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Climate & Natural Resources

Environmental Security Program

CORVI Project

Sea and the City: Pathways for Coastal Resilience

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in Resilience & Sustainability

Coastal areas are at the forefront of climate change. Rising sea levels, increasing ocean temperatures and the intensification of extreme weather events are amplifying economic, social, and environmental vulnerability in coastal zones. Small Island Developing States and Coastal Least Developed Countries are often the most affected and least able to respond to climate impacts.

Join Sally Yozell, Stimson’s Environmental Security Program Director, and other notable experts, to discuss what’s at stake in the coastal zone, identify tools for assessing vulnerabilities and promote solutions, particularly focusing on nature-based solutions, as no-regret options.

The conference is convened under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in collaboration with the Stimson Center and the Ocean & Climate Platform.

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Conference Program

9:00-9:20 PM CET: Welcome Remarks and Keynote Address

Speakers:

Oliver Wenden, Vice-President, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
Sarah Stimson Karis, Board of Director & ACRE Board of Counselor, Stimson Center
Raphaël Cuvelier, Vice President, Ocean & Climate Platform
Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, US State Department (Keynote)

9:20-10:40 AM CET: Session 1 – Coastal resilience to biodiversity loss and climate change: what’s the situation and what’s at risk?

Speakers:

Linwood Pendleton, Executive Director, Ocean Knowledge Action Network International Project Office (Moderator)
Hans-Otto Pörtner, IPCC Vice Chair, Working Group II
Tanya Brodie Rudolph, CEO and Founder, Enviromer
Robert Nicholls, Director, Tyndall Center for Climate Change
Awa Bousso Drame, PhD Student, UCL West African Coastal Areas Program, Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Dakar, Senegal

11:10 AM-12:40 PM CET: Session 2 – Assessing vulnerability: the need for innovative tools, policies and planning for coastal resilience

Speakers:

Sally Yozell, Senior Fellow and Director, Environmental Security Program, Stimson Center (Moderator)
Robin Kemper, Senior Risk Engineering Consultant, Zurich Resilience Solutions
Nicole LeBoeuf, Assistant Administrator, NOAA’s National Ocean Service
Arthur Tuda, Executive Director, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
Jeremy Ragauin, AOSIS Fellow

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CET: Session 3 – Designing sustainable adaptation solutions for cities and territories

Speakers:

Anna Zivian, Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Conservancy (Moderator)
Raphaël Billé, Programme Director, Tour de Valat
Kate Strachan, Senior Professional Officer, Climate Change & Coastal Management, ICLEI Africa
Samantha Box, Coastal Strategy and Policy Team Leader, Coastal Partners
Pauli Merriman, Policy Manager Oceans, WWF International

3:00-4:00 PM CET: Session 4 – Framing implementation: enabling conditions

Speakers:

Karen Sack, Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (Moderator)
Chip Cunliffe, Head of Biodiversity, AXA XL
Ronald Jean Jumeau, SIDS DOCKS Roving Ambassador for Oceans
Eric Evelyn, Minister of Environment, St. Kitts and Nevis
Leah Bunce Karrer, Senior Environmental Officer, Oceans and Coasts, Global Environment Facility (GEF)

4:30 – 5:30 PM CET: Roundtable with City Mayors

Speakers:

Andy Deacon, Acting Managing Director, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
Ana Paula Matos, Vice Mayor, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
Maider Arosteