Tbilisi (view from Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace)
Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline in spring (Serouj Ourishian)
UrbanByNature, the Global Programme for Urban Nature Pioneers, will kick off its webinar series for the Caucasus region on:
"Introducing nature-based solutions and UrbanByNature programme"
Date: 10th July 2020
Time: 2 – 3:30 PM (CEST)
In this introductory webinar, we will present our facilitated capacity-building and expertise-sharing programme to help lift the barriers to urban nature and set our cities and towns on a new green course. Participants will learn what Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) actually are in both European and Caucasian contexts as well as about how to build the capacity of local stakeholders towards implementing nature-based solutions step-by-step. During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and time to explore common questions.
Speakers for this kick-off webinar are:
- Tiago Freitas, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG RTD, Brussels, Belgium
- Marcus Collier, H2020 Connecting Nature Project Coordinator, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Daniela Rizzi, Officer, Sustainable Resources Climate and Resilience, ICLEI, Germany
- Mamuka Gvilava, GIS and RS Consulting Center "GeoGraphic", Tbilisi, Georgia
- Lilit Sahakyan, Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies (CENS), Yerevan, Armenia
The webinar will be moderated by Philipp La Haela Walter, ICLEI European Secretariat
View the agenda here.
Please register for UrbanByNature Kick-Off Webinar, Caucasus stream on July 10th 2020, at 2:00 pm CEST here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1681184471718175756
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If you haven't registered for the UrbanbyNature programme yet, please register here. This way you can keep up to date with the information on the webinar series!