Awards ceremony of the 2nd edition of Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards

11:15–12:30 WEDNESDAY 29 MAY

Side event

Room PA

Partners

• The Union for the Mediterranean (UPM)
• Plan Bleu
• Agency for sustainable Mediterranean cities and territories (AViTeM)

Associates

• Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME)
• Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector (EMWIS)
• Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RECREE)
• Mediterranean Association of National Agencies for Energy Management (MEDENER)

Relevance of the monitoring and evaluation process in order to deliver optimal solutions

Talk: Six Mediterranean climate change adaptation case studies

• Rain water harvesting + water treatment (grey water) | Project – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Increase green cover through reforestation and create new forests through afforestation | Project – Lebanon
• Coastal Plan with specific focus on climate variability and change | Project – Croatia
• Adapting the city of Ramallah to climate change | Project – Palestinian territories
• Collecting fog water to ensure water supply | Project – Morocco
• Municipal strategies for adaptation to climate change (ClimAdaPT.Local) | Portugal

Speakers:

• Philippe Masset | vice Director of International Affairs, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME)
• Alicia Tsitsikalis | Project manager Regional Mediterranean and African Cooperation, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME)
• Kasia Marini | Science Officer Meeting, Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC)
• Wafa Hawamdeh | Head of Local Economic Development, Greater Municipality of Jerash
• Mohamad Said Bazzi | Project Civil Engineer, Union of the District of the Municipalities of Bint Jbeil
• Sanja Slavica Matesic | Director of the County Department for environmental protection and municipal affairs or Daria Povh Škugor | Senior Programme Officer – PAP/RAC (Priority ActionsProgramme/Regional Activity Centre), Šibenik-Knin County
• Malvena Al Jamal | Director of the Health and Environment Department, Ramallah Municipality
• Abbès Benaïssa | Office Manager, Dar Si Hmad for Development, Education and Culture (NGO)
• Ana Lúcia Fonseca, PhD | Foundation of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon/Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change

Awards ceremony of Mediterranean Climate change Adaptation Awards