Workshop “Mediterranean Mountains: Climate Change, Landscape and Biodiversity”

Expo

2015-09-04

Mediterranean Mountains:
Climate Change, Landscape and Biodiversity
A partnership for enhancing Sustainable Mountain Development in the Mediterranean
Workshop
EXPO MILAN 2015, Bio-Mediterranean Cluster
September 4th 2015, 2:00 PM
The Workshop aims at fostering the sharing of experience, strengthening and widening
networking and cooperation among regional stakeholders in the Mediterranean on the
governance of mountain territories. Tools and approaches are required to support a shift
to a Green Economy of the region. The Workshop will focus in particular on local
initiatives for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, sustainable tourism and
landscape, innovative methods to manage and value biodiversity and agro -biodiversity in
Mediterranean mountain areas.
Representatives will gather from the countries included in the EXPO Bio-Mediterranean
Cluster and from other Mediterranean Countries. International Organisations active in
different fields have been invited including: European Commission, UNEP, FAOMountain Partnership, UNISCAPE, IUCN, UNESCO, ICOMOS, MED Programme, ENPIMED Programme, ESPON Programme, Alpine Convention, Carpathian Convention,
Emblematic Mediterranean Mountains Network, Euromontana, Rural Forum.
Participant Countries include: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon,
Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, Spain, Turkey.
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Agenda
2.00 pm Registration of the participants
2.15 pm Opening session
Visions of sustainable mountain development
Dario Cartabellotta, EXPO Bio-Mediterranean Cluster
Piercarlo Sandei, UNEP – Vienna “From the Carpathians and the Dinaric Arc Mountains to the
Adriatic and Mediterranean sea”
Paolo Angelini, Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea – “A roadmap for the
Mediterranean: Expectations and methodology of the Mediterranean Mountains Workshop”
Giacomo Luciani, DG Environment, European Commission – “EU Funds Programming
Period 2014-2020: What opportunities for Mediterranean mountains? Focus on territorial cohesion
and environment”
3.00 pm Parallel working tables*
Topic 1. Local Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change
Coordination:
Antonio Ballarin Denti, Lombardy Foundation for the Environment – FLA
Francesco Musco, IUAV University of Venice
Topic 2. Sustainable Tourism and Landscape
Coordination:
Massimo Sargolini, University of Camerino
Cristina Mottironi, Bocconi University of Milan
Topic 3. Biodiversity and agro-biodiversity
Coordination:
Aurelio Angelini, University of Palermo
Filippo Favilli, Eurac Research – Italian Delegation to the Alpine Convention
4.30 pm Plenary session
Reports from the Parallel Working Tables and Discussion
5.30 Conclusions
Viviana Beccalossi, Councillor for Territory, Urban Planning and Defence – Lombardy Region
Mario Mazzocca, Councillor for the Environment and Territory – Abruzzo Region
Andrea Costa, President of the Commission Environment and Territory – Liguria Region
Barbara Degani, Under-Secretary of State – Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea
The Workshop will be followed by a Mediterranean Mountain aperitif at the Bio-Mediterranean Cluster.
*Institutions and bodies that have already adhered to the working tables: Ministry of Environment -Directorate General for Sustainable
Development (Italy), Ministry of Environment (Albania), NGO Cener (Bosnia Herzegovina), NGO EIA (Bosnia Herzegovina),
Euromontana- European association of mountain areas-, University of Camerino, University of Urbino (Italy), University of Palermo
(Italy), IUAV University of Venice, University of Rome –Torvergata (Italy) University of Naples –Federico II (Italy), Bocconi University of
Milan (Italy), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), Mountain Partnership, Pieriki Anaptixiaki S.A.-O.L.A.-Local Development
Agency (Greece), Univerity of Milan –Edolo Ge.S.Di.Mont (Italy), Razlog LAG (Bulgaria) NGO Itaca (Italy), Lombardy Region (Italy),
Abbruzzo Region – Department of Energey Policy, Air Quallity and National Environmental Information System (Italy), Lombardy
Foundation for the Environment – FLA (Italy), Emilia Romagna Region –Agency for the promotion of Turism (Italy), Sicily Region
(Italy) Liguria Region (Italy), Ministry of Sustainable development and tourism (Montenegro), ICOMOS NGO (Italy), UNISCAPE –
Univerities network, Italian Alpine Club –CAI, Istituto Superiore per la Promozione e la Ricerca Ambientale –ISPRA (Italy), EURAC
Research (Italy). Alpine Convention, Carpathian Convention.