SDGs. The 2019 VI Colombian Conference mission is to raise awareness, and to help augment these initiatives. The conference will provide an academic setting to present recommendations and foster an open, critical, and interdisciplinary dialogue between stakeholders, scholars, students, and the general public.
On the video above, you can see the Cities panel discussion.
Cities are places where societies face great opportunities and challenges to ensure social and economic progress. Colombia is a country that has experienced unprecedented urban growth and is at the intersection of consolidating a development model that is capable of guaranteeing its citizens inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable environments. By bringing together representatives of key and complementary sectors, the Cities panel seeks to generate a discussion on opportunities to promote inclusive urbanization, facilitate access to quality housing, and promote a comprehensive management of land and resources.
Collaborators in the Cities panel: Juan Pablo Caicedo, Simon Büchler and Sebastián Perez.