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One of the most pressing needs of all times has been the safeguarding of the environment and the lowering of the earth‘s pollution levels. Soaring headlines of climate news and an upsurge of market failures concomitant with major challenges of world fi nance, poverty and health have largely contributed to panic mongering and curbed efforts to finding rational consensus.
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Adapting for Tomorrowopportunities and risks of Climate-resilient growth
In t e rna t i ona l Con f e r enceCommittee of the Regions
Brussels28 February 2012
I N V I T A T I O N
Adapting for Tomorrow
Hosted by the ALDE group in the Committee of the Regions
Committee of the Regions
EUROPEAN UNION
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About the eventOne of the most pressing needs of all times has been the safeguarding of the environment and the lowering of the earth‘s pollution levels. Soaring headlines of climate news and an up-surge of market failures concomitant with major challenges of world fi nance, poverty and health have largely contributed to panic mongering and curbed efforts to fi nding rational consen-sus. Adaptation to climate change and its uncertain future impacts, such as the effects on the ecological system, health swelling urbanism and mechanisms of global food markets, needs to be addressed.In this context, it will become more important to deal with private sector opportunities, challenges, innovations, risk-management and models of economic growth. Efforts to convince businesses and industries in emerging markets to invest in costly and innovative technology for sustainable development have shown some progress but also delay. Infrastructure design for adaptation planning to make cities and regional risk areas primarily in developing countries climate-resilient has also been moving slowly, if not deadlocked, by setting other priorities. Although fi nancial aid for developing countries by the donor countries is welcomed, the question comes to the fore how exactly collaboration of projects and technical expertise towards climate-resilience will be reinforced and realised? In how far can sectoral perspectives shift towards a holistic approach and involve development of choices and actions of multiple actors? Where do moral boundaries begin? Which role can the private sector play in the context of global gover-nance for adaptation?Which implications will renewable energy sources and built climate-resilient facilities have on the environment and on climate fi nance? Can an approach towards adaptation be part of the solution of climate change tomorrow?
Programme
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Venue: Committee of the Regions, JDE 51, Rue Belliard 101, 1040 Brussels
Moderator: Christoph Prössl, Journalist
8.30 registration and coffee
9.00 Welcome and introduction Wolf-Dieter Zumpfort, Vice-President of the Board of Directors,
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
Paula Baker, Member of Basingstoke and Deane Council, United Kingdom, Deputy Coordinator,
Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Session 1: Lessons learned? Past experience of adaptation
9.15 Keynote: resilient strategies for adapting to climate and change Julian morris, Vice-President, Reason Foundation, Washington D. C.
10.00 a mollusc on the leg of a beetle: globalization, not global warming Paul reiter, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute, Paris
10.30 Proof from history: how do humans adapt to changes of the environment?
gullög Nordquist, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Uppsala
Session 2: Sectoral case studies
11.00 making ‘climate-proof’ Pier Vellinga, Director of Climate Program Earth System Science and Climate Change (ESS CC),
Adaptation Strategies Group, University of Wageningen
11.30 Smart cities – how to become a smart city oliver Blank, Managing Director European Affairs, The German electrical and electronics industry
(ZVEI), European Office Brussels and Secretary-General, European Association of the Electricity
Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry (T&D Europe)
12.00 Climate risk management: synergies between adaptation and mitigation Frank raes, Head of Unit, Climate Risk Management, Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra
12.30 Water resources management Konar mutafoglu, Sector Economist, Sector and Policy Division Water and Waste Management,
KfW Banking Group, Frankfurt
13.00 Lunch buffet
Session 3: global capacities and constraints
14.00 europe: global capacities and contraints rob Swart, Coordinator of International Climate Change Adaptation Research, Wageningen
University and Research Centre
14.30 Southeast asia: cooperation on adaptation and mitigation arianto a. Patunru, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Economic and Social Research,
Department of Economics, University of Indonesia (LPEM-FEUI), Jakarta
15.00 Latin america: smart regulation in mexico Carlos muñoz Piña, Advisor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
15.30 Coffee break
Session 4: Finance for adaptation strategies
16.00 Keynote Klaus rudischhauser, Director Quality and Impact, DG for Development and Cooperation –
EuropeAid, European Commission, Brussels
16.30 Impulse lecture: market mechanisms for adaptation to climate change – lessons from mitigation and a pathway to adaptation
axel michaelowa, Center for Comparative and International Studies, University of Zurich
17.15 Commentary Holger Krahmer MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE),
European Parliament, Brussels
Session 5: The public and private sectors as drivers of adaptation
17.30 Keynote Jos Delbeke, Director-General, DG Climate Action, European Commission, Brussels
17.45 Panel discussion
Paula Baker, Member of Basingstoke and Deane Council, United Kingdom, Deputy Coordinator,
Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Sandeep Chamling rai, Adaptation Policy Coordinator, Global Climate and Energy Initiative, World
Wildlife Fund International, Singapore
Holger Krahmer MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE),
European Parliament, Brussels
Nana Künkel, Environment and Climate Change Division, Competence Centre for Climate Change,
German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Eschborn
Carlos muñoz Piña, Advisor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
19.00 reception
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