Closing Plenary: Adaptation, resilience and nature-based solutions
Description
This closing session is an opportunity to reflect on the Climate Chance Europe 2024 Wallonia Summit and to present the Liège Declaration, supported by the networks of European non-state actors and their members. This is the first collective declaration of European non-state actors on adaptation issues under the Belgian Presidency of the EU. Non-state actors will present their proposals and symbolically hand them over to the European authorities with a view to shaping EU policies in a collaborative way that strengthens adaptation strategies in Europe.
“The declaration highlights the need to accelerate efforts on mitigation and take an extremely lucid look at adaptation issues.” – Ronan Dantec
“Certainly, it’s important to increase funding for climate change adaptation, but we need to talk above all about the cost of non-action.” – Nathalie Lhayani
“We won’t be able to make a just transition without democracy.” – Alain Maron
Moderator
- Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Walloon Platform for the IPCC
Presentation of the Liege Declaration
- Ronan Dantec, President of Climate Chance Association
Conclusion
- Alain Maron, Minister of Climate Transition, Environment, Energy, Cleanliness, Participatory Democracy, Health and Social Action of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, chair of the Environment Council of the Belgian Presidency of the EU