Sustainable Emerging Cities

IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno announces a plan to partner with intermediate cities in Latin America and the Caribbean that aspire to set a new standard for sustainable urban development.

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Sustainable Emerging Cities

The IDB's Sustainable Emerging Cities Initiative is partnering with Latin American and Caribbean cities that want to grow in a planned, transparent and equitable manner. It also protects the environment and reduces carbon emissions.

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Sustainable Cities

Patricia Torres, Principal Specialist of Urban Development at the IDB, points out that many cities in Latin America and the Caribbean face the challenge of growing with quality. This topic will be addressed at a seminar during the IDB´s Annual Meeting in Calgary, Canada.

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Organizational Chart and Team

Click here to see the Initiative's Operational Structure

Environmental and Climate Change

Fernando Soares Bretas
Water

Hori Tsuneki
Natural risk management

Sergio Lacambra Ayuso
Natural risk management

Carlos Eduardo Ludena
Climate change economist

Paola A. Mendez Muñoz
Energy

Fernando R. Miralles-Wilhelm
Water

Christoph Tagwerker
Energy efficiency

Horacio Cristian Terraza
Solid waste

Sandra Cristina Valencia Mosquera
Climate change adaptation

Urban Sustainability

Rafael M. Acevedo-Daunas
Transport

Nathalie Tatiana Alvarado
Security

Jose Brakarz
Urban

Carlos Hernan Mojica
Transport

Arturo Samper-Salazar
Urban

Claudia Stevenson
Competittivity

Patricia Torres
Urban

Fiscal Sustainability

Jaime Alfredo Bonet
Fiscal/governance

Marco Varea
Fiscal/governance

Luiz A. Villela
Fiscal/governance

Quito Historic Center Rehabilitation Project

Multiphase Program to Address Urban Poverty

Integrated Social and Development Program for Curitiba

Development Program for Metropolitan Areas Outside of the Capital

Sustainable Emerging Cities