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UNIMED online event Mediterranean Cities and climate change

UNIMED is glad to invite you to the online event Mediterranean Cities and climate change: making the urban transport sector more resilient and less impactfulDecember 14th, 2022 10:00 – 11:30 AM_CETRegisterUNIMED, in collaboration with Area Science Park and MedCities, is organising the online event “Mediterranean Cities and climate change: making the Urban Transport sector more resilient and less impactful” involving experts that have worked on the latest Policy Brief of the Urban Transports Community on the impacts of Climate Change on Mediterranean Cities, as well as academics and local authorities from the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean.for registerhttps://u15526930.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click…AGENDATo spark a real debate, the conference is divided into two different moments:Two keynote speakers will open the conference: Margaretha Breil (CMCC) will present a global overview of the climate change multiple impacts on Mediterranean cities, while Area Science Park will put forward some recommendations addressed to local, national and European authorities published in the Urban Transports Community’s Policy Brief #4 on Urban Mobility adaptation to Climate Change.In the second part, a panel of four experts from local authorities and academia from Southern Mediterranean countries will discuss the main points put forward in the two keynote speeches and present how adaptation and mitigation measures are implemented in their countries.