The Road to BiodiverCities - Central America and the Caribbean

This is the third meeting in the cycle of events on BiodiverCities led by CAF in various cities around Latin America and the Caribbean. It will feature experts from Central America and the Caribbean in order to share knowledge, experiences and good practices that help consolidate an urban management model in harmony with nature.

Event date:

June 14, 2022

A biodivercity effectively and comprehensively incorporates local and regional biodiversity into its urban planning and management, as the backbone of its socioeconomic development. 

According to the World Economic Forum and the Humboldt Institute, BiodiverCities can restore the balance between urban management and nature, by expanding green infrastructure; improving governance schemes that promote nature-based solutions; creating positive links between rural and urban areas, for better biodiversity conservation; prioritizing circular economy models and innovative actions for economic competitiveness; while promoting well-being and health values among citizens.

On this occasion, CAF and the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism propose addressing the role of sustainable tourism in the enhancement of urban ecosystems, analyzing the main challenges for coastal and island cities and promoting an exchange of practices and experiences that enable the use of competitive advantages in tourism, through an environmentally-friendly territorial planning model.

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. (Dominican Republic)

Online event. The event will be streamed on this website. 

 

program

program

June 14, 2022

    Opening remarks

    Speakers:

    General manager of urban development, water and creative economies, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

    Vice Minister of Tourism for International Cooperation of the Dominican Republic

    Ángel Cárdenas

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    Ángel Cárdenas

    General manager of urban development, water and creative economies, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

    Manager of urban development and creative economies for CAF- Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-. He previously served as a director for the energy projects for the South Region at CAF. Angel Cardenas is an Eisenhower Fellow at Eisenhower Fellowships, a forum that brings leaders from around the world to spend several weeks meeting with experts in their fields of interest throughout the US in the spirit of making the world more peaceful, prosperous, and just. Cardenas has worked for the World Bank, Universidad Central de Venezuela, and the University of Toronto.

    Carlos Andrés Peguero

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    Carlos Andrés Peguero

    Vice Minister of Tourism for International Cooperation of the Dominican Republic

    Presentation “BiodiverCities for a sustainable tourism”

    Speakers:

    General Director of the Humboldt Institute, Colombia

    Hernando García Martínez

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    Hernando García Martínez

    General Director of the Humboldt Institute, Colombia

    Presentation “Re-thinking tourist territorial planning in the Dominican Republic”

    Speakers:

    Director of Planning and Projects, Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic

    Shaney Peña

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    Shaney Peña

    Director of Planning and Projects, Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic

    Session 1 - Dialogue “Land use planning in coastal areas

    Moderator: Elia Martínez, Department of Beach Management, Ministry of Tourism, Dominican Republic

    Speakers:

    Chief Heat Officer de Monterrey, Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center

    Deputy Project Manager, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Barbados

    Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, Dominican Republic

    Surella Segú

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    Surella Segú

    Chief Heat Officer de Monterrey, Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center

    Allison Wiggins

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    Allison Wiggins

    Deputy Project Manager, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Barbados

    Mizoocky Mota

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    Mizoocky Mota

    Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, Dominican Republic

    Coffee-break

    Session 2 - Dialogue “Restoration and preservation of natural assets in favor of a sustainable tourism”

    Moderator: Oscar Rueda, Director, Office of the President, CAF

    Speakers:

    Mayor of Nicoya, Costa Rica

    Mayor of La Palma, El Salvador

    Mayor of Bocas del Toro, Panama

    Mayor of San Nicolas, Honduras

    Carlos Martínez

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    Carlos Martínez

    Mayor of Nicoya, Costa Rica

    Maribel Escobar

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    Maribel Escobar

    Mayor of La Palma, El Salvador

    Emiliano Torres

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    Emiliano Torres

    Mayor of Bocas del Toro, Panama

    Carmen Paz

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    Carmen Paz

    Mayor of San Nicolas, Honduras

    Break

    Session 3 - Dialogue “Biodiversity as a determinant of greater tourism competitiveness”

    Moderator: Angel Cardenas, Manager of Urban Development and Creative Economies, CAF -development bank of Latin America-

    Speakers:

    Alcalde de Curridabat, Costa Rica

    Mayor of Guayape, Honduras

    Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Trinidad and Tobago

    Governor of the Municipal Council of Higüey, Dominican Republic

    Jimmy Cruz

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    Jimmy Cruz

    Alcalde de Curridabat, Costa Rica

    Issis Núñez

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    Issis Núñez

    Mayor of Guayape, Honduras

    Desdra Bascombe

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    Desdra Bascombe

    Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Trinidad and Tobago

    Martina Pepén Santana

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    Martina Pepén Santana

    Governor of the Municipal Council of Higüey, Dominican Republic

    Signing of the Adherence Agreement of the Declaration of Barranquilla

    Closing Remarks

    Speakers:

    Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

    Colombia

    Minister of Tourism, Dominican Republic

    Vice-president of the Dominican Republic

    Sergio Díaz-Granados

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    Sergio Díaz-Granados

    Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

    Colombia

    Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.

    David Collado Morales

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    David Collado Morales

    Minister of Tourism, Dominican Republic

    Raquel Peña Rodríguez

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    Raquel Peña Rodríguez

    Vice-president of the Dominican Republic