Six years ago, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff was overthrown in a coup d’état. The political trial orchestrated against her involved all the powers of the Brazilian republic, under the command of the then vice-president Michel Temer, who during his illegitimate presidency would initiate a dark period of neoliberal subjugation. Exchanges of leaked messages published by […]
2020 political and representation crisis throughout the region. 2021 a meeting place to discuss experiences. 2022 the construction of a space for exchange. 2023 the strengthening of a community.
Nowadays, the environmental discussion is more present, the idea of an efficient environmental policy is central and has been installed in the public discussion of municipal affairs, driven by the increasing pollution of air, water and soil in cities.
In Colombia, talking about democracy means facing a crisis of trust, governance and representation in electoral politics and institutions. It means facing a reality of systematic violence, cross-fires and ideological stereotypes that have made Colombian history difficult to assimilate. Asking ordinary people if they trust in politics or political figures, is to receive comments such […]
An assessment of the good, the fair and the bad of Gustavo Petro’s broad proposal for change in Colombia.
The assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president is not an isolated incident. It is yet another episode in the growing political violence in which Latin America is trapped. The only way out of this trap is a revolution, one that seeks to rebuild the social fabric.
The covid-19 pandemic broke out in the midst of an international (dis)order. Unfortunately, there was no concerted action in Latin America in response to the threats posed by the pandemic. These threats highlight the need to renew or give impetus to another style of multilateral, collaborative governance that involves the participation of different levels within […]
During the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October, CILA was present at the world’s largest Global Municipalism Meeting “Cities Without Fear”. For 3 days, activists, activists, social organizations, Councillors, ambassadors, civil servants from Latin America, mayors and mayoresses met in the city of Rosario, Argentina; with the challenge of transforming fear into hope and the […]
Since its inception in March 1972, the Urban Development Institute (IDU) has identified the city’s needs in order to plan the development of road infrastructure. According to Diego Sánchez Fonseca, Director of the IDU, in these 50 years the mobility of Bogotá’s roads has been transformed, with better access routes for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.
The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) builds on the outcomes of COP 26 to take action on certain key issues to address the climate emergency, ranging from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening resilience and adapting to the unavoidable consequences of climate change, to […]
