Events

VAIVÉN 2022: Circular Economy Festival in Latin America

Third edition

The Circular Economy Festival in Latin America is a space for meeting, discussion and exchange of experiences to promote and celebrate the development of the circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is organized by the Regional Energy Security and Climate Change Program of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, together with the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean, since 2020. Throughout the editions of the Festival, it has been put on the table different relevant topics related to the circular economy that concern both the region and its countries and governments.

Conversation: Geoengineering and its potential/risks in the current debate

Project: Innovation, technology and knowledge for the governance of biodiversity and climate change in Latin America

In Geoengineering there are 2 main approaches: on the one hand, there is the removal of CO2 (RDC) which consists of the capture and storage of GHG, and on the other the Modification of Solar Radiation (SRM) which consists of increasing the solar radiation that reflects the atmosphere and prevent it from being "sequestered" due to the (increasing) greenhouse effect on the planet.

Conversation: Public Health and Climate Change, from mitigation and adaptation in cities

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With the participation of representatives of the WRI, the World Bank and FAO Mexico, the discussion was held as the closing of the Public Health and Climate Change project this 2022.

II Session: Forum of Pan-Amazonian Cities (FCPA)

Clean energy and energy transition were the themes of the Forum of Pan-Amazonian Cities in Leticia

From July 12 to 14, the Pan-Amazon Cities Forum (FCPA) was held at the main headquarters of the Amazon Institute for Scientific Research SINCHI, in Leticia (Amazonas). During the years of 2020 and 2021, the forum took place through virtual sessions, but this year the meeting was face-to-face thanks to the joint work between the Regional Program for Energy Security and Climate Change in Latin America (EKLA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), ICLEI South America, Waycarbon and the support of the SINCHI Institute.

Workshop 1: Political Parties and Climate Change

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In the warm city of Panama, the first of two workshops was held this 2022 of our project "Political Parties and Climate Change", with the participation of 13 representatives of political parties from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Panama, related to the KAS Foundation.

Overcoming Borders: Environmental Security in Latin America

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Last June, from June 8 to 11, 2022, we had our second meeting at the Latin American Environmental Safety Network. This was the first face-to-face meeting since its creation in 2020, on the triple Amazon border (Peru, Colombia and Brazil) in the city of Leticia, Colombia.

Course on Sustainable Development Goals and their application at the local level

Network of Sustainable Cities and Mayors for Democracy

The Network of Sustainable Cities and Mayors for Democracy has carried out the second course on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at political advisors and municipal authorities from countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

Conversation Nature-based solutions

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Project: Innovation, technology and knowledge for the governance of biodiversity and climate change in Latin America.

RENAC Alumni Meeting Report

#KAS4Climate #KAS4Innovation

The Climate Agenda as the central axis of foreign policy in Latin America

Hybrid event

The climate crisis, global in essence, demands joint and urgent actions. For Latin America to move forward on the agenda, it is necessary to reflect on possible ways to strengthen a multilateral narrative in favor of a coordinated foreign policy in the region.