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)

Workshop 1: Not all climate action is created equal – how municipal goals compare (EN | DE)
Workshop 2: Cooperating on climate action within municipalities and beyond (EN | DE)
Workshop 3: The power of participatory financing solutions (EN | DE)
Workshop 4: App.lying sustainability – The use of online tools to support participatory urban development (EN | DE)
Workshop 5: A culture of (ex)change and climate justice (EN | DE | ES)
Workshop 6: Municipalities and adaptation to climate change – from risk to opportunity, Kolping Campus Krems (DE)

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

Excursion 1: Zwentendorf: The rebirth of a nuclear power plant that never plant that never went online (DE)
Excursion 2: Ober-Grafendorf: A small town shows how it is instilling a culture of climate action
Excursion 3 (NEW): Passive House: A tour of the most energy efficient buildings in the Krems region

Saturday, 8 October

Tours
To be booked separately via the form below

A 1.5 hour river cruise from Krems to Spitz – return trip to Krems either by bicycle or public transport
Wine discovery tour with wine tasting at the “Sandgrube 13 wein.sinn”

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