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Mediterranean Forum for the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
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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 (12.06.2025)
| 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: Building Resilience in the Mediterranean: Accelerating Climate Adaptation Through Local Action and Regional Collaboration |
| 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, Head of Advisory, 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 Region 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 Hit 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, Director of ItaliaMeteo Agency - Elina Bardram, European Commission, Mission Manager |
