Bogot¡: "Planning for sustainable cities must be multidimensional," Maria Mercedes Jaramillo, former Secretary of Planning of Bogot¡, emphasized during a roundtable focused on global housing challenges at the WUF13, APA reports. She asserted that professionals must adopt new methodologies to build sustainable communities.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Jaramillo highlighted that urban planning should extend beyond housing issues: "It is impossible to solve the housing problem without planning employment, transportation, food, energy, and water security." She advocated for a multi-level approach to planning, stressing that daily life is influenced not only by global, regional, and metropolitan factors but also by the proximity to essential services and spaces.

Jaramillo pointed out that the world is currently experiencing a systemic crisis. She addressed urban resilience, noting that urbanism often treats cities as isolated entities: "Cities do not produce the water we drink, the food we eat, or the energy we use. Yet urban planning still treats the city as an object confined within borders."

Drawing on her experience in Bogot¡, Jaramillo remarked, "After serving as Secretary of Planning in Bogot¡ - one of the world's most complex, unequal, and climate-vulnerable cities - I know that traditional urban planning alone is not enough to make cities safe and sustainable."