# 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]

## What this stands on

1. 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, News)
2. 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, News)
3. 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, News)
4. 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, News)
5. The event aims to address challenges including sustainable financing, social and urban resilience, impact investments, and strengthening local institutional capacity. (ELHERALDO.CO, News)
6. 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, News)
7. 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.CO, News)

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