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During the Forty First Lecture Series of the Americas which took place on September 14, 2010, titled “Perspectives from City Hall: Better Cities for Better Lives” the speakers Oscar Luis Castañeda (Mayor of Lima, Peru), Desmond Mackenzie (Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica) and Enrique Peñalosa (Former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia) spoke about the dramatic and accelerating changes experienced by the cities of the region. Governments are channeling more resources and increased responsibilities to sub-national jurisdictions. In turn, many regional and local governments are facilitating business and community initiatives to expand and improve services in terms of coverage, quality and efficiency. International technical assistance and lending programs are supporting these changes.
This panel of experts was organized with
the objective of sharing the work done in Sustainable Cities in the
Americas by different specialized agencies and multilateral
organizations, identifying lessons learned regarding concepts and practices
around the sustainability of metropolitan areas.
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