Webinars

Young People transforming the development of Latin America and the Caribbean

VIDEO

Day: Wednesday August 3rd

Time: 9:00- 10:30 am (CST, time in Costa Rica)

Agenda

Introduction. Alejandra Granados Solis. Project Coordinator in CO2.cr and knowledge management at LEDS LAC Platform.

Generation +1. Alonso Tufino and Pipo Reiser. Coordinator of Generation +1, Libélula.

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Greenovators: Leadership and youth entrepreneurship in climate change and sustainable development. Angelo Angel. Climate Change Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank.

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Project: Livestock Multipurpose Compactor. Hernán Augusto Salamanca Dussán. Winner Greenovators 2014.

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Aditional resources

Brochure: Livestock Multipurpose Compactor

About the webinar

Young people are increasingly aware of the challenges and opportunities posed a new pattern of development. The new generations have not only a stronger social and environmental awareness than its predecessors, but also have the energy and knowledge to guide their communities, organizations and countries to a low-emission and climate resilient development.

In Latin America and the Caribbean there are very important initiatives aimed at linking young people to the transformation of development at local and national level by promoting entrepreneurship, active participation in the discussion and implementation of policies and involvement in climate action.

In this webinar we will learn from two of these initiatives: Generation + 1 from Peru, with their Talent + 1 program, which develops leadership, strengthen capacities, facilitates incidence, and supports ventures among young persons from that country; and the GREENOVATORS contest that was promoted by the Inter-American Development Bank to support youth entrepreneurship and leadership on climate change and sustainable development. The winner of GREENOVATORS 2014 will present his project.

About the panelists

Alonso Tufino
He studied Management and Senior Management, majoring in Public Management at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). He has worked in private, state and international cooperation organizations as well as in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects. He was president of the Board of the Student Center of the School of Management and Senior Management. Alonso also is founder and former CEO of the Interdisciplinary Team for Sustainable Development MUNAY. He was also winner of the Support Program for Research Initiation (PAIN) 2013-2014.

Pipo Reiser
Member of Generation +1 Community. Laboratory Coordinator +1. Founder and Partner of Sinba.

Angelo Angel
He is a consultant for the IDB climate change. His experience is more than 10 years in the preparation, implementation and execution of environmental education projects and operations IDB Climate Change in the LAC region. In the beginning he contributed to the work of the Environmental Education Program of the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia. In his work within the Climate Change Division in IDB has supported the development and implementation of technical cooperation programs, mainly aimed at mitigation and adaptation activities. He is part of the steering committee of the LEDS LAC Platform, representing the IDB as alternate member. He is currently working on the implementation of the Sustainable Rural Project in which $40 million in Brazil to support the adoption and promotion of low carbon agriculture in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest Biomes.

Hernán Augusto Salamanca Dussán
Agronomist, specialist in Project Management. Has 10 years of experience in various commercial production programs, and management of Colombian native breeds, dual purpose in dry and humid tropics. Currently he is dedicated to the design and implementation of sustainable productive programs through the implementation of renewable energy technology, for adaptation to climate change (Livestock Resilient) of small and medium livestock producers. 2014 Award Winner of Greenovators.

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