13
October
15
October
TAIEX TSI - Enhancing disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in Cyprus
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Day 1: Monday, 13th October 2025 |
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| Chair: Dr. Nikoletta Kythreotou Head of Climate Action Unit, Department of the Environment, MARDE | |
| 8:45 | Arrival of onsite participants and light welcome coffee. Connection of online participants and technical verifications. |
| 9:00 | Welcome address Mr. Christoph Klockenbring, SG Reform, EUROPEAN COMMISSION Ms. Penelope Papavassiliou, Acting Permanent Secretary of Directorate General Growth, Ministry of Finance, CYPRUS Dr. Theodoulos Mesimeris, Director, Department of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, CYPRUS Ms. Maria Papa, Commander, Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior, CYPRUS |
| 9:30 | Cyprus National climate change adaptation strategy and action plan Mr Ayis Iacovides, IACO Environmental & Water Consultants Ltd, CYPRUS |
| 10:00 | The EU mission on adaptation: Resources and networks to support climate adaptation action Dr. Sophie Berger, MISSION ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION |
| 10:30 | Reforming, developing and enhancing the civil protection system from a climate change adaptation perspective Moderator: Mr. Thomas Dworak, Fresh Thoughts Consulting Reforming, developing and enhancing the civil protection system in Cyprus Ms. Maria Papa, CIVIL DEFENCE, CYPRUS Mr. Costas Hatzis, EXPERTISE FRANCE, CYPRUS Civil protection and disaster risk management in Greece Dr. Katerina Trepekli, MINISTRY FOR CLIMATE CRISIS AND CIVIL PROTECTION, GREECE EU insights for civil protection and disaster risk management Ms. Anna Battistutta, Policy Officer, DG ECHO (online) |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Forest fire risk management and sustainable forestry practices Moderator: Dr. Daniela Hohenwallner-Ries, alpS Integrated fire risk management in Portugal Mr. Mario Monteiro, AGÊNCIA PARA A GESTÃO INTEGRADA DE FOGOS RURAIS (AGIF), PORTUGAL Reducing vulnerability to fire risks in the forests of Gran Canaria Mr. Federico Grillo, EMERGENCY SERVICE, GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN (online) Fire risk management in Cyprus DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, MARDE, CYPRUS |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | Parallel session 1: Adapting the energy system to climate change Moderator: Ms. Sabine McCallum, Fresh Thoughts Consulting GRIDWATCH: A multitasking tool for a risk mitigation and prevention in electrical grids, Ms. Nuria Cantó, IREC, SPAIN The experience of Gran Canaria (online) Mr. Raúl García Brink, CONSEJERO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE, CLIMA, ENERGÍA Y CONOCIMIENTO. CABILDO DE GRAN CANARIA Climate proofing of critical infrastructure Mr. Miljenko Sedlar, NORTH-WEST CROATIA REGIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE AGENCY |
| 16:00 | Parallel session 2: Adapting the insurance sector to climate related risks Moderator: Ayis Iacovides, IACO Environmental & Water Consultants Ltd Insurance as a tool for climate adaptation: The experience of Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros in Spain Mr. Francisco Espejo, Assistant Director, Research and International Relations, CONSORCIO COMPENSACIÓN DE SEGUROS, SPAIN The Cyprus insurance market, recent compensation trends, adaptation challenges to increasing climate change risks Mr. Ioannis Theodosiou, Managing Director E.N. MANOS Ltd Cyprus The role of regulators in supporting adaptation of the insurance sector (online) Dr. Marie Scholer, Senior Expert, EIOPA, GERMANY |
| 17:30 | AOB and wrap up of day 1 |
Day 2: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 |
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| Chair: Mr. Marios Papanicolaou Climate Action Unit, Department of the Environment, MARDE | |
| 8:45 | Arrival of onsite participants. Connection of online participants and technical verifications. |
