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Sören Haffer

Political Scientist, MA

Coordinator Transatlantic Events
Senior Event Manager

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Sören Haffer is Senior Events Manager and Coordinator, Transatlantic Events. He has worked with Ecologic Institute since 2007 and has many years of professional experience in conceptualizing, organizing, and implementing international events in various formats and sizes. Sören Haffer is responsible for Ecologic Institute’s Public Diplomacy activities that include study tours, media dialogues, summer schools, and other exchange-oriented dialogue formats. Sören Haffer works in English and German and has advanced knowledge of Polish and Spanish.

Many of his projects focus on climate and energy policy, specifically the German Energy Shift (Energiewende). Examples include study tours for decision makers and journalists from London or transatlantic sister city and media dialogues, e.g., in Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA), on local climate protection and renewable energy initiatives.

Before joining Ecologic Institute in Berlin, Sören Haffer worked with the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington, DC (three years) and Warsaw, Poland (two years), where he coordinated the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Transatlantic Program and the Europe Dialogue Program, respectively. Key activities both in Poland and the USA included content development and the implementation of workshops, visitor programs, and conferences. He has established extensive networks with decision makers, representatives from think tanks and NGOs, and members of international organizations and the media.

Sören Haffer studied political science, economics, and education in Heidelberg (Germany) and San Diego (USA) and holds an MA in political science from the Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg. In his studies, he focused on international environmental, trade, and development policy issues. Before beginning his studies, Sören Haffer completed an apprenticeship with a German credit union in Kiel.

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Recent content by Sören Haffer

Event:Conference
 
INTERLACE Final Conference
The EU-funded INTERLACE project is organizing a conference on urban ecosystem restoration in Europe and Latin America. The event will focus on nature-based solutions, including urban ecosystem restoration, climate change, and pollution. It will include interactive sessions, workshops, expert inputs, and site visits to showcase successful implementations of these solutions. The conference aims to foster collaborative research and knowledge-creation.

Reimagining Urban Spaces

Nature-Based Solutions for Inclusive Transformations in Europe and Latin America

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Granollers, Spain

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Event:Conference
 
The status conference "Biodiversity and Climate Change – Exploring Synergies" offers the opportunity to exchange on current research questions at the interface of biodiversity and climate change. Knowledge gaps and further research requirements shall be identified.

Biodiversity and Climate Change – Exploring Synergies

Status Conference

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Berlin, Germany

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Event:Conference
 
After three years of intensive work, the results of the project "Drought and Water Use Conflicts in Germany (WADKlim)" were presented and discussed at the conference. The conference was addressed to experts related to water management issues from federal agencies, state offices and ministries as well as from authorities at regional level. Representatives from research institutions, associations, as well as practitioners attended.

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Availability

Final conference of the WADKlim project (Drought and Water Use Conflicts in Germany)


Berlin, Germany

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Event:Digital Event
 
The 4i-TRACTION Community of Experts Coffee Hour format is one of the stakeholder engagement activities. This dynamic series of Coffee Hours addresses and engages members of the "Community of Experts", a select group of experts with different backgrounds on the "4Is" of the project: Innovation, investment, infrastructure and integration. Each session explored critical issues in EU climate and energy policies, fostering an open and insightful exchange under the Chatham house rule.

4i-TRACTION Community of Experts Coffee Hours

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online, Germany

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Project
 
In this project, Clean Energy Wire (CLEW) and Ecologic Institute organised a series of 10 online briefing events (webinars) to inform journalists about the key elements and topics of European energy and climate policy. In total, more than 130 journalists from 30 countries participated in the ten events, dissecting topics like the 2030 EU climate target, the UN climate change conference COP26 and the EU's carbon border levy plans. The attendees ranged from journalists representing smaller local publications to those from established media such as Bloomberg, NY Times, the Guardian, Euractiv and Die Welt.

Event Series on the European Energy Transition

journalist briefings with Clean Energy Wire (CLEW)

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Project
 
The aim of the thematic trip was to initiate an intensive dialog with international decision-makers, multipliers and journalists from different regions of the world to transfer and exchange experience and knowledge on the challenges of adapting to climate change. The aim was also to convey an up-to-date, authentic image of Germany in the field of climate protection and adaptation.

Theme Tour: Climate protection and climate adaptation

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