2018 Climate Alliance International Conference

1 October | 2 October | 3 October

Conference review | Programme (pdf) | Photos | Videos

17:00 – 19:00 PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT: "Countdown on River Xingu V" screening and discussion with indigenous representatives, Cinemes Girona

15:00 – 17:30 Climate Alliance Working Group meetings,* Recinte Escola Industrial  

• Climate Alliance Working Group on Financing (EN; contact financing(at)climatealliance.org)
• Climate Alliance Working Group on Adaptation (EN; contact adaptation(at)climatealliance.org)
• Climate Alliance Working Group on CO₂ Monitoring (ES; contact m.morcillo(at)climatealliance.org)

15:00 – 18:30 Communicating water issues with citizens, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial

17:30 – 18:30 Climate and energy calls in Horizon 2020: What it is in it for local authorities? (EN), Recinte Escola Industrial

• Virginia Vivanco, Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy | presentation (pdf)

18:30 – 21:00 Bus tour of the city and Montjuic with Institut del Teatre receptionand live music, departure from Recinte Escola Industrial

1 October | 2 October | 3 October

Location unless otherwise noted: Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau

08:30 – 9:00 Registration

09:00 – 9:30 Welcome and introduction

• Tine Heyse, City of Ghent (Belgium) and Climate Alliance president | welcome speech (video) | Bio - Twitter
• Holger Matthäus, City of Rostock (Germany) and Climate Alliance president | welcome speech (video)
• Tuntiak Katan, Vice Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) (Ecuador) | welcome speech (video)
• Marc Castells, Barcelona Province President and Mayor of Igualada (Spain) and member of the Covenant of Mayors Political Board | welcome speech (video) | Twitter

09:30 – 11:00 Setting the scene: Climate action and the transformative power of city networks

• Video message: Claude Turmes, Luxembourg Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure
• Tine Heyse, City of Ghent (Belgium) and Climate Alliance President | interview (video) | Bio - Twitter
• Julie Perkins, Programme Management Officer at UN-Habitat | LinkedIn
• Andrew Cooper, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and member of Kirklees Council (United Kingdom) | Twitter - Bio
• Valenti Junyent Torras, Deputy President of Natural Spaces and Environment at Barcelona Provincial Council and Mayor of Manresa (Spain)

11:00 – 11:30 Grab a coffee with Climate Alliance

11:30 – 13:30 Connecting circles: Join a circle, connect with peers

1. Co-creating adaptive and resilient cities and regions
2. Energy transition in cities and regions
3. Co-creating circular cities and regions
4. Water challenges in cities and regions

13:30 – 14:30 Grab some lunch and network

14:30 – 17:00 Climate Alliance General Assembly
14:30 – 17:00 SIDE EVENT: Encuentro estatal del pacto de los alcaldes (ES) | interview (video)

17:00 – 17:30 Grab a coffee with Climate Alliance

17:30 –18:30 What's next? The international climate process

• Andrew Cooper, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and member of Kirklees Council (United Kingdom)  | Twitter - Bio
• Julie Laernoes, Vice President of Nantes Métropole (France) and Climate Alliance board member | Twitter - Bio
• Laura Gouverneur, Climate Protection Manager, City of Wiesbaden (Germany) and 2017 Climate Alliance COP ambassador | LinkedIn
• Eduardo González, Sub-Director for the Coordination of Actions Against Climate Change, Spanish Climate Change Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (Spain)
• Salvador Samitier, Director Climate Change department, regional Government of Catalonia (Spain)
• Yannik Simstich, International Cooperation on Environment, Energy and Cities, German Federal  Ministry for the Environment, Nature, Conservation and Nuclear Safety | LinkedIn

18:30 – 19:30 Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau guided tour (EN, ES, CA, DE)

20:00 Gala dinner and show, Sala Noble, Recinte Escola Industrial

1 October | 2 October | 3 October