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 Stalingrado 84/3 - 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)

Moderated by Aminda Leigh

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, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission (video message)

10:00 – 10:15 | Lightning Talk: Climate data and information to build resilience in the Mediterranean​ 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: Irene Bonvissuto, Team Leader – EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, European Commission  Speakers:  - Esther Badiola, Principal Climate Advisor, European Investment Bank - Mariangela Coscarella, Advisory Development Associate, Cassa Depositi Prestiti - Marisa Parmigiani, Head of Sustainability and Stakeholder Management, Unipol Assicurazioni - Miljenko Sedlar, Head of Climate Department - REGEA, Croatia - Vasileios 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, Cabinet’s of President - Ecological transition and climate change. 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