Climate Chance Europe Africa 2025 Summit

Opening plenary – Europe facing the challenge of adaptation: where are we at?

Monday 31 March

10:00 12:30

Description

Facing climate and geopolitical upheavals, Europe must accelerate its adaptation to ensure resilience and competitiveness.
High-level experts and decision-makers will assess current policies, the challenges ahead, and innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
Has Europe truly embraced a shift towards adaptation, and how is multi-stakeholder action essential in accelerating and strengthening this dynamic?

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Speakers

Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseille
Ronan Dantec, Senator, Loire-Atlantique, Chairman of Climate Chance
Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Minister attached to the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for the French-speaking world and international partnerships
Lou Bachelier-Degras, Editor, Climate Chance Observatory
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition, former Spanish Minister for Ecological Transition
Sophie Mourlon, Director General for Energy and Climate at the French Ministry for Ecology, Energy and Territories
Josko Klisovic, President of the Zagreb City Assembly, Rapporteur of the Committee of the Regions on the Governance Regulation and on the implementation of the ‘Fit for 55’ initiative
Saïd Omar Oili, Senator of Mayotte
Antoine Denoix, CEO, AXA Climate
Sven Harmeling, Climate Action Director, Climate Action Network (CAN)
Europe
Valeria Peláez Cardona, Gender and Climate Coordinator, WECF Deutschland
Jean-François Soussana, President of the French High Council for the Climate
Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Claire Baritaud, Director of the Policies, Expertise and Programming Department, Social Commitment Department, Groupe la Poste
Grégoire Chauvrière le Drian, Representative for France of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Corina Andrea Murafa Benga, EESC Member, co-founder of the Romanian Observatory on Energy Poverty