Community Development Events
Southwest Border Colonias: Housing and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
June 22–23, 2016 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Southwest Border Colonias: Housing and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century convened practitioners, policymakers, researchers and colonia residents to examine housing and sustainable development issues in the southwest border region and to promote international collaboration and solutions for persistent challenges.
Southwest Border Colonias: Housing and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century convened practitioners, policymakers, researchers and colonia residents to examine housing and sustainable development issues in the southwest border region and to promote international collaboration and solutions for persistent challenges.
Presenters drew connections between local, regional and global development challenges and share successful approaches and evidence-based models around three themes:
- Access to safe and affordable housing
- Investment in people and communities for upward mobility
- Resilience in response to environmental and economic changes
Keynote Speaker:
- Gustavo Velasquez, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The conference also highlighted the Dallas Fed’s 2015 report, “Las Colonias in the 21st Century: Progress Along the Texas–Mexico Border,” which examines successes and challenges in infrastructure, housing, economic opportunity, education and health in Texas border colonias. Learn more about this report and recent related initiatives at TexasColonias.org
Designated a United Nations Habitat III U.S. Regional Conference, this event preceded and informed the international UN Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador (October 2016).Agenda
Wednesday, June 22 |
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5:30 p.m. |
Opening Event: Celebración de las Colonias |
Welcome
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Next-Generation Approaches to Policy and Practice in Colonias and Informal Housing Subdivisions
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Exhibits
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Thursday, June 23 |
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7:30 a.m. |
Check-In and Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome
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8:20 a.m. |
Habitat III Introduction and Overview of the Global and Domestic Process
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Securing Housing for All |
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8:45 a.m. |
The Urban–Rural Connection: Housing, Infrastructure and the “New Colonias”
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Investing in People and Communities for Upward Mobility |
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10:15 a.m. |
Digital Equity and Opportunity in the Border Region
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Celebrating Colonia Organizations |
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11:15 a.m. |
Exhibits, Networking and Break |
Lunch |
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11:45 a.m. |
Keynote Remarks
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Investing in People and Communities for Upward Mobility (con't) |
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1:00 p.m. |
Building on Assets: Advancements in Education
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2:00 p.m. |
Break |
Responding to Change and Building Resilience |
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2:15 p.m. |
Connecting Communities to Regional Economic Opportunities
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3:15 p.m. |
Innovations in Health and Wellness
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4:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks: ¡Sigamos Adelante!
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4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |