Natalia Burgos Cuevas

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Natalia Burgos Cuevas

MA (Disasters, Adaptation and Development)
BS (Political Science and Urban Management and Development)

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Coordinator International Development

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Natalia Burgos Cuevas is a Researcher at Ecologic Institute. She coordinates the international development activities at Ecologic Institute. Her research areas include climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, disaster prevention, and urban and regional planning. Her work focuses on the analysis of nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration for climate mitigation and adaptation, and governance, policy frameworks, and co-creation approaches for sustainable urban development. She also analyzes linkages between climate change and migration, with a focus on land use and development plans. Natalia's native language is Spanish. She is also fluent in English and French, and has a basic knowledge of German.

Before joining Ecologic Institute, Natalia Burgos worked as Regional Development Advisor at the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) of Colombia, being responsible for the design and implementation of the Colombian Regional Integration Strategy prioritized in the National Development Plan (2018-2022). Additionally, she worked in the enlargement of the Colombian portfolio for sustainable land use planning and climate change regional projects.

Prior to this role, she worked as Sustainable Urban Development Advisor at the National Planning Department, collaborating with the implementation of the public policy concerning the size, distribution and function of Colombian cities with a focus on climate change related projects.

Natalia Burgos completed her Master's degree in Disasters, Adaptation and Development at King's College London (United Kingdom). For her dissertation, she conducted interdisciplinary research on how governance structures influence participatory processes and their ability to support vulnerability reduction in risk communities focusing on a case study of community participation in Altos de la Estancia, Bogota (Colombia).

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Recent content by Natalia Burgos Cuevas

Event:Conference
 
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As a proud partner of the Nature of Cities Festival 2024, we cordially invite you to be part of an extraordinary three-week event that focuses on the importance and beauty of urban nature. This multifaceted festival offers a wide range of activities both online and in person - from inspiring discussions to collaborative workshops that allow participants from all over the world to actively engage at any time.

The Nature of Cities Festival 2024

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virtual and Berlin, Germany

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Project
 
This project is focused on assessing and improving the impact of Climate-ADAPT through an evaluation that looks both backward and forward. The primary objective of the project is to comprehensively evaluate Climate-ADAPT, including its subsites such as the European Climate and Health Observatory and the EU Mission on Adaptation Portal.

Evaluation of the European Platform for Climate Adaptation Climate-ADAPT

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Project:Horizon Europe
 
The project's ambition is to contribute to the systemic transformation needed for a nature-positive economy through collaborative multi-stakeholder research and innovation to provide clarity and guidance for policy, industry and society.

GoNaturePositive!

Co-creating a Nature-Positive World

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Presentation:Chairing
 
A Cities Talk Nature Global Engagement Event was organized as part of the INTERLACE project in Envigado, Colombia and streamed online on 23 and 24 November 2023 to explore these topics in more depth. Entitled ‘Rethinking urban-rural linkages for people and biodiversity’, the conference convened over 100 municipal actors and practitioners from Europe and Latin America interested in harnessing the potential of NBS in their cities and regions. Co-organised by UCLG, Humboldt Institute Colombia and Ecologic Institute, the event featured diverse formats, including field visits, practical workshops, and peer-to-peer discussions.

Urban-Rural Linkages and Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for Sustainable Development

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McKenna Davis

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the independent expert report "Harnessing the power of collaboration for nature-based solutions : new ideas and insights for local decision-makers"
This paper focuses on co-creation for nature-based solutions, providing practical examples and guidance for local decision-makers. It sheds light on the effective utilization of co-governance approaches, encouraging participatory processes and collaborative creation in the realm of nature-based solutions.

Harnessing the Power of Collaboration for Nature-based Solutions

New ideas and insights for local decision-makers

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Publication:Infographic
 
Graphic presenting the key figures of the Urban Governance Atlas at the time of launch.
The INTERLACE Urban Governance Atlas was launched in 2023. It invites political decision-makers, urban planners, researchers, civil society organizations, and all interested parties to delve into the success stories of 250 political instruments from 41 countries. These instruments support nature-based solutions and tools for ecosystem restoration. The Atlas aims to showcase what has made them successful, the lessons learned in their design and implementation, and the governance approaches they employ. Developed by the Ecologic Institute, the infographic provides a clear overview of what the Urban Governance Atlas is and who can benefit from it.

Urban Governance Atlas

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