MPGCA Human Settlements: Climate emergency - time to act for zero carbon cities and buildings

Segment 1: Decarbonizing our buildings, making them hubs for climate action

What is needed for a systemic transformation of the sector? Policies, technology, innovation, finance...


Introduction by the moderator Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, UNEP


Joined Keynote by high level authority.

  • Mr David Nelson, Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners


Panel discussion

Format: Davos style

Speakers

  • Ms Naseebah Al Marzouqi, Director of Sustainability, United Arab Emirates
  • Ms Yutsil Sanguines, Director General Policies for Climate Change, Semanart
  • Mr Carlos Alberto Bohorquez Gutierrez, Environmental Planning Coordinator, Planification Department, Municipality of Medellin, Columbia
  • Mr Bruno Sauer, CEO Spain Green Building Council
  • Mr Anup Jagwani, Manager, Climate Finance & Policy, IFC
  • Mr Pierre Rousseau Senior strategic adviser for Sustainable Business BNP Paribas
  • Ms Alicia Montalvo Santamaría, Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank, Spain
  • Ms Julia Panzer, Head of Group Public Affairs & Sustainability Danfoss
  • Ms Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability Officer Lafarge Holcim
  • Mr Andrew Potts, Coordinator of the International Council on Monuments and Sites Climate Change and Heritage Working Group (CCHWG), Climate Heritage Network


Segment 1: Decarbonizing our buildings: Joining national and local ambition - Moderated Q&A


Closing of Segment 1 by moderator







Segment 2 - Vertical integration and investments for decarbonisation and resilience in cities while driving social equity


Introduction by the moderator Maryke van Staden, Director of ICLEI`s Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting


Keynote: Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN Habitat


Vertically Integrated Climate Action achieving results and embedding social equity

Format: Fireside Chat

Speakers

  • Vera Rodenhoff, Head of Division, German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
  • Juan Carlos Vega Milke, Undersecretary of Energy, Yucatan State, Mexico
  • Daniela Mastrangelo, General Director of Innovation and Environmental Quality, City of Rosario, Argentina
  • Sebastian Schlecht, Project Manager European Green Capital 2017, City of Essen, Germany
  • Saliha Dobarzic, The Adaptation Fund - Adaptation Investments as a means to advance social equity
  • Philippe Akoa, President of RIAFCO (African Network of Subnational Development Banks), Cameroon


Q&A - Embedding social equity into climate emergency response action

Moderated Q&A


Closing remarks of Human Settlements Session by high level authority – Gonzalo Munoz, High-Level Climate Champion