Climate Change

Online Conference "Climate Action and Energy Transition in the EU and GCC: Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions"

  • Mr. Frank Wouters, Director, EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
  • Mr. Khalid Mohammed Badri, Director of the Environmental Center for Arab Towns (ECAT)
  • Mr. Pier Roberto Remitti, Team Leader EU support to GCoM Secretariat, Belgium
  • Mrs. Roula Majdalani, Cluster Leader, Climate Change and Natural Resources Sustainability at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Lebanon 
  • Prof. Salvatore Carlucci, Coordinator of the Task Force on Built Environment, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
  • Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf Abdel Hamid, Sustainability Research Program Manager, GRC, Jeddah, KSA
  • Mrs Montse Hernández Martín, Head of the Strategic Development Unit of the Parks and Gardens and Green Infrastructure Service​, Zaragoza City Council
  • Eng. Reham Jammal, Urban Planner, Director of Planning Department, Director of International Projects & Programs Unit, Greater Irbid Municipality/Jordan
  • Dr. Maged Mahmood, Acting Executive Director, Technical Director, Lead RE Expert, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Egypt
  • Catarina Freitas, Head of Department for Innovation, Environment, Climate and Sustainability Economy, Innovation and Communication Municipal-Directorate, City Council of Almada, Portugal
  • Mr. Andy Deacon, Acting Managing Director, Global Covenant of Mayors and Dr. Alexandra Papadopoulou, SKE on Climate Action and Sustainable Energy - GCoM Support
  • Mr. Qais Bader Al Suwaidi, Director, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Dr. Osamah Alsayegh, Executive Director, Energy & Building Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
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Energy Transitions in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Clean energy has become a major growth sector as countries around the world have increasingly looked to transition to low emission energy systems.

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Online Conference: Innovative Cities in the context of Climate Change: Risk Management in Water and Energy Supply

Welcome remarks

  • Mr. Frank Wouters, Director, EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
  • Mr. Khalid Mohammed Badri, Director of the Environmental Center for Arab Towns

Moderators 

  • Dr. Jauad El Kharraz, Convener, EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
  • Dr. Mustapha Taoumi, Key Expert, EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
  • Prof. Thomas Andersson, Chairman of the board, the International Organisation of Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), Sweden/Oman

Presenters

  • Mr. Almotaz Abadi, Managing Director -UFM WATER, the UfM Secretariat, Spain
  • Mr. Vangelis Constantianos, Executive Secretary, Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med), Greece 
  • Dr. Nikos Dimitriou, Senior Research Associate, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos," Greece
  • Mr. Mounir Kabbara, Manager at PwC’' 'Cities and Local Government Sector advisory practice, UAE
  • Mr. Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen city, President of the UCLG Forum of Intermediate Cities, Board Member of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, Morocco
  • Dr. Noara Kebir, Managing Director and Senior Consultant MicroEnergy International GmBH, , Germany
  • Dr. Najib H Dandachi, Senior Energy Expert, EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, UAE 
  • Mr. Thomas Meijssen, Senior Energy Expert, Consult 2050, Oman
  • Professor Khalid R. Temsamani, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Morocco
  • Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hamyd Dawoud, Advisor - Water Resources - Environment Quality, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Mr. Eric Mino, Director, Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System (EMWIS/SEMIDE) Technical Unit, France
  • Dr. Amgad Elmahdi, Head of MENA Region, International Water Management Institute, Egypt
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Webinar ‘COVID-19 Recovery: Accelerating Energy Transitions in EU & GCC Power Sector’

Welcome, Opening Session

Frank Wouters, Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
Patrick Illing, Head of Trade and Economic Affairs, EU Delegation in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohamed Al Rashidi, Director of Electricity & Water Department and Acting Director of Energy at The Gulf Cooperation Council - General Secretariat

Moderator
Tanzeed Alam
Managing Director at Earth Matters Consulting / Climate Change Convener at EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Networ

Speaker
Dr Mari Luomi, Independent Expert 

Panellists
Dr Noura Al Mansouri, Lead Co-chair of Task Force 2 Climate Change and Environment, Think 20 Saudi Arabia
Dr Irina Kustova, Researcher, Centre for European Policy Studies
Caspar Herzberg, President Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric
Turki Al Shehri, Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Baghoum, Executive Director, Human Capital & Services, Masdar

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Webinar "Carbon Pricing in the EU and GCC"

Moderator
Angela Kallhauge, Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Secretariat
Tanzeed Alam
Managing Director at Earth Matters Consulting / Climate Change Convener at EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network

Panellists

Jos Delbeke, Professor at European University Institute, Florence Italy & KU Leuven, Belgium, former Director-General of the European Commission's DG Climate Action
Grzegorz Peszko, Lead Economist, World Bank
Katie Sullivan, Managing Director, International Emissions Trading Association
Dr. Mohamed Al Rashidi, Director of Electricity & Water Department and Acting Director of Energy at The Gulf Cooperation Council - General Secretariat
Andras Juhasz, Clean Energy Business Council Representative, Head of Sustainability & CSR Acwa Power
Vicky Pollard, Team Leader, Unit for International Carbon Markets, Aviation and Maritime, DG CLIMA, European Commission
Shannon Phillips, Member of Legislative Parliament - Alberta, Former Minister of Environment, Alberta, Canada
Chris Leeds, Executive Director – Commodity Origination, Standard Chartered Bank

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Webinar "Empowering the private sector for climate change action"

Moderator
Tanzeed Alam
Managing Director at Earth Matters Consulting / Climate Change Convener at EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network

Panellists

Ibrahim N. Al-Zu’bi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Stephanie Weckend, Programme Officer, Knowledge, KPFC, IRENA
Stephan Gobert, Senior Strategy Manager, ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey

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Webinar "Climate change and clean energy in light of Covid-19 and oil price developments"

Moderator
Tanzeed Alam
Managing Director at Earth Matters Consulting / Climate Change Convener at EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network

Panellists
Dr Said Hamed AlSarmi, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General
Dr. Haris Doukas, Associate Professor NTUA, Research Collaboration Specialist EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
Dr Mari Luomi, Independent Expert

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Webinar: EU policies for decarbonising the transport sector

Trainers :

Arndt Hassel, Associate Researcher, CEPS and EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network Expert
Christian Egenhofer, Associate Senior Research Fellow & Director of Energy Climate House, CEPS and EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network Expert
Petr Dolejsi, Mobility & Sustainable Transport Director, European Automobile Manufacturers' Association – ACEA
Lisa Wolf, Policy Advisor, EURELECTRIC

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Webinar “European energy and climate policy and the role of innovation”

Trainers : Aurélie Faure-Schuyer, Research Fellow Energy and Climate, CEPS
                 Bo Normark, Thematic Leader Smartgrids and Storage, InnoEnergy

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Dubai, UAE- October 2017:Dubai Solar Show Seminar Week

Tackling Climate Change – How Hydrogen Enables the Energy Transition: A European Perspective. 

Presenter: Frank Wouters, Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Network

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