GEN-Europe, ENA and ENA-Brazil members Jeff Clearwater, May East, Michael
Shaw, Marcelo Todescan, Otavio Urquiza and others delivered a first training
session Ecovillages: New Approaches to Urban Regeneration within the framework
of a pilot year of CIFAL Findhorn. The session hosted by CIFAL Curitiba Brazil
presented an integrated model for sustainability, as a resource to inspire the
imagination of urban planners and mayors, from Latin America and the Caribbean
encouraging environmentally responsible design and development of Latin
American cities.
Topics explored included
*Ecological building applied in popular housing
*Renewable energy systems
*Reduction of fossil fuels using biodiesel and biogas
*Low footprint natural waste water trhttp://beta.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeatment
*Rainwater collection and use
*Biodiversity in cities as ecosystems
CIFAL is a network of centres (there are currently 11) around the world who offer
trainings for sustainable development, mainly for local authorities and urban
planners. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research-UNITAR, an
autonomous body within the United Nations, was created to deliver training and
research programmes worldwide, and it has developed CIFAL centres to serve
government and local authorities, recognising their critical role in achieving the
United Nations Development Goals highlighting sustainability.
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