08:30 – 10:00

Opening Session:

• H.E.  Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus,

• H.E.  Minister of Environment,

• International Dignitaries et al.

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:30

I. The Evolving Climate Crisis: The Scientific Basis

• Convener: Jos Lelieveld

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

11:30 – 13:00

II. Mitigation Strategies & Challenges

The Technological Challenge to Decarbonizing the Regional Economy

• Convener: Sotiris Kalogirou

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

The Socioeconomic Barriers to Decarbonizing the Regional Economy

• Convener: Theodore Zachariades

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

13:00 -14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 18:00

III. Impacts and Adaptation Pathways

14:30 - 15:15

Water-Food-Migration Nexus

• Convener: Fadi Comair

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

15:15 - 16:00

Extreme Events (including Health, Floods, Heatwaves, Fires etc.)

• Convener(s): George Zittis

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 17:15

Marine & Terrestrial Environment & Biodiversity

• Convener(s): Constantinos Kounnamas

• Keynote Speakers/Panelists

17:15 – 18:00

Tourism & Cultural Heritage

• Convener(s): Nikos Bakirtzis

• Keynote Speakers/Panelists

DINNER

08:30 – 09:30

Keynote Speeches

• Keynote 1

• Keynote 2

09:30 - 10:15

IV The Challenge of the Built Environment

• Convener(s): Costas Cartalis

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

10:15 – 11:00

V The Decarbonization Pathway as a Transformative Opportunity for the Regional Economies - the Role of Climate Enabling Technologies

• Convener(s): Fabio Montagnino (TBC)

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:15

VI Plans for Mitigation and Adaptation of Relevance to the EMME Region

• Convener(s): Thanasis Hatzilakos

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

12:15 - 13:00

VII Financing Adaptation and Mitigation Measures

• Convener(s): Stavros Zenios

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:15

VIII Legal and Constitutional Issues

• Convener(s): Achilleas Emilianides

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

15:15 - 16:00

IX Education and Outreach

• Convener(s): Andreas Demetriou

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

16:00 – 16:45

Harnessing the Power of Culture to Tackle Climate Change

• Convener(s): Kyriakos Demetriou (TBC)

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

17:00 – 18:30

Wine & cheese reception and poster session

DINNER

08:30 – 09:30

Keynote Speeches

• Keynote 1

• Keynote 2

09:30 - 10:15

X Political, Societal and Cultural Barriers and Opportunities.

• Convener(s): Kyriakos Demetriou (TBC)

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

10:15 – 11:00

XI The Intangibles of Climate Change: Philosophy, Ethics, and Values

• Convener(s): Stavros Photiou

• Keynote Speakers/panelists

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:15

XII Concluding Panel: From Here to the Future

• Convener(s): C. N. Papanicolas

• Panelists

12:15 - 13:00

Closing addresses:

• H.E. Annita Demetriou, Chair of the Parliament (Speaker of the House)

• TBA

• TBA

CONFERENCE CLOSES AT 13:00

Afternoon

Cultural Excursion