Positioning the "Baladiye" at the Center of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Prospects and Impact
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Nature Conservation Center
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This brief was published following the first roundtable of AUB-NCC's 2024 series, titled "The New Roadmap to A Green Transition: Exploring Today's Climate Actors". This roundtable discussion explored what role municipalities or ‘baladiyet’ can play in mitigating and adapting to climate change, regarding the importance of local climate action.
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This discussion is the first of AUB-NCC’s 2024 series of roundtables, titled “The New Roadmap to A Green Transition: Exploring Today’s Climate Actors” Roundtable discussion organized on May 14th, 2024, at the Basile Antoine Meguerdiche Conference Hall – IFI.
The series is co-designed with: Nature Conservation Center, UN-Habitat, Cewas, and Synaps.
Panel: Hala Mounajed, Representative of the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment ; Diana Menhem, Managing Director of Kulluna Irada ; Assaad Zoughaib, Mayor of Zahle Municipality ; Mostafa Hijazi, Saida Municipality Council Member and Director of the Disaster Risk Management unit Saida Zahrani Union of Municipalities ; Anthony Jabbour, Managing Director of Cedar Oxygen. Moderator: Elie Mansour, Manager, Urban Planning, and Design Unit, UN-Habitat Lebanon. Opening remarks: Taina Christiansen, Head of UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme.
The series is co-designed with: Nature Conservation Center, UN-Habitat, Cewas, and Synaps.
Panel: Hala Mounajed, Representative of the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment ; Diana Menhem, Managing Director of Kulluna Irada ; Assaad Zoughaib, Mayor of Zahle Municipality ; Mostafa Hijazi, Saida Municipality Council Member and Director of the Disaster Risk Management unit Saida Zahrani Union of Municipalities ; Anthony Jabbour, Managing Director of Cedar Oxygen. Moderator: Elie Mansour, Manager, Urban Planning, and Design Unit, UN-Habitat Lebanon. Opening remarks: Taina Christiansen, Head of UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme.