Abstract¶
Research day on financing, protecting and valuing nature¶
On Tuesday 16 May, 14h-18h, the Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO) organized a thematic research day on financing, protecting and valuing nature in collaboration with the InnoFiNS-research consortium.
What exactly are "Nature-Based solutions" and how did they so recently become in vogue as strategies to address climate and ecological breakdown? Could Nature-Based solutions be the way forward? If so, how can they help our cities, agriculture, water systems and natural areas become climate-proof? How can they address the economic and political drivers of ecological loss and damage? What are the dangers, challenges and opportunities of Nature-Based solutions?
IMDO puts research in the spotlight and invites academics and policymakers to jointly look ahead.
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When? 16 May 2023 14:00-17:00
Where? Klooster van de Grauwzusters, UAntwerpen, AntwerpenOrganizers: InnoFiNS research consortium and Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development
Programme¶
Time slot | Presentation | |
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14:00-14:10 | Prof. dr. Steven Van Passel | Welcome |
14:10-15:00 | dr. Cecil Konijnendijk | Key note: Nature based solutions: towards a Forest City |
Convenor: dr. Vincent Bellinkx | ||
15:00-15:15 | Wito Van Oijstaeijen | Nature Smart Cities: A business model for greener cities |
15:15-15:30 | dr. Sylvie Van Damme | Innofins: financing blue green measures |
15:30-15:45 | Prof. dr. Gert Van Hecken, dr. Vijay Kolinjivadi | ePEStemology: Assessing the power asymmetries and value frameworks underpinning payments for ecosystem services (PES) |
15:45-15:50 | Poster pitch presentations | |
Axelle Vincent | Transformar: Accelerating and upscaling transformational adaptation in Europe - demonstration of water related innovation packages | |
Peter Vervoort | Access to health promoting green space in relation to population density: Case Leuven - Belgium | |
Arinç Onat Kiliç | Blue Bonds: Enforcing ocean protection through financialization | |
Soukaina Anougmar | Pattern: providing operational economic appraisal methods and practices for informed decision-making on environmental policies | |
Sam Vermeulen | Turquoise: Blue Green strategies for Climate Adaptation | |
Katherine Vandevelde | Prowater: Climate Change adaptation through payment for ecosystem services | |
Thomas Machiels | Climatefit: resilient climate financing and investment taskforces | |
15:50-16:10 | BREAK | |
16:10-16:50 | Panel debate on governance and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions
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16:50-17:00 | Prof. dr. Gudrun De Boeck | Closing speech |
17:00-18:00 | Reception |
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Presentations¶
Please find all the presentations in PDF in the following folder.