Sustainable Development of the Cities
Towards Blue-Green Economy
September 18, WED
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16:00 - 17:15
Increasing the level of sustainable urban development has recently become one of the key global trends. More than 40% of the world's population lives in the BRICS countries, with approximately 1.5 billion people living in urban agglomerations. It is necessary to strengthen cooperation among cities of the BRICS countries to promote the global sustainable growth based on social justice, ecological balance and climate resilience. We need to build a partnership between cities based on equality and trust in order to achieve the 11th UN Sustainable Development Goal: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
It is crucial to implement the principles of the circular economy, renewable energy development and investment policy to attract the investment in small and medium-sized businesses. Climate change adaptation measures and international trade development also play an important role.
Cities of the Future should not only be innovative and technologically ‘smart’, but also ‘green’. The wildest and most remote places on Earth, the most threatened species, the chain of life that sustains human life on our planet, will only be protected if citizens would take care of the unique nature of the world.
It is necessary to focus on spheres such as infrastructure, ecology, innovative technologies, economy and finance, international cooperation and the role of the humans in the Cities of the Future.
Moderator
Speakers
Madina Ibrasheva
UNEP GO4SDGs Regional Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia
Marina Slutskaya
Director for Sustainable Development, Bank DOM.RF
David Brown
Co-Founder, Soyuz microphones
Dmitriy Chumakov
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
Nadjiba Djilali
President of People's Provincial Assembly of Algiers
Elena Dolgikh
General Director of the LLC 'SJM Agency', PHD in Economics
Lotfollah Dehkordi Forouzandeh
Deputy Mayor of Tehran for Urban Affairs and Finance, Islamic Republic of Iran
Tatiana Naumova
Head of Division of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow
Jorge Ortega Gonzalez
Director General of the National Association Mexican World Heritage Cities
Ekaterina Pronicheva
General Director, Vladimir-Suzdal Museum Reserve
Pawhestri Suci Wulan
Head of the sustainable campus development team, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, Indonesia
Francini Van Staden
Environmental Control Officer, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape Government, Republic of South Africa
* The Programme may be subject to change