Events

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The dialogue will take place on 21 November 2023 in Warnemünde (Germany) about the topic of "Protecting estuaries and oceans in a changing climate: a challenge for stakeholders". The aim of the expert dialogue is to initiate a discussion and develop recommendations for action for climate adaptation measures and the protection of the seas, coasts and estuaries. A special focus will be placed on sources of pollution.

Resilience and Climate Adaptation for the North and Baltic Seas and their Estuaries

An expert discussion focusing on sources of pollution


Warnemünde, Germany

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At the practice forum "Climate Adaptation on the Ground", around 40 participants discussed political and legal options for promoting nature-based solutions for municipal climate adaptation in Germany.

Practice Forum: Climate Adaptation on Site

Political and legal options for nature-based solutions in municipalities


Berlin, Germany

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This year's biggest European peatland symposium will examine the scientific, management and policy aspects of peatland restoration and conservation. Register now if you want to be part of the "Power to the Peatlands" conference in September 2023 (Belgium).

Power to the Peatlands

European Peatland Conference

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Antwerp, Belgium

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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
 
In the webinar "Fit for the summer: How can nature-based solutions make municipalities more resilient?", the opportunities that nature-based solutions offer municipalities were discussed.

Fit for Summer

How can nature-based solutions make communities more resilient?


online

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Event:Digital Event
 
The EU's carbon-neutral future
On 6 March 2023, participants joined webinar hosts Ewa Iwaszuk and Aaron Best from Ecologic Institute and their expert guests Claire Dupont, Professor at the Department of Public Governance and Management, Ghent University, and Matthias Duwe, Head of the Climate Team at Ecologic Institute. Together, they discussed the central role climate policy plays in the European Green Deal and explored how policy can spur innovation and reduce net emissions to zero in the European Union.

The EU's Carbon-neutral Future: Achieving net zero by 2050


online, Germany

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Event:Digital Event
 
Digital background
This webinar was jointly organised by the projects: INTERLACE, CONEXUS, REGREEN and CLEARING HOUSE as an official side-event of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2022. The webinar brought together about 500 representatives from cities, regions and local authorities, city network representatives, policy-makers, researcher, civil society and experts on nature-based solutions and urban ecosystem restoration from Europe, China and Latin America.

Sustaining Cities, Naturally: Urban ecosystem restoration in Europe, China and Latin America

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online

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Event:Digital Event
 
On 13 September 2022, the online workshop "Strengthening supply chain resilience: identifying climate risks and taking adaptation measures" was held as part of the Climate Adaptation Week organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). The event provided an overview of climate risks for the globally interconnected German economy and showed how companies can deal with these risks.

Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience: Identifying climate risks and taking adaptation measures


online

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Event:Conference
 
On the 12 and 13 May 2022, the INTERLACE project held the first Latin American Cities Talk Nature Engagement Event in San José, Costa Rica. The project is led by Ecologic Institute.

Cities Talk Nature

First Regional Engagement Event of the INTERLACE project in San José, Costa Rica

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San José, Costa Rica

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Event:Digital Event
 
The purpose of this webinar series is to discuss the challenges that power grid operators and electricity producers face in Germany and the United States with a changing climate and policy and investment measures for adaptation and resilience. The goal is to share knowledge and best practices, foster transatlantic dialogue and connections, and to think critically about how best to safeguard critical energy infrastructures. Day 2 (Monday, 13 December 2021) will shift the perspective to policy and discuss the role of policymakers and policy solutions to facilitate adaptation in the electricity sector.

Climate Proofing the Electric Sector II/II

A Transatlantic Dialogue


online

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Event:Digital Event
 
The purpose of this webinar series is to discuss the challenges that power grid operators and electricity producers face in Germany and the United States with a changing climate and policy and investment measures for adaptation and resilience. The goal is to share knowledge and best practices, foster transatlantic dialogue and connections, and to think critically about how best to safeguard critical energy infrastructures. Day 1 (Thursday, 9 December 2021) will focus on the risks that climate change poses to the electricity sector and best practices for adaptation and resilience.

Climate Proofing the Electric Sector I/II

A Transatlantic Dialogue


online

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Event:Digital Event
 
COP26 EU Side Event invitation
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are crucial for cities to jointly address the climate and biodiversity crises, while creating quality green jobs and wellbeing for local communities. This COP26 EU Side Event featured different sector practitioners (policy makers, entrepreneurs, international organizations) delivering inspiring presentations and engaging in a panel discussion highlighting a variety of perspectives on key challenges, opportunities, and pathways to mainstream urban NbS and boost local economies.

Nature for Climate & Biodiversity in Cities

Entrepreneurship, co-creation & engagement


online

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Event:Workshop
 
Screenshot COACCH workshop
As a part of its co-design process, the COACCH project organized a series of interactive stakeholder workshops to discuss research objectives, activities, and outputs. The first three co-design workshops between 2018 and 2020 produced key insights to guide the COACCH project. In this fourth and final workshop, held on 9 and 10 September 2021, the project team presented their concluding research findings and together reviewed the final outputs to be produced. More than 40 participants from eight European countries joined the workshop.

Adaptation Policy Assessments and COACCH Co-design Process

4th Interactive Co-Design Workshop

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online

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Event:Digital Event
 
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On 7 July 2021, Ecologic Institute organized an online event to discuss insights on Sustainable Adaptation Pathways gained in the project "Joint implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement". The panel discussion was moderated by Camilla Bausch, Director of Ecologic Institute and took place as a virtual event parallel to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 of the United Nations.

Towards Sustainable Adaptation Pathways

Learning from integrative action targeting SDGs, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework


online

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Chairing of Ecologic Institute Team Members

Presentation:Chairing
 
Interactive session with Natalia Burgos (Researcher at Ecologic Institute), Santiago Sandoval (Secretary of Environment of Quito) and Agnieszka Arabas (Team Coordinator for Environment and Spatial Management, Krakow Metropolitan Area).
The CLEVER Cities project's final conference "Nature in the City – Advancing social impact through nature-based solutions (NBS)" was held on 26 and 27 September 2023. McKenna Davis, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, moderated the session "Putting Theory into Practice: Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions into Policy". The session explored the fundamental question: How can we integrate NBS into the fabric of urban policy and governance to bridge the gap between theory and action?

Putting Theory into Practice: Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions into Policy

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McKenna Davis

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Presentation:Chairing
 
From 21 to 22 September 2022, the INTERLACE project held the first European Cities Talk Nature Engagement Event in Kraków (Poland). Sandra Naumann, Coordinator of the INTERLACE project and Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, opened the conference by presenting the INTERLACE project and its work on the ground to the audience.

Cities Talk Nature Europe: Nature, Places, People


Sandra Naumann

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