Sessions
Innovative climate adaptation practices and funding instruments - Interreg panel on best practices
Elea Nova, Katarzyna Wantoch-Rekowska, Kazimierz Kujda, Marta Niciejewska, Peter Lundberg, Valdur Lahtvee, Igor Kaniecki
Friday March 9, 2018 12:50 - 14:05 T3
Day 2 - Parallel sessions and workshops
The agendaPresented by the Polish National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management:Transnational cooperation in investments in sewage management (protection of surface and underground water conditions) outside Poland, in the Bug river basin.·Q&A session on “Funding instruments to boost new technologies coping with climate change”.
Participants in the projects’ presentation part:Ms Katarzyna Wantoch-Rekowska, Communication Officer (Poland-Russia Programme)Ms Marta Niciejewska, Project Officer (Interreg South Baltic Programme)Mr Igor Kaniecki, Head of the Joint Secretariat (Interreg South Baltic Programme)Mr Peter Lundberg, Project Officer (Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak)Ms Elea Nova, Project Officer (Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme)Mr Valdur Lahtvee, Policy Officer (Council of the Baltic Sea States)Mr Kazimierz Kujda, President of Polish National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
iWater: Green Factor Tool for climate smart and diverse city blocks
Viliina Evokari
Friday March 9, 2018 09:15 - 09:30 Main Stage
Joint questions and discussions
Friday March 9, 2018 09:50 - 10:15 Main Stage
Keynote: Choosing future pathways: climate stability or chaos?
Kevin Anderson
Friday March 9, 2018 08:30 - 09:15 Main Stage
Prof. Kevin Andersson, Uppsala University’s Zennström professor in Climate change leadership at the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEMUS) / Professor of Energy and Climate Change; University of Manchester / Deputy Director Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Keynote presentation - Fathoming connections: Mapping the landscape of a thriving Baltic Sea
Prof. Kevin Noone
Thursday March 8, 2018 10:00 - 10:40 Main Stage
Lunch, exhibitions and mingle
Friday March 9, 2018 11:45 - 12:50 Exhibition area
Lunch, exhibitions and mingle
Thursday March 8, 2018 12:05 - 13:20 Exhibition area
Registration, coffee, exhibitions and mingle
Thursday March 8, 2018 08:00 - 08:50 Exhibition area
Registration, coffee, exhibitions and mingle
Friday March 9, 2018 08:00 - 08:30 Exhibition area
Urban Climate Change Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region
Akko Karlsson, Gunnar Söderholm, Karolina Skog, Pär Holmgren
Friday March 9, 2018 14:20 - 15:25 Main Stage
14.20 – 14.30 Euro Region Baltic 20 years of cooperation across the south Baltic
Ms. Akko Karlsson, President Euroregion Baltic & Vice Chairman of Regional Council in Kalmar County.
14.30 – 14.40
Mr. Pär Holmgren, Natural Disaster Specialist Länsförsäkringar AB
14.40 - 14.50 Stockholm action plan for good water status
Mr . Gunnar Söderholm, Director Environmental and Health Administration in the City of Stockholm.
14.50 - 15.00 Liveable cities for climate change adaption
Ms. Karolina Skog, Minister of Environment, Swedish Ministry of the Environment and energy
15.00– 15.25 Panel discussion and questions
What leadership is needed for a safe climate future?
Stefan Nyström
Thursday March 8, 2018 11:10 - 11:30 Main Stage
Workshop: How can organizations best plan for climate change resilience?
Thursday March 8, 2018 17:10 - 18:40 T6
Day 1 - Vision of a sustainable Baltic Sea – Ambitious implementation cases - Parallel sessions and workshops
Developed by Baltic Sea Future in cooperation with partners the Nordic Association and CBSS and Quiddity. Interactive and innovative workshop with transdisciplinary and cross-sectorial group work around how organizations can work with climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. The workshop and the Baltic Sea Future app engages stakeholders before, during and after the congress, enabling broader networking and capacity building for you and your organization.