From Sharm-el-Sheikh to Dubai: Time for Climate Action

02 Dec 2022
18:30 - 19:30  CET

In the next two years the MENA region will be the very center of climate action. Hosting the 27th and 28th editions of the UN Climate Conference, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will lead negotiations on the reduction of GHG emissions, in one of the most affected regions by the effects of climate change. Which are the main opportunities and challenges? How can international cooperation help the region to mitigate and adapt to the adverse impact of climate change? How can climate action contribute to the broader economic and security priorities in the region? 

Speakers

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Ranj Alaaldin

Director, Research Fellow | Middle East Peace and Security Forum, Oxford University

Ranj Alaaldin is a foreign policy analyst specialised in international security, good governance, track II diplomacy, and public sector reforms. He is a fellow at…
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Almotaz Abadi

Deputy Secretary General-Ambassador | Union for the Mediterranean

Almotaz Abadi is the UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy since September 2022.  He was UfM Acting Deputy Secretary…
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Karim Elgendy

Associate Fellow | Chatham House

Karim Elgendy is an urban sustainability and climate consultant based in London with more than two decades of experience. His areas of expertise include developing…
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Nadim Farajalla

Director | Climate and Environment Program, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

Dr. Farajalla is currently director of the Climate Change and the Environment Program at the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut. He…
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Michael Haddad

Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Action | UNDP

Michael Haddad is serving as a Regional (Arab States) Goodwill Ambassador for the UNDP. He raises awareness about climate change throughout the region also by…
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Giampaolo Silvestri

Secretary General | AVSI Foundation

Giampaolo Silvestri joined AVSI in 1996. From representative of projects for Eastern Europe, he became Area Project Manager and later Executive Director. In 2013 he…

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