| 9:00 | Adapting water resources management to changing climatic conditions Moderator: Dr. Nuria Hernández-Mora, Fresh Thoughts Consulting (break out) Water losses reduction and compliance with the Drinking Water Directive in Cyprus Mr. George Kazantzis, WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MARDE Increasing water efficiency in the urban water sector Eng. Gianfredi Mazzolani, ACQUEDOTTO PUGLIESE The experience of Spain with modelling and planning for climate change impacts on water resources Dr. Teodoro Estrela, JÚCAR RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY, SPAIN Water reuse and circular economy: Environmental and socioeconomic implications Mr. Manuel Sapiano, ENERGY AND WATER AGENCY, MALTA |
| 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 | Sustainable agricultural practices and soil management Moderator: Mr. Thomas Dworak, Fresh Thoughts Consulting Making Mediterranean agriculture biodiversity friendly and resilient to climate change: The experience of Olivares Vivos+ LIFE project Dr. Georgios Koubouris, ELGO DIMITRA, GREECE Accelerating the transition to a regenerative agricultural sector (online) Mr. Wouter-Jan Schouten, ReGeNL, NETHERLANDS |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Assessment of the financing needs of the revised national adaptation strategy and comparison with costs without adaptation Dr. Theodoros Zachariadis, THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE |
| 14:30 | Financing adaptation action workshop Moderator: Mr. Ayis Iacovides, IACO Environmental & Water Consultants Ltd Financing Adaptation Pathways: Insights from the Pathways2Resilience Project Dr. Kostas Dellis, ATHENS UNIVERSITY Mr. Christodoulos Partou, Mayor, Ms. Effie Zikouli, EU Officer, ARADIPPOU MUNICIPALITY, CYPRUS Climate resilience in Region Western Greece. Present state and financing tools Dr. Stefanos Papazisimou, REGION OF WESTERN GREECE, GREECE |
| 16:30 | End of Day 2 |
Day 3: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 |
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| Chair: Dr. Nikoletta Kythreotou Head of Climate Action Unit, Department of the Environment, MARDE | |
| 8:45 | Arrival of onsite participants. Connection of online participants and technical verifications. |
| 9:00 | Nature based solutions for climate resilience Moderator: Ms. Sabine McCallum, Fresh Thoughts Consulting (break out) Building heat resilience in Zagreb, Croatia, through nature-based solutions Mr. Miljenko Sedlar, NORTH-WEST CROATIA REGIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE AGENCY Implementing nature-based solutions in the Lèze Valley Mr. Thomas Breinig, SYNDICAT DE LA VALLÉE DE LA LÈZE (SMIVAL) Managing flood risk in Limassol Mr. Michalis Vrionides, Director of Technical Services, DLGO Limassol |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 | Spatial planning and climate change adaptation Moderator: Mr. Ayis Iacovides, IACO Environmental & Water Consultants Ltd (Q&A) The Island Plan: Its basis on Cypriot spatial planning legislation and its implementation prospects with respect to Vision 2035 Mr. Phaedon Enotiades, Senior Town Planning Officer, DEPARTMENT OF TOWN PLANNING AND HOUSING, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, CYPRUS Incorporating climate change adaptation into spatial plans: the experience of the Basque country Ms. Estíbaliz Martín Zabala, REGIONAL PLANNING, BASQUE GOVERNMENT, SPAIN |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Enhancing adaptation planning and action at the regional and local levels Moderator: Dr. Daniela Hohenwallner-Ries, alpS Promoting the uptake of adaptation actions by local authorities Ms. Christina Andreou, CYPRUS ENERGY AGENCY, CYPRUS Fostering local climate adaptation plans and actions Ms. Silvia Cañellas-Boltá, BARCELONA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL, SPAIN Local flood risk management plans Mr. Javier Loizu, OREKAN-NAVARRA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, SPAIN |
| 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 | Engaging communities and civil society in climate action Moderator: Ms. Angela Nicolaou, IACO Environmental & Water Consultants Ltd The experience of the Environmental Education Unit at the Cyprus Ministry of Education Dr. Giorgos Fyttis, Unit of Education for the Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD), MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORT AND YOUTH, CYPRUS Tallin’s Climate Citizen Assembly Ms. Tuuli Veersalu, TALLIN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OFFICE (ESTONIA)(online) |
| 17:30 | Closing remarks |
| 18:00 | End of event |
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