Category: News from LA

IURC Regional Event in Bilbao Fuels International Exchange on Urban Regeneration

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHT5i8wR9hI&t=16s[/embed] IURC Latin America is thrilled to report the completion of its regional event in Bilbao, Spain, which focused on urban regeneration and post-industrial development. The event took place from October 18th to 20th, 2023, and brought together over 20 delegates from seven countries, including representatives from 18 cities and 2 regions. Bilbao, a city renowned for its remarkable transformation,...

Watch IURC’s LA Webinar #18 “Urban Co-Creation and Social Justice (Medellín – Lecco): Coinvite – Storytelling for Urban Learning.”

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Latin America programme recently concluded an insightful webinar titled "Urban Co-Creation and Social Justice (Medellín – Lecco): Coinvite – Storytelling for Urban Learning." The event brought together experts, academics, and practitioners from urban planning, social urbanism, and social justice fields to explore the power of storytelling in urban development, community engagement, and social...

Gender equality perspective in urban planning: Umeå (Sweden) and Punta Arenas (Chile)’s case study

In the framework of IURC Latin America, Umeå (Sweden) and Punta Arenas (Chile) are collaborating on Urban Renewal and Social Cohesion, involving efficient participatory processes with a special focus on integration a gender perspective into planning. The city of Umeå has a long tradition of integrating gender equality into its policies, strategies, plans and projects. In this framework, the city...

Watch IURC’s LA Webinar #17 “Bilbao’s Post-industrial Transformation: A Blueprint for Urban Rebirth”

  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIF8APrsvk[/embed] The IURC Latin America programme held its webinar n.17 "Bilbao’s Post-industrial Transformation: A Blueprint for Urban Rebirth", on September 26th, 2023. The primary objective of this session was to delve into the urban regeneration and transformation process of Bilbao, highlighting key strategies, challenges, and successes. Through expert insights and discussions, participants gained a comprehensive understanding of the Bilbao...

Watch IURC-LA participation highlights in CIHALC 2023

From August 28th to 30th, IURC Latin America participated in the second edition of the International Summit of Habitat for Latin America and the Caribbean (CIHALC 2023). You can watch some highlights about the conference and inspiring interviews here:   [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL543FeFae0[/embed] The programme brought together a delegation of 23 high-level municipal and regional officers from 8 different countries. In addition,...

Webinar #18 “Cultivating Urban Resilience through Co-creation and Storytelling: Case Studies from Medellín, Colombia – Lecco, Italy”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar " Cultivating Urban Resilience through Co-creation and Storytelling: Case Studies from Medellín, Colombia – Lecco, Italy”. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LA) Programme on Thursday, October 12th at 09:00 CST/ 17:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 75...

The regions of North West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) signed an important Memorandum of Understanding to continue their cooperation

Within the framework of IURC Latin America, the regions of North-West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) had been cooperating on the improvement of regional innovation strategies, which have concluded in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the North-West Regional Development Agency (Romania) and the Government of Mendoza (Argentina). The MoU was legalized through an apostille on September 15th,...

Webinar 17. “Bilbao’s Post-industrial Transformation: A Blueprint for Urban Rebirth”

We are very pleased to invite you to join us for the webinar "Bilbao’s Post-industrial Transformation: A Blueprint for Urban Rebirth”. The event is organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LA) Programme on Tuesday, September 26th at 09:00 CST/ 17:00 CEST. The webinar will have a duration of 75 minutes and offer simultaneous interpretation in English,...

IURC Latin America Delegation Participates in CIHALC 2023, Fostering International Cooperation for Sustainable Urban Development

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Latin America programme proudly announces its active participation in the second edition of the International Summit of Habitat for Latin America and the Caribbean (CIHALC 2023), which took place from August 28th to 30th, 2023 in Zapopan, Mexico. The event served as a platform for dialogue, cooperation, and sharing innovative solutions aimed at...

Delegations from Opolskie and Tierra del Fuego signed an important agreement

The IURC programme cooperation between Opolskie (Poland) and Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) focused on improvement of regional innovation strategies implementation has been summarized this summer by the Memorandum of Understanding signed by representatives of the Province of Tierra del Fuego and the Opolskie Centre for Economy Development/Opolskie Voivodeship, National University of Tierra del Fuego, Opole University of Technology and University...