How much are our cities worth?
A Danish-Swedish summit on Sustainable Financing for Climate Change Adaptation
On 5-6 December 2024 city and water sector stakeholders from the Nordic region, as well as European and global stakeholders, will gather for a lunch-to-lunch summit to discuss challenges and opportunities in climate adaptation within the water sector.
The target audience is decision-makers, water sector and city leaders, and researchers working on these issues.
Greater Copenhagen is hosting Climate Adaptation Summit 2024
Greater Copenhagen is joining forces with key organizations driving the green transition in the Nordic region to spark a conversation about financial and investment requirements, innovation needs and opportunities for industrial development within climate change adaptation.
Time, Place and Sign-up
DTU – Technical University of Denmark is hosting the Climate Adaptation Summit.
- Time: December 5th, h 11.30 - December 6th, h 13.00
- Place: Oticon Hall, DTU, 2800 Kongens Lyngby.
- Price: 3 000 DKK. This includes Dinner, but not accommodation.
The summit will focus on cities, urban water management, and the impact of investments in climate change in order to building resilience to anticipated changes such as rising sea levels, more frequent and severe storms, increased precipitation, and extreme events like cloudbursts and urban flooding.
Under the theme “How much are our cities worth? – a Danish-Swedish summit on Sustainable Financing for Climate Change Adaptation” we will address vital topics including:
- Which climate adaptation measures should be prioritized for financing?
- Where will the necessary funding come from?
- Which regulation can effectively promote sustainable adaptation?
The summit will focus on cities, urban water management, and the impact of investments in climate change in order to building resilience to anticipated changes such as rising sea levels, more frequent and severe storms, increased precipitation, and extreme events like cloudbursts and urban flooding.
During our discussions we will develop recommendations for financing and improving climate adaptation, partnerships and innovation to be taken forward by organizers. The summit will also offer a valuable opportunity for knowledge sharing and networking within the Nordic, European and global water sector. You will meet outstanding European and Nordic speakers, such as:
- Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (TBD)
- Sofia Hedén, Chair of the environment committee in Malmö,
- Antje Stokman, Chair of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, HafenCity Universität - Hamburg
- Markku Rummukainen, Prof. University of Lund and Member of IPCC
- Jennifer Cherrier, professor at City University of New York
- Amanda Ikert, Head of Adaptation Implementation at C40 Cities
- Blaz Kurnik, Head of Group – Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, EEA
- Karina Banquet, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Carsten Nystrup and Brian Hansen, CEO’s and Directors of water utilities in Malmö, Copenhagen and Northern Copenhagen: VA Syd
- Professors Henrik Aspegren, Lund University/Sweden Water Research, Magnus Arnell, RISE and Peter Steen Mikkelsen, DTU in a round-table discussion on opportunities to promote innovation in climate change adaptation.
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson will guide the summit through a Nordic and European discussion on adaptation challenges, how to plan and invest for an uncertain future, societal and technological solutions to protect infrastructure and the values at stake in our cities and the current innovation needs alongside funding opportunities and models.
DTU – Technical University of Denmark is hosting the Climate Adaptation Summit. It takes place at Oticon Hall, DTU, 2800 Kongens Lyngby. Price for participation is 3 000 DKK. This includes Dinner, but not accommodation.
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