About The Fundación Barranquilla +20

Fundación Barranquilla+20 it was founded in 2012 by Xiomara Acevedo, with the purpose of promoting climate justice, biodiversity conservation, water governance and territorial rights in Colombia and Latin America. We are an NGO, youth and feminist who works with rural communities, african and indigenous, coastal villages, young people and women, promoting equity, social participation, environmental education and community leadership.

Throughout our 13 years of experience, we have developed projects, such as MallorquínVIVE and Low Carbon Schoolsled campaigns of global incidence and participated in spaces of important international as COP16, COP27 and COP30.

We are managers of change, drivers of life — convinced that the communities are the heart of the transformation.

We are moved by the rescue of the local knowledge and intergenerational equity to build cities and territories, residents, and low in GHG emissions.

Our initiatives have covered regions such as the Orinoco, Caribbean and the South Pacific in Colombia.

Be a reference organization in Latin America for its leadership in climate action, environmental education and the empowerment of intergenerational toward a future of fair and resilient.

Commitment, equity, innovation, collaborative work, and respect for the nature guide all of our actions.

The basis of our work

In Fundación Barranquilla +20 we believe that the climate justice begins from the territories. Since 2012, led by Xiomara Acevedo, we have worked with women, youth, childhood, towns, communities, african and indigenous and coastal communities, promoting leadership, equity, and environmental education and social mobilization.

Projects like MallorquínVIVE, Low Carbon Schools, the Summits of Women for Climate Justice and our participation in global processes such as COP16, COP27 and COP30, consolidated Barranquilla +20 as an expert, a pioneer and leader in Colombia and Latin America in climate change, biodiversity, water and justice socio-demographic and territorial.

Our commitment is to life, territories, and communities — and with a future that is sustainable, equitable, and resilient for all people.

Meet our volunteers

We are a interdisciplinary team. Our members come from diverse areas such as law, international relations, graphic design, forest engineering, international business, communications and journalism, anthropology, environmental engineering, among others.

Xiomara Acevedo

Executive Directorate

Esneyder Ramos Arango

Alliances ODS

Danilo Ponare

Link Territorial Indigenous Peoples

Laura Acevedo

Social issues and Inequalities

María Sostenible

Co-Creator of the project, “the Guardians of Bocas de Cenizas“

Cristian Eduardo Cardeño

Anthropologist and Alliances Brazil

Andrés Rodríguez

Environmental engineer - Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint

Estevan Marin

Legal coordination and Coordinator of projects of Gender Equity

Angelica Beltran

Consultant Forests and Climate Change

Bibiana Cepeda

LOCAL CONFERENCE OF YOUTH 2021

Dora Tafur

Professional Support in the SDGS

Breyner Padilla

Intern in Education and Environmental Management

Jhon Cortes

Coordination of Design and layout

Nathalia Maya Benavides

Social networks and Design

Brianda Jiménez Bolivar

Support in Communications and Simulations COPs

Sheryn Yidi

Address Audiovisual

Sofia Acevedo

Communication and Audiovisual

Carmen Bravo

Communication and Audiovisual

Andrés Tirado

Event planning - logistics and coordination

Laura Tamia Ortiz

Consultant and member of “Self Government”

Joshua Peace Gomez

Professional development of environmental projects

Samuel Alejandro Rodriguez Beltran

Support in Coordination of Environmental Projects

Jeraldin Red Pialejo

An Environmental engineer and support on strategic issues of Nariño

Ronaldo Lobo Gonzalez

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MANAGER OF PROJECT FORMULATION

Jandy A. Leguizamo

Specialist in social communication and journalism

Sofia Gutierrez

Specialist in social media and community management

Gina Colmenares Lopez

Psychologist and specialist in project formulation

Adriana Escandon Meza

An environmental engineer and specialist projects

Our history

We were accredited by the UNEP for the Assembly of the Environment of the United Nations (UNEA).
The project Women for Climate Justice was selected for the Paris Peace Forum.
Project Guardians of the Mouths of Ash he was selected by the awards Latin america Green.
Present in the Climate week Latin America and the Caribbean.
Barranquilla,+20 participated in the Workshop face-to-Face Community of Practice #ArticuLAC in the Dominican Republic.
We were invited by the Committee of Splicing the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the national government of Colombia elected to 2022-2026.
We performed the “Summit of Women for Climate Justice” for the first time in Colombia, organized by Barranquilla+20 in the framework of Generation Equality, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Conversation with the counselors of youths in the event of awareness on environmental education by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) and GYBN Colombia.

One Young World recognizes Barranquilla+20 as a youth organisation of high-impact in your Impact Report of 2021.
Barranquilla,+20 participated in the COP26 Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Xiomara Acevedo participated in Climate Hub of the New YorkTimes: “Reboot the Future: How Do We Move Faster, Together?” #COP26
Panel discussion on climate finance in the COP26 with the participation of Xiomara Acevedo in the Podcast “The Big Light”.
1st Model Simulation COP26: 200 Young people from Latin america to strengthen their knowledge and to develop the path for the region for the cop26 and climate action.
40 participants of the course “Managing Climate Change in the Atlantic” graduated, supported by Forum Coast.
The first edition of the “National summit of Youth For the Climate” at the Legislative Palace of the National Congress (Paraguay).
Co-create the first Local conference of Youth in Colombia, contributing to the Global COY at COP26.
IUCN – World congress on Nature: a our initiative was selected in the Summit of the World's Youth.
Webinar – Agreement of Glasgow in Latin america.
We build the case study on the wind farm Jepirachi and we created our first podcast on the Carbon markets with the community Sikuani in Vichada.

¡Barranquilla+20 was selected as one of the youth initiatives most important to the Youth Solutions Report 2020! a flagship initiative run by the A Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
“Schools low-carbon” it was selected as one of the 100 initiatives led by young people who contribute to the bet for renewable energy and alternatives.
Support in the organization of the “Camp Violet: Leadership and Feminisms” for women of Colombia and Venezuela, a virtual space to promote the meeting of young women with different leadership, social from a feminist perspective.
Conference – Stop Ocean Plastic Pollution together with experts in the protection of the marine environment.
Conference – Emergency Climate in Colombia, organized from Barranquilla,+20, Environment and Society, and the National Network of Youth-Friendly.
Regional initiative Atlantic for the SDGS: initiatives in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030.
GFLAC in synergy with Barranquilla,+20 presented the proposals of the Latin american civil society on financing climate and sustainable.
Annual congress of Territorial planning and Management Sustainable organized by the PAOTGTO with the presentation entitled " Spatial planning and Climate Change’ by Xiomara Acevedo.
Home Guardians of Bocas de Ceniza: our project supported by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance based in the magical encounter between the Magdalena River and the Caribbean Sea.
Participation in PIGCCT Nariñothe climate plan is more inclusive of Colombia.
Discussion “Release formulation of the management model climate of the Municipality of Grass” to confront the climate crisis by the Mayor of Pasto organized by Barranquilla,+20, or other entities.

Barranquilla,+20 present in the COP25 in Madrid, Spain.
Managers Project YoGobierno alongside organizations Cauca Adapted, Resilient and Green by Nature.
Barranquilla,+20, ACT, Greenpeace, Fundación Natura and Alder, are added to the initiative of “Dejusticia” for to promote a change in the goal of annual deforestation in Colombia.
¡Xiomara Acevedo joins the A Global network of Youth for Biodiversity of Colombia as a member of the planning group!
Sit-in for the Amazon in Barranquilla and in Nariño.

Present at the event Next Generation where the British Council presented their research to 100 the young leaders of the country.
Barranquilla+20 and 350.Org America organized “Join us for the Climate” on the day of Climate Action Global under the framework Rise for Climate to build a world free of fossil fuels in the city of Barranquilla.
Under the slogan “Change your mind, not the climate”, together with the collective MESSAGE of the municipality of Puerto Colombia, we conducted an intervention on the Malecon Avenue of the River in Barranquilla.
Present in the International summit of Youth #NariñoPorElCLima on the World Environment Day.

Coordination of the regional initiative Parliament Latin america and the Caribbean of Young people by the Water: our commitment to the conservation and defence of the vital resource.
Coordinators Youth forum of the Americas supports the National Dialogue of Youth Way to the OAS.
Representing Barranquilla One Young World Is Bogotá.
Webinar ODS6: The Time is Ah2Ora: we share our experience with the Parliament Latin american and Caribbean Young people by the Water.
Conference – Impacts World participating in a panel on the SDGS, generational justice, and representation of future generations.

Winners recognition “Everyday Young Hero” by YSA (Youth Service America) Youth Changing the World.
B+20 partners in the Assembly of Youth for Habitat III, Quito, ecuador.
National dialogue of the Youth: heading to the 46th General Assembly of the OAS at the University of the North.
Present in “The Summit – World Humanitarian Summit” in Istanbul in order to give way to your phase of action coordinator international.
Organizers “Local meetings of the Youth” with a special Vokaribe.Net.
Present in the COP13 Mexico: elevating the voices of young people for the conservation of biodiversity.

Part of the family TUNZA Network (UNEP environmental Children and Young people).
Workshop participation of the youth for water and climate change in COY11.
World forum of Youth of the UNESCO in Paris.
Conference – project COBRA led by the IES and that trained indigenous communities in five countries of the Guiana Shield which took place in the economic and social council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
We were interviewed by the leader of the project World COP21, which seeks to project local solutions for the environment and entrepreneurship.
We participate in the Conferencia Risk Reduction and Climate Change.
Magazine Hey Newspaper The Herald highlights our work.
Representing Barranquilla advocating for, and the responsibility that intergenerational adaptation and climate justice in the COP21.

Present in the visit of the boat badge of Greenpeace.
EcoCarnaval in the ciénaga de mallorquín the village from The Beach.
Forum Youthful Voices and the Environment for a Barranquilla Adapted to the CC
Winners of the National Award for Youth Volunteer in the category of Environment and Habitat.
Appearance in the newspaper Freedom by highlighting work of young leaders barranquilleros.
Present in the High-Level dialogues Rio+20 in Bogotá.
Participants of the Table of Young people National Congress of Protected Areas.
Organizers “Barranquilla acts for the climate”
Featured ECO Entrepreneurs of the city by the magazine Hey the Herald.
Mallorcan LIVING School of the Water finalists of the Bayer Young Community Innovators
Day Of Christmas – Majorcan LIVES in the Classroom Environmental of The Beach.

Clean-up day in the Swamp of Majorca organized together with Ecological Awareness.
Regional workshop on Climate Change – CliMates.
B+20 represented Colombia in the Regional meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean for young people organized by UNEP in Panama.
Organizers Forum For Youth Participation at the University of the North,
Present in the Budapest Water Summit as part of the youth forum.
Recognition in the contest Youth Protective of the Water of Pavco by Mallorcan LIVING – Finalists in Bogotá.
Forum Young+Water as part of the closing of the international year of cooperation in the sphere of the water in Mexico.
Workshop with the children of The Beach as part of the project Mallorcan LIVING

They founded the organization Barranquilla +20
Presence in the People's summit: Rio+20.
Participation in the event of the day World Environment – University of North.
II Forum of Culture and Environmental Education “Urban planning and the Environment”
Forum National Volunteer organized by the Universidad del Rosario, CEASES.