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How to face the challenges of a vision of sustainable development?

February 28 2019
Mauren esquivel

Preparing the world to take on the green challenge should not be considered a daunting task, even if it seems like it. In theory, you have the knowledge, the technological tools and human resources to undertake the work of recovering the health of the planet and promoting the conditions for a healthy coexistence, which will allow the construction and adaptation of inclusive and sustainable cities and societies.

This work (as utopian as it may seem) is urgent and, although it has fostered the consensus of almost all countries, it also needs the help of all sectors, including banking, in order to achieve common agreement and facilitate the implementation of solutions.

As explained in the article on BBC Future on green architecture, the movement towards the development of this type of projects not only responds to a growing need for buildings that can face multiple challenges related to climate change, such as rising energy costs, water scarcity and an increased risk of extreme weather conditions; It is also due to the fact that according to ILO data, this sector is expected to generate more than 6,5 million jobs by 2030 (the second fastest growing sector for "green" jobs in the coming decades).

From this perspective, support for green projects is not only a solution for our countries in terms of environmental protection, but also implies a positive impact on the generation of direct jobs in sectors related to this industry.

This new paradigm therefore requires the training of professionals from different business sectors, governments and multilateral organizations, to identify innovative solutions to current problems caused by the human footprint, which can also provide economic and social benefits to the countries of the region.

After raising this scenario, the courses that Ecobanking, together with experts from the sector, have designed to serve as a platform of knowledge and training for local banks, the construction industry, urban development companies and other related sectors are appropriate to enable a a panorama in which the countries of the region can mobilize towards sustainable development with a potential for greater profitability in the long term.

In this sense, particularly the course of Green Housing Financing, offers the tools to take responsibility for integrating notions of sustainability into the construction and urbanization industry.

This blog was originally published on ecobankingproject.org and based on the text originally written by Alejandra Paredes Lardizabal.