MANAGING THE FUTURE - public conference
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) are pleased to invite you to the public conference “Managing the Future for Environmental Resilience”, which will be organised on October 9th, in Studio 5, Place Sainte Croix, 1050 Brussels.
The conference is organised within the FOSTER - Future oriented Solutions Toward Environmental Resilience, a two years project funded by the CERV - Citizens Equality Rights and Values programme of the European Union.
The conference will provide a forum for exchanging ideas on how to overcome short-termism in the local management of climate change-related phenomena and to plan for a more prepared and participatory approach to environmental governance.
The morning session will begin with a keynote speech from the European Environment Agency, followed by a panel debate titled "Local and regional policy making for a sustainable future" which also includes contributions from relevant and institutional speakers who will discuss the current challenges facing European cities in addressing climate change and introduce new and innovative approaches.
The afternoon session will comprise an expert talk, during which insights and experiences on strategic foresight will be exchanged, as well as on transversal elements which are crucial for effective and future-oriented climate change policies. These include decentralised and multi-stakeholder cooperation, participatory policy-making, positive framing, non-formal education and so on.
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11.00: Arrival and registration
11.30: Opening session
Moderation and Welcoming Speech
Durmish Guri, Director of Projects and Programmes, CEMR - Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Welcoming speech
Nataša Vučković, President, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy
Future oriented solution towards environmental resilience: the FOSTER project
Nadia Di Iulio, Project Coordinator, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy
Keynote Speech
Kim Riyong, Head of Programme, Sustainability Transitions - EEA, European Environment Agency
12.00: Panel debate
“Local and regional policy making for sustainable future”
Moderator: Antonella Valmorbida, Secretary General, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy
Mr Henrique Simões, European Parliament Research Service, Policy analyst in the Climate Action Research and Tracking Service
Mr Janis Vitolins, Mayor of Ventspils, Latvia
Mr Pierluigi Brombo, European Economic and Social Committee, HoU Foresight, Studies, Assessment of Policies
Dr. Eamonn Noonan, Consultant and former European official
13.00 Lunch break
14.30: FOSTER expert’ talk and peer exchange: key aspects in strategic foresight
Moderator: Pedro Bizarro, CEMR
Mrs Flavia Pesce, IRS - Social Research Institute
Mrs Dimitra Noni - IASIS
Mrs Elena Simeonova, UBBSLA - Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities
Mrs Anita Vicenzi & Krisztina Keresztely - Comparative Research Network
Mr Stefan Lutgenau, Foster Europe Foundation for strong European Regions
Mrs Manal Snidi, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy
Mr Marc Caballero, Notus
Mrs Mihaela Damian, AMR - Association of Romanian Municipality
16.00 Closing remarks and evaluation
Nadia Di Iulio, ALDA - European Association for Local Democracy, Project Coordinator
16:30 Networking aperitif
17.30 End of event
