November 27, 2013

Presentation at COP 19 in Warsaw

On Thursday, November 21, I did a quick stop in Warsaw for the FEEM-CMCC-University of Venice side event at COP 19.

I gave a presentation for the general public on the benefits of adaptation, with a focus on the benefit for public finances. The presentation is available here.

The panel included:

Dr. Corrado Clini
General Director of Sustainable Development, Climate and Energy Directorate, Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and See

Prof. Carlo Carraro
President, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Vice Chair, IPCC Working Group III
Director, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Programme, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Dr. Nancy Saich
Advisor on Climate & Environment, Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank

Dr. Serena Pontoglio
Research Programme Officer, Climate change and natural hazards unit, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Dr. Richard Klein
Senior Research Fellow, Theme Leader "Reducing Climate Risk", Stockholm Environment Institute