MPGCA Human Settlements: Climate emergency - time to act for zero carbon cities and buildings
Segment 1: Decarbonizing our buildings, making them hubs for climate action
What is needed for a systemic transformation of the sector? Policies, technology, innovation, finance...
Introduction by the moderator Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, UNEP
Joined Keynote by high level authority.
- Mr David Nelson, Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners
Panel discussion
Format: Davos style
Speakers
- Ms Naseebah Al Marzouqi, Director of Sustainability, United Arab Emirates
- Ms Yutsil Sanguines, Director General Policies for Climate Change, Semanart
- Mr Carlos Alberto Bohorquez Gutierrez, Environmental Planning Coordinator, Planification Department, Municipality of Medellin, Columbia
- Mr Bruno Sauer, CEO Spain Green Building Council
- Mr Anup Jagwani, Manager, Climate Finance & Policy, IFC
- Mr Pierre Rousseau Senior strategic adviser for Sustainable Business BNP Paribas
- Ms Alicia Montalvo Santamaría, Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank, Spain
- Ms Julia Panzer, Head of Group Public Affairs & Sustainability Danfoss
- Ms Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability Officer Lafarge Holcim
- Mr Andrew Potts, Coordinator of the International Council on Monuments and Sites Climate Change and Heritage Working Group (CCHWG), Climate Heritage Network
Segment 1: Decarbonizing our buildings: Joining national and local ambition - Moderated Q&A
Closing of Segment 1 by moderator
Segment 2 - Vertical integration and investments for decarbonisation and resilience in cities while driving social equity
Introduction by the moderator Maryke van Staden, Director of ICLEI`s Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting
Keynote: Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN Habitat
Vertically Integrated Climate Action achieving results and embedding social equity
Format: Fireside Chat
Speakers
- Vera Rodenhoff, Head of Division, German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Juan Carlos Vega Milke, Undersecretary of Energy, Yucatan State, Mexico
- Daniela Mastrangelo, General Director of Innovation and Environmental Quality, City of Rosario, Argentina
- Sebastian Schlecht, Project Manager European Green Capital 2017, City of Essen, Germany
- Saliha Dobarzic, The Adaptation Fund - Adaptation Investments as a means to advance social equity
- Philippe Akoa, President of RIAFCO (African Network of Subnational Development Banks), Cameroon
Q&A - Embedding social equity into climate emergency response action
Moderated Q&A
Closing remarks of Human Settlements Session by high level authority – Gonzalo Munoz, High-Level Climate Champion