In this introductory webinar, we will present our facilitated capacity-building and expertise-sharing programme to help lift the barriers to urban nature and set our cities and towns on a new green course. Participants will learn what Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) actually are in both European and Caucasian contexts as well as about how to build the capacity of local stakeholders towards implementing nature-based solutions step-by-step. During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and time to explore common questions.

Speakers for this kick-off webinar are:

• Tiago Freitas, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG RTD, Brussels, Belgium
• Marcus Collier, H2020 Connecting Nature Project Coordinator, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Daniela Rizzi, Officer, Sustainable Resources Climate and Resilience, ICLEI, Germany
• Mamuka Gvilava, GIS and RS Consulting Center “GeoGraphic”, Tbilisi, Georgia
• Lilit Sahakyan, Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies (CENS), Yerevan, Armenia
• The webinar will be moderated by Philipp La Haela Walter, ICLEI European Secretariat

Please register for UrbanByNature Kick-Off Webinar, Caucasus stream on July 10th 2020, at 2:00 pm CEST here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1681184471718175756