Low Carbon Economy, Renewable Energy
and Cities: the Role of Education

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The 5th RCE CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS
"Low Carbon Economy, Renewable Energy and Cities"
19 - 23 October 2016, Curitiba, Brazil

Time - evening

Wednesday, October 19

Place / Room

19:00 - 19:30

Welcome Greetings

BRDE Cultural Space - Palacete dos Leões

19:30 - 20:00

Speaker: André Ferretti
Lecture: "Global Climate Change, the role of biodiversity and the work of Brazilian NGOs through the Climate Observatory Network"

 

20:00 - 21:00

Welcome reception

 

Time

Thursday, October 20 - Day 1

 

08:30 - 08:45

Opening Remarks by RCE Curitiba-Parana

Historic Building UFPR

08:45 - 09:35

Progress of RCE Global Network (UNU-IAS)

 

09:35 - 10:05

RCE presentation (CRIE Curitiba - UFPR)

 

10:05 - 10:20

Break

 

10:20 - 11:20

RCE presentation - RCE Bogotá
 
Prof. Olga Maria Bermúdez ~ Educational Projects for a low carbon sustainable lifestyle
 
Mr. Ricardo Alberto Arias Forero ~ Empowering youth for sustainability

 

11:20 - 11:50

RCE presentation - RCE Western Jalisco
 
Dr. Salvador Garcia Ruvalcaba ~ Challenges and opportunities present and future of Education for Sustainable Development: case of Western Jalisco

 

11:50 - 12:00

Closing of the morning session

 

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch

 

13:30 - 14:00

RCE presentation (CRIE Curitiba - Sistema FIEP)

FIEP Headquarters

14:00 - 15:00

RCE presentation - RCE Lima Callao
 
Prof. Francisca Teresa Salinas Gamero ~ Traditional knowledge on biocultural diversity and nutrition in Indigenous Communities project
 
Prof. Henry Daniel Lazarte Reategui ~ Master degree program in architecture and sustainability

 

15:00 - 15:30

RCE presentation - RCE Guatemala
 
Prof. Eduardo Enrique Sacayon ~ Teachers linked to world culture heritage

 

15:30 - 16:00

Mr. Diego Adamson

 

16:00 - 16:15

Break

 

16:15 - 17:15

Multi-stakeholder Assessment Tool (UNU-IAS)

 

17:15 - 17:45

RCE presentation (CIE Curitiba - PUCPR)

 

17:45 - 18:00

Closing of Day 1

 

18:00 - 21:00

Group Dinner ¹

 

Time

Friday, October 21 - Day 2

 

08:30 - 09:00

RCE presentation (CRIE Curitiba - ISAE)

ISAE Building

09:00 - 09:30

RCE presentation - RCE Greater Portland
 
Ms. Lin Harmon Walker ~ The Development of a Non-Profit and the Power of Governance

 

09:30 - 10:00

RCE presentation - RCE Greater Burlington
 
Ms. Anne Bijur ~ The little city that could: Burlington, Vermont’s quest to be a net zero energy city

 

10:00 - 10:15

Break

 

10:15 - 10:45

RCE presentation - RCE Saskatchewan
 
Dr. Roger Auguste Petry ~ Strategic interventions of an RCE in environmental assessment: the case of the Yancoal Potash Mine in Saskatchewan, Canada

 

10:45 - 11:15

RCE presentation - RCE Shenandoah Valley
 
Dr. Steven Grande

 

11:15 - 11:30

Closing of the morning session

 

11:30 - 13:00

Lunch

Municipal Market - established in 1958 - guided walking tour

13:00 - 13:30

RCE presentation (CRIE Curitiba - UTFPR)

Green Office - UTFPR

13:30 - 15:30

RCE Americas action plans

 

15:30 - 15:45

Break

 

15:45 - 18:15

RCE Americas action plans

 

18:15 - 18:30

Closing session of the day

 

19:00 - 20:00

Closing event - Cultural program

Heitor Stockler de França SESI CULTURAL CENTER

Optional Cultural Programs

Time

Saturday, October 22 - Cultural program

 

09:00 - 13:00

Program 1 - Learning about Sustainable Town through a bus ride in Curitiba (Curitiba Public Transportation ride)

Information about Curitiba in English
http://www.curitiba.pr.gov.br/idioma/ingles/linhaturismo

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch (grab & go)

Pic-nic in an urban city park

13:30 - 18.00

Program 2 - Experiencing Traditional Knowledge of the old Mennonites Colony - trip of 50 Km through Paraná’s typical landscape of “Campos Gerais”)

USD15 per person (transport by bus, visit to the local Mennonites museum, tasting of local delicacies)

Time

Sunday, October 23 - Cultural program

 

08:15 - 16:30

Program 3 - Learning about biodiversity and the ecossystem in the Tropical Atlantic Forest Train in the city of Morretes with traditional food for lunch by taking a train ride from Curitiba.
Return to Curitiba by taking a bus at 15:00 and arriving in Curitiba at around 16:30.

(USD150) See video - Serra Verde Express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9E6kupgnmc

¹ Kindly note that the expenses are not covered for dinner, but RCE Curitiba-Parana is happy to arrange a group dinner.