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Welcome to the WGIC26 – 12th World Green Infrastructure Congress held from October 27 to 30, 2026 at the International Convention Centre of Barcelona (CCIB), Catalonia, Spain. 

Meet Some of the People on Stage


WGIC26 Keynotes on Day 1:

What makes a city healthy?


On Tuesday 27 October, WGIC26 opens at CCIB Barcelona with three keynote sessions on the: Policy that funds green infrastructure, Architecture that brings nature into Barcelona, and Why contact with nature is a health issue. Then, 150 speakers and more than 100 presentations follow.

Green Infrastructure Policies Keynote · 09:30–10:00 · Plenary Room: Regulation and funding decide which green infrastructure gets built and where. Three voices from Brussels set out the policy frame for the congress.

Day 2 Keynotes:

How does building-scale greening make cities 
more livable & resilient?

On Wednesday 28 Oct three keynote sessions discuss: How cities need to manage green space and water together, Where is green infrastructure heading and who will shape it, and What it takes to make biodiversity a lasting part of urban life.

Green & Blue Cities Keynote · 09:30–10:00 · Plenary Room: Cities need to manage green space and water together. An expert in urban green-blue infrastructure, the creator of the Superblocks model, and a voice from the green roofs and walls industry look at how planning, nature-based solutions and building-scale greening can make cities more livable and resilient.

WGIC26 Days 3 & 4:

Three Technical Tour Visits follow on Thursday Oct 29 taking you to Barcelona’s iconic green roofs, living façades & urban gardens culminating with the optional Saturday Oct 30 Research & Innovation Day at the Universitat de Lleida.

TOURS - Jardí Tarradellas: Promoted by Barcelona City Council, this stunning project acts as a green lung, Itinerary A; Urbaser Central Park: Industrial Biodiversity in 400 m², Itinerary B; Terrats d'en Xifré: Winner of the New European Bauhaus Prize 2021, Itinerary C.

Aramis & I hope to meet you soon in Barcelona & Lleida!

Love the Earth, Plant a Roof (or Wall)!


Linda S. Velazquez, ASLA, LEED AP, GRP

Greenroofs.com Publisher & Design Consultant

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email: editor@greenroofs.com

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