Climate Change in the Mediterranean: e5t's Spring University Event
Because climate change has become a regional issue of great importance, e5t has made it the theme of its 6th Spring University edition, organized in partnership with the Tunisian Campus of the University Paris Dauphine PSL.
The event will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the University Campus in El Omrane.
Throughout the day, participants and experts will discuss "Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change in the Mediterranean." The main challenges related to climate change and adaptation and mitigation strategies implemented or to be developed in the Mediterranean region will be addressed.
Students from the Tunisian Campus of the University Paris Dauphine-PSL will also present a series of projects aimed at developing solutions to the effects of climate disruption. A jury will award a prize to the most innovative project.
The event is open to all, including academics, civil society actors engaged in the fight against climate change, and media representatives, upon simple online registration at this link.
Program
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8:30 am: Welcome of participants
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9:00 am: Welcome and presentation of the Spring University
- Amina Bouzguenda Zeghal, General Director of the University Paris Dauphine PSL - Tunis Campus
- Myriam Maestroni, Founder and President of e5t & e5t Education
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9:15 am: Short film produced by students from the University Paris Dauphine PSL - Tunis Campus (Coordinator: Skander Trigui)
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9:30 am: Stand-up: Understanding Climate Change in the Mediterranean
- Moderator: Omar Belhaj
- Houda Ben Jannet, General Director of the Mediterranean Organization for Energy and Climate
- Catherine Lagneau, President of BRGM (Geological and Mining Research Bureau)
- Christian de Perthuis, Emeritus Professor - University Paris Dauphine PSL (Video)
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10:30 am: Roundtable: Impacts of Climate Change in the Mediterranean
- Moderators: Mohamed Mansour and Aicha Ben Salah
- Houda Ben Jannet, General Director of the Mediterranean Organization for Energy and Climate
- Dina Ranarifidy, Specialist in Urban Development at the World Bank
- Mahmoud Elyes Hamza, Former Minister of Agriculture - Director of the Regional Activities Center for Specially Protected Areas (SPA/RAC) in the Mediterranean
- Raoudha Gafrej, Water and Climate Change Expert - General Director of the University of Water
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11:30 am: Roundtable - Water Sector Strategy in the Mediterranean
- Moderators: Yasmine Boughzela and Youssef Karoui
- Catherine Lagneau, President of BRGM (Geological and Mining Research Bureau)
- Abderrahmen Ouasli, Expert in Water Resources and Sustainable Development - Former Director of the Hydraulic Sector Management Ministry of Agriculture
- Amel Hamza-Chaffai, Ecotoxicology Expert - Vice-President of the Ocean Decade Task Force for the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
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12:30 pm: Lunch Break
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2:00 pm: Quiz prepared and organized by students from the University Paris Dauphine PSL - Tunis Campus (Coordinator: Aziz Gatti)
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2:30 pm: Roundtable - Presentation of Existing and Potential Adaptation Strategies
- Moderators: Daiana Boismoreau and Omar Belhaj
- Yousri Helal, Team Leader Cluster Climate, Environment, Energy, and Disaster Risk Reduction
- Montassar Ghallab, Surgeon - Oncology - Chief of Sustainable Development Project, Salah Azaiz Institute
- Patricia Djomseu, President of Women of Africa
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3:30 pm: Stand-up: Financing the Energy Transition; Adaptation and Mitigation
- Moderator: Omar Belhaj
- Yang Zhang, General Director at Cibola Partners
- David Nataf, Co-founder of the AFROM Foundation
- Meriem Ben Boubaker, Director of Control and Management - 1st Vice-President of ICFOA & Vice-President of COGEREF
- Jean-Michel Noguéroles, Lawyer (Bar of Nice), Abogado (Bar of Barcelona), and Solicitor (Law Society of England and Wales)
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4:30 pm: Roundtable - Challenges of Renewable Energies in the Mediterranean
- Moderators: Racem Mehdi and Oussema Barrani
- Nejib Osman, Consultant, Doctor in Energy Economics
- Ines Khalifa, Project Manager, Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre
- Ons Khechine, Chief Technical Advisor Mitigation, UNDP
- Beya Kharbeche, Energy and Natural Resources Analyst, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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5:30 pm: Adaptation Projects in the Mediterranean Presented by Students
- Eight teams of students will present their adaptation projects to a jury of experts. The selected projects will receive awards, with two prizes to be awarded.
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7:00 pm: Award Ceremony and Group Photos
For more information, please contact: Mohamed Mansour - mansour@dauphine.tn or Daiana Boismoreau - boismoreau@yahoo.fr
