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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 (21.03.2025)
| 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, Bologna Commune - Representative from the European Commission |
| 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 - Pichetto Fratin, Minister of Environment and Energy Safety (MASE) - tbc - Antonio Decaro, Member of the European Parliament, ENVI Committee Chair - Representative of the European Commission - Representative of the Committee of the Regions - Member of the European Parliament Q&As |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Session 1: Funding Integrated Planning and its Implementation |
| Panel discussion "Rethinking planning and mainstreaming resilience considerations" |
| Chair: Roberto Ridolfi, Mission Board Speakers: - Esther Badiola, EIB - Laura Micciche, Cassa Depositi Prestiti - Marisa Parmigiani, Unipol Assicurazioni - Miljenko Sedlar, Zagreb - Vassilios Latinos, ICLEI Q&As |
| 12:45– 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Session 2: Citizen Engagement for Climate Resilience |
| Panel discussion: “Ensuring local citizen engagement” |
| Chair: Patrizia Bianconi, Emilia-Romagna Speakers: - Emily Clancy, Bologna Municipality - Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society - José Segarra, Climate Pact Ambassador - Catherine Lauranson, Marseille - Paola Mercogliano, 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, Mission Board Speakers: - Luca Arbau, Covenant of Mayors - Cities on Refresh Campaign - Nikos Chrysogelos, Athens, Greece - Georgios Boustras, Cyprus - Fabian Borg, Malta - Gaetano Vivo, European Commission 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 |
| Keynote: Antonio Navarra, CMCC Closing remarks: - Carlo Cacciamani, former director of ItaliaMeteo Agency - Elina Bardram, European Commission, Mission Manager |
