19

June


Mediterranean Forum for the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

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Programme

Thursday 19 June  

Mediterranean Forum for the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

09:30 - 17:05 CEST: Mediterranean Forum for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change –Tecnopolo | Data Valley Hub, Via della Manifattura 3 - 40128, Bologna.

18:00 - 20:00 CEST: Closing Remarks & Networking Reception – Auditorium Biagi – Biblioteca Salaborsa | Piazza del Nettuno, 3 - 40121 Bologna. Transport will be provided.

Provisional programme (12.05.2025)

9:00 – 9:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee  
9:30 – 10:00 | Opening Remarks  
Welcome Address:  
- Michele de Pascale, President, Emilia-Romagna Region
- Matteo Lepore, Mayor, City of Bologna
- Raffaele Fitto, Vice-President of the European Commission (video message)
10:00 – 10:15 | Lightening Talk: Chiara Cagnazzo - Principal Scientific Officer of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts 
10:15 – 11:15 | High level panel 
Chair: Elina Bardram, European Commission, Mission Manager 
Speakers   
- Kostas Bakoyannis, Chair of the ENVE Commission of the European Committee of the Regions
- Annalisa Corrado, Member of the European Parliament, ENVI Committee member
- Joško Klisović, President of the Assembly of the City of Zagreb and Member of the European Committee of the Regions
- Sergio Arjona Jiménez, Deputy Minister of Sustainability and Environment ministry of the Andalusian Regional Government
 
Q&As 
11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee break 
11:45 – 13:00 | Session 1: Funding Integrated Planning and its Implementation    
 Panel discussion "Rethinking planning and mainstreaming resilience considerations"  
Chair: Roberto Ridolfi, Member of the Mission Board  
Speakers: 
- Esther Badiola, Principal Climate Advisor, European Investment Bank
- Maria Elena Perretti, European Programs Manager, Cassa Depositi Prestiti
- Marisa Parmigiani, Head of Sustainability and Stakeholder Management, Unipol Assicurazioni
- Miljenko Sedlar, Head of Climate Department - REGEA, Croatia
- Vassilios Latinos, Head of Resilience and Climate Adaptation, ICLEI

Q&As  

13:00– 14:00 | Lunch Break  
14:00 – 15:15 | Session 2: Citizen Engagement for Climate Resilience  
 Panel discussion: “Ensuring local citizen engagement”
Chair: Patrizia Bianconi, Sustainability and Climate Change Senior Consultant, Emilia-Romagna  
Speakers
- Emily Marion Clancy, Deputy Mayor, Bologna  
- Anthony Zacharzewski, President and Co-Founder, Democratic Society
- José Segarra, Ambassador of the European Climate Pact 
- Catherine Lauranson, Adviser on Ecological Transition, Marseille
- Paola Mercogliano, Principal Scientist, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)  

Q&As 

15:15– 15:45 | Coffee Break  
15:45 – 17:00 | Session 3: Boosting Climate Preparedness. The case of the Mediterranean regional challenge  
Panel discussion: Scaling Preparedness and Resilience Across the Mediterranean
Chair: Antonella Morgillo, Member of the Mission Board 
Speakers
- Luca Arbau, Covenant of Mayors - Cities on Refresh Campaign
- Nikos Chrysogelos, Deputy Mayor of Climate Governance and Social Economy, Athens 
- Georgios Boustras, Professor in Risk Assessment, European University of Cyprus
- Fabian Borg, Head of Research Innovation Unit (RIU), Malta 
- Gaetano Vivo, European Commission, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) 

Q&As 

17:00 – 17:05 | Closing in Tecnopolo and transfer to City Centre
18:00-20:00 | Closing Remarks & Networking Reception – Auditorium Biagi – Biblioteca Salaborsa, Piazza del Nettuno, 3 - 40121 Bologna
Welcome: Anna Lisa Boni, Deputy Mayor of Bologna
Keynote: Antonio Navarra, President, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
Closing remarks:
- Carlo Cacciamani, former Director of ItaliaMeteo Agency 
- Elina Bardram, European Commission, Mission Manager

Forum:
Thu, 19 June 2025

Bologna, Italy

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