Climate Chance Europe Africa 2025 Summit

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

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Monday 31 March
10:00 12:30
Climate Chance Europe Africa 2025 Summit
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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?

Speakers

  • Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseille
  • Ronan Dantec, Loire-Atlantique Senator, Climate Chance President
  • Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Minister in charge of the French-speaking world and international partnerships, France
  • Lou Bachelier-Degras, Editor, Climate Chance Observatory
  • Teresa Ribera, European Commission Executive Vice-President
  • 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 the implementation of the « Fit for 55 » initiative
  • Saïd Omar Oili, Senator of Mayotte
  • Antoine Denoix, CEO, AXA Climate
  • Sven Harmeling, Head of 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
  • Gilles Vermot Desroches, Director of Sustainable Development, Schneider Electric
  • Elina Bardram, Director for Adaptation & Resilience, Communication, and Civil Society Relations and Mission Manager for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, DG for Climate Action, European Commission
  • Corina Andrea Murafa Benga, Expert affiliated with the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and Co-founder of the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE), Member of the EESC
  • Marc-Oliver Heidkamp, Attaché, Member of the European Court of Auditors

Moderator : Evelyne Huytebroeck, former Belgian Minister of Environment and Energy