Climate Chance Europe Africa 2025 Summit
Closing plenary – Strengthening Europe-Africa cooperation on adaptation: the Marseille Declaration
Description
This high-level conference marks a key moment in strengthening the partnership between Europe and Africa to tackle adaptation challenges. The Marseille Declaration represents a joint commitment to concrete actions, enhanced solidarity, and long-term cooperation for territorial resilience. Created collaboratively, it will deliver a united and ambitious voice at COP30 in Belém.
Speakers
- Michèle Rubirola, Deputy Mayor of the City of Marseille
- Ronan Dantec, Senator of Loire-Atlantique, President of Climate Chance
- Paul Watson, Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Sylvain Boucherand, Rapporteur on the EESC +4° opinion
- Gilles Vermot-Desroches, Corporate Citizenship and Institutional Affairs Director, Schneider Electric
- Vasileios Latinos, Director of Resilience and Adaptation, ICLEI Europe
- Agnès Pannier Runacher, Minister for Ecological Transition, France
- Fatimatou Mint Abdel Malick, President of the Nouakchott Region, Mauritania
- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, President of the International Association of French-Speaking Mayors (AIMF)
- Luc Setondji Atrokpo, Mayor of Cotonou, Benin
- Valérie Verdier, CEO, IRD
- Laurent Biddiscombe, Executive Director, Global Client Solutions, AFD
- Emmanuel Seck, Executive Director of ENDA Energie and President of the Global Network for Disaster Reduction (GNDR)
- Hindou Oumarou, Co-President of the International Forum of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change and Coordinator of the Association of Fulani Women and Indigenous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
- Pascal Berteaud, Director, Cerema
Moderator: Luc Gnacadja, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Former Minister of Environment, Housing, and Urban Planning of Benin