Landscape Architects at COP27

Credit. ASLA. Pamela Conrad at COP27

At the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, more than 200 governments reached a last minute deal to create a global “loss and damages” fund that is expected to funnel billions in financial support from wealthy countries to the developing countries most impacted by climate change.

Two landscape architects representing ASLA and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) — Kotchakorn Voraakhom, International ASLA, founder of Landprocess, and Pamela Conrad, ASLA, founder of Climate Positive Design — called for more equitable investment in nature-based adaptation solutions and a greater commitment to the 2040 vision and goals of the ASLA Climate Action Plan.

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Source: ASLA