Barranquilla Hosts Latin American Mayors for Urban Transformation Summit

Barranquilla will host Latin American and Caribbean mayors for a BID meeting on urban development and climate resilience.

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The 2026 Mayors' Meeting of the City Network of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will take place in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 3 and 4, 2026. ^[1] Alejandro Char, mayor of Barranquilla, stated that the city's governance model based on fiscal discipline and public-private-community articulation transformed it from a lagging city to a hub of well-being and innovation over nearly 20 years. ^[2] The event began on September 2, 2026, in Bogotá, where Alejandro Char, mayor of Barranquilla, participated in the opening ceremony before returning to host the main agenda. ^[3] The meeting theme is 'From projects to strategies: how cities generate transformation' and will address urban financing, local government capacity, employment, climate change, and sustainable investment. ^[4] The event aims to address challenges including sustainable financing, social and urban resilience, impact investments, and strengthening local institutional capacity. ^[5] Former Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who served from 2001 to 2014, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on public leadership and urban development in Barranquilla. ^[6] The meeting agenda includes a thematic session on institutional capacity titled 'Institutional Capacity: Cities That Build Trust,' featuring María Teresa Fernández, Secretary General of Barranquilla. ^[7]

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The 2026 Mayors' Meeting of the City Network of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will take place in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 3 and 4, 2026. · El Tiempo

Alejandro Char, mayor of Barranquilla, stated that the city's governance model based on fiscal discipline and public-private-community articulation transformed it from a lagging city to a hub of well-being and innovation over nearly 20 years. · El Tiempo

The event began on September 2, 2026, in Bogotá, where Alejandro Char, mayor of Barranquilla, participated in the opening ceremony before returning to host the main agenda. · El Tiempo

The meeting theme is 'From projects to strategies: how cities generate transformation' and will address urban financing, local government capacity, employment, climate change, and sustainable investment. · El Tiempo

The event aims to address challenges including sustainable financing, social and urban resilience, impact investments, and strengthening local institutional capacity. ·

ELHERALDO.COColombia

Former Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who served from 2001 to 2014, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on public leadership and urban development in Barranquilla. · El Universal

The meeting agenda includes a thematic session on institutional capacity titled 'Institutional Capacity: Cities That Build Trust,' featuring María Teresa Fernández, Secretary General of Barranquilla. ·

ELHERALDO.COColombia

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