Day 1 - 23 March 2021
Reducing the risks - Nature-based solutions for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, water management and extreme weather events.
Welcome - setting out the importance of urban nature-based solutions in Glasgow and Scotland and explaining how they feed into the European Union’s strategy.
Susan Aitken (Leader of Glasgow City Council)
Aileen Campbell (Member of Scottish Parliament)
Innovating with nature-based solutions in our cities
Big climate challenge – how cities can adapt and innovate using nature-based solutions
Cristian Garcia (Promálaga), Gerardo Gonzalez (BIOAZUL)
Reducing the risks innovation cafes
Challenges of Retrofit Surface Water Management in Glasgow James Murray, MGSDP Glasgow City Council
GrowGreen in Wroclaw, our learning on nature-based solutions Malgorzata Bartyna-Zielinska, Grow Green
A green wall for kids in kindergarten Shushanik Asmaryan, Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies
10,000 Raingardens for Scotland Emilie Wadsworth, Green Action Trust
Malls Mire Community Woodland, Scotland Emma Iller, Urban Roots
What do citizens think about urban environments? Mamuka Gvilava, GIS and RS Consulting Center GeoGraphic
Orchards, agroforestry: how to create urban food forests? Fergus Walker, The Orchard Project
Towards a carbon conscious place: The Shetland Islands Laura Hainey, A&DS
UNaLab: urban nature labs Piersaverio Spinnato and Maria Dubovik, UnaLab
Building natural networks and delivering the deal with stakeholders
Antonio Prieto Gonzalez (A Coruña City)
Max Hislop (GCV Green Network Partnership)