08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony (Master of Ceremony: Najib Saab)
- Curtain-Raiser: Wet and Dry (Documentary, Summary of AFED Report)
- Dr. Mostafa Kamal Tolba, President, AFED Board of Trustees- Welcome Word
- Mr. Mohamed Al-Bawardi, Secretary General, Abu Dhabi Executive Council- Statement of official sponsor, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi
- Mr. Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director General, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
- Mr. Thomas Egebo, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark (Presidency of COP15, Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change)
- Youth Declaration: Pan-Arab group of AMSI Students
Patron Statement: The President of the Republic of Lebanon
General Michel Sleiman
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation of the AFED Report, Part I
- Arab Public Opinion on Climate Change: Najib Saab, AFED Secretary General (Moderator)
- Mitigation Measures: Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, Director Environment Management programme, Arabian Gulf University
11:00 - 12:30 Presentation of the AFED Report, Part II
Vulnerability and Adaptation
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran, President of Petra University, Jordan
- Coastal Areas: Dr. Mohamed El-Raey, Professor at Alexandria University and IPCC expert
- Food Production: Dr. Ayman Abu Hadid, President, Agricultural Research Centre, MOA, Egypt
- Fresh Water: Dr. Dhia El-Quosy, Chairman, Water Resources and Irrigation Committee, ASRT
- Human Health: Dr. Iman Nuwayhid, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB
- Biodiversity: Dr. Salma Talhouk, Director, IBSAR
- Infrastructure: Dr. Hamed Assaf, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environment, AUB
- Tourism: Dr. Abdellatif Khattabi, Professor at Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingénieurs, Morocco
12:30 - 13:00 Presentation of the AFED Report, Part III
Post Kyoto Negotiations: Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, Former CEO of GEF, member International Commission on Climate and Development (Chairman)
Interrelation between Climate Change and Trade negotiations: Dr. Magda Shahin, Director of the Trade-related Assistance Center at the American Chamber of Commerce, Egypt
Guest: Thomas Egebo, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark- International Perspective.
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Panel I - Rising Seas Shifting Deserts
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Rashed Bin Fahed, Mininister of Environment and Water, United Arab Emirates
Panelists:
Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center of Remote Sensing, Boston University: When the Desert was Green- Keynote
Dr. Atiq Rahman, Chairman, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS): Implications of sea level rise and adaptation strategies
Dr. Youba Sokona, Executive Secretary, Sahel and Sahara Observatory, Tunis: Strategies in arid and semi-arid regions.
16:00 - 16:45 Open Discussion
16:45 - 17:00 Special Presentation: Climate Change as Seen From Space
Dr. Eman Ghoneim, Center of Remote Sensing, Boston University
Friday 20 November
08:30 - 09:30 Panel II - Towards Lower Carbon Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
Chairman: H.E. Mr. Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director General, OFID
Panelists:
Dr. Mohammed El-Ashry, Former CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF): Policies of Lower Carbon Economy- Implications on Developing Countries
Ms. Carol Sanford, CEO, Development Economics Group International: From Carbon Neutral to Carbon Positive
Dr. Marwan Iskandar, CEO of MIA, Economic Consultant: The Need for an Arab ‘Stern Report’
09:30 - 10:00 Open Discussion
10:00 - 10:30 Special Presentations:
- State of Arab Environment
- Solar Feed on the Abu Dhabi Grid: Enviromena
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 Panel III - Green Economy to Fight Climate Change- Arab Green Economy Initiative
Chairman: H.E. Mr. Khaled Irani, Minister of Environment, Jordan
Panelists:
Mr. Hussein Abaza, Chief, Trade and Economics, UNEP: Green Economy- Opportunities and Challenges for the Arab world
Ms. Carol Sanford, CEO, DEGI: Economics of Sustainability
Mr. Bashar Zeitoon, CER Director, AFED: AFED Green Economy Initiative
CORPORATE PRESENTATIONS - GOOD PRACTICES:
Louis Hakim, Vice President Royal Philips Electronics and CEO, Philips Electronics ME
Ronald Portelli, Managing Director, AES International Consultants.
Dr. Aziz Malek, Deputy General Manager at CGI, Audi-Saradar Group
12:30 - 13:00 Open Discussion
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch
breakaway meetings on Arab Green Economy Initiative (with buffet Lunch)
Hall 1: Sustainable Building
- Mr. Wael Al-Masri, Architect-Jordan, Cultural Sustainability: Learning from Traditional Architecture
- Dr. Sadek Owainati, Engineering Consultant, Founder and Former Chairman, Emirates Green Building Council, Balancing the Pillars of the Built-Environment
Hall 2: How Different Sectors are addressing Climate Change: Solutions and Challenges
- Mr. Faris Hasan, Director of Corporate Planning and Economic Services, OFID, Biofuels: Environmental Impact and Food Security Issues
- Mr. Paul Roach, Tendering Director, AVERDA: Waste Management to Reduce Climate Change
15:00 - 16:00 Panel IV - Climate Change: Towards Coherent Policies- What needs to be considered by Arab countries to face climate change
Chairman: Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba
Panelists: Participating Ministers
16:00 - 16:30 Closing session
Conclusions and Recommendations
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