Nature-based infrastructure solutions support resilience, equity, public health, and biodiversity, and accelerate carbon mitigation. Designing with nature can help global communities reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 and protect & conserve 30% of ecosystems by 2030.

Speakers:

• Pamela Conrad, Vice Chair, IFLA Climate + Biodiversity Working Group, Senior Fellow, Architecture 2030

• Kotchakorn Voraakhom, CEO, Porous City Network

• Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO, American Society of Landscape Architects  

• Dr. Sandeep Sengupta, Global Coordinator for Climate Change, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• Dr. Siddharth Narayan, Assistant Professor, Integrated Coastal Programs, Eastern Carolina University

• Lisa Richmond, Senior Fellow, Architecture 2030 (moderator)