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LIFE CITYAdaP3: Adaptation to Climate Change though CSR of local companies

On 24 October, LIFE CITYAdaP3 hosted a conference as a side event of the European Week for Cities and Regions 2023 (#EURegionsWeek). The event focused on presenting the project’s results on developing new financing mechanisms for climate change adaptation. 

  • adaptation to climate change
  • Tuesday 24 October 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
  • Brussels, Belgium

Practical information

When
Tuesday 24 October 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Where
VMA building. Room VMA 3
rue Van Maerlant 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Languages
English
Website
LIFE CITYAdaP3 #EURegionsWeek

Description

LIFE CITYADAP3, led by the Federation of Municipalities of the Region of Murcia, collaborates with four municipalities in Spain and Italy (Molina de Segura, Lorquí, Alcantarilla and Reggio Emilia), the University of Murcia, and EuroVértice Consultants. 

The project’s goal and key achievement is the creation of an innovative climate change adaptation financing mechanism via public-private partnerships and corporate social responsibility. With this event, the LIFE CITYAdaP33 consortium aims to engage EU regional administrators, lobbies, and climate-change-related entities and to promote cooperation. 

The conference agenda included presentations by project partners, special guests from the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Region of Murcia, with real-time translation in Spanish, Italian and English. 

The agenda followed the following structure: 

  • 9:00 - 9:15 - Opening  

  • 9:15 - 9:35 - Urban Environment Policy in the European Union 

  • 9:35 - 9:50 - The role of regions in climate change adaptation 

  • 9:50 - 10:00 - LIFE CITYAdaP3: Financing Cities Adaptation to Climate Change through Public-Private Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility 

  • 10:00 - 10:15 - The potential of public-private partnerships for transforming cities  

  • 10:15 - 10:35 - Break 

  • 10:35 - 10:50 - The impact of urban climate change adaptation actions 

  • 10:50 - 11:20 - Technical roundtable: technical challenges in climate change adaptation 

  • 11:20 - 11:50 - Political roundtable: involvement of the private companies and other stakeholders in local climate change adaptation 

  • 11:50 - 12:00 – Closure