FACING CLIMATE CHANGE: ACTION AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL
Council of Europe
Oct 18 2006
The Committee on Sustainable Development of the Council of Europe
Congress is organising a hearing to be held in Yerevan (Armenia)
on 19 October .to discuss innovative approaches carried out at local
and regional level in dealing with the challenges of climate change.
The hearing, which will take place in the Ani Plaza Hotel from 1.45
pm to 6.30 pm, will be opened by Armenian Ecology Minister Vardan
Aivazyan and the Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee
Gaye Doganoglu. Gotelind Alber, a specialist on climate policy, will
present the perspectives for the next 100 years and policies at the
international level.
The participants will examine a variety of stake-holders’ responses
to the challenges of climate change. They will examine innovative
approaches aimed at fostering a new energy culture, a mobility society
and sustainable urban planning. The case studies are based on the
policies in the cities of Pamplona (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Paris
(France) and Miskolc (Hungary), as well as the Lower Austria Region.
Communication Unit of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Tel: +33 (0)3 90 21 49 36 Fax:+33 (0)3 88 41 27 51 [email protected]
Contact in Erevan : Marite Moras, Secretary of the Committee on
Sustainable Development Mobile: +33 (0)6 50 39 29 16 ; E-mail :
[email protected]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
