August 22, Montevideo, Uruguay. Thank you for attending the side event at Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2018 that was held on August 22 in the Guaguin Room, Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Date: August 22
Venue: Gauguin Room (4th floor) Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay

Time: 13:00 - 14:00 hours

In this session the actions that the EUROCLIMA+ Programme is promoting to support the fulfilment of country commitments made under the Paris Agreement were presented, through the presentation of some of its projects in the areas of urban mobility, disaster risk reduction, forests, biodiversity and ecosystems and climate governance.

See agenda and concept note in PDF 

Opening: At the beginning of the event, EUROCLIMA+ in action made the official presentation of the agreement: “Generating awareness in the Spanish-speaking public about climate change, climate action and the Paris Agreement”, a proposal for collaboration between EUROCLIMA+ and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to continue the UNFCCC website in Spanish for two more years. See press release 

EVENT:

Moderator: Guillermo Dascal, EUROCLIMA+

Speakers:

1. Ismo Ulvila, General Directorate Climate, European Union
2. Horst Pilger, General Directorate for International Cooperation and Development, European Union
3. Rubén García, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay
4. Jaime Nalvarte Armas, Executive Director of the Association for Research and Integral Development (AIDER)
5. Rodney Martínez, International Research Centre on El Niño (CIIFEN)

 Agenda

For more information about the event: Guillermo Dascal, Expert in Climate Change, EUROCLIMA+ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Information for the press: Alexandra Cortés, Expert in Communication and Visibility, EUROCLIMA+ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.