2016 Climate Alliance International Conference programme

Photos | Climate Star | Programme (pdf)

Note: For all sessions held in plenary, there will be simultaneous translation into German, English and Spanish unless otherwise noted.


Wednesday, 5 October

14:00 – 17:00   Working Group on Adaptation to Climate Change, Kolping Campus Krems (EN) (pdf)

18:00 – 19:00   City tour of Krems, Kunsthalle Krems (DE | EN)

19:00   Get-together and opening of the Facing the Climate exhibition
, Krems, Kloster UND (DE | EN)

  • Rainer Handlfinger, Climate Alliance Board Member | Mayor, Ober-Grafendorf, Austria
  • Albert Kisling, City Councillor - on behalf of Mayor Reinhard Resch, Krems, Austria
  • Helen Eduards, Ambassador, Swedish Embassy of Austria

Thursday, 6 October

Location: IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems

Moderation    

  • Ines Omann, Sustainable Quality of Life – Research and Facilitation   
  • Karin Küblböck, Austrian Foundation for Development Research

8:15 – 9:00   Registration

9:00 – 9:40   Opening and welcome

  • Peter Obricht, Director of the Department for Environment and Energy, Lower Austria
  • Holger Matthäus and Tine Heyse, Climate Alliance Presidents
  • Edwin Vásquez, General Coordinator, COICA

9:40 – 10:00   Warm up

10:00 – 10:30   Collective action towards just and sustainable futures

  • Ilan Chabay, Senior Advisor for Global Sustainability Research, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam

10:30 – 10:45   Making it happen – local good practice examples

  • Pastor Wolfgang Fank, Parish of Dechantskirchen, Austria
  • Valenti Junyent Torras, Climate Alliance Board Member | Deputy President of Natural Spaces and Environment, Barcelona Provincial Council | Mayor of Manresa, Spain
  • Ronald van Meygaarden, Deputy Mayor, Geldermalsen 

10:45 – 11:15   Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30   World Café – A culture of climate action

12:30 – 14:00   Lunch

14:00 – 16:30   Climate Alliance General Assembly

18:30 – 23:00   Climate Star Gala - Recognising Europe's best local climate action projects, Grafenegg, Alte Reitschule

Friday, 7 October

Location: IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems

Moderation    

  • Ines Omann, Sustainable Quality of Life – Research and Facilitation   
  • Karin Küblböck, Austrian Foundation for Development Research

9:00 – 9:25   Wake up call and review

9:25 – 10:00   The road to Marrakesh – implementing the Paris agreement

  • Camille Gira, Secretary of State for Sustainable Development, Luxembourg
  • Helmut Hojesky, Director of the Department of Climate Protection and Air Quality, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
  • Boris Palmer, Lord Mayor of Tübingen (DE) and Climate Alliance COP21 Ambassador
  • Julie Laernoes, Climate Alliance Board Member | Vice-President, Metropolitan Region of Nantes (FR)

10:00 – 11:30   Thematic workshops (descriptions and downloads)

11:30 – 12:00   Coffee

12:00 – 13:15   Marketplace - Members present their solutions

13:15 – 14:00   Results and take home messages

14:00 – 15:00   Lunch

15:00  Excursions

Saturday, 8 October

Tours
To be booked separately via the form below

Further information on tours (pdf) | Tour booking form (pdf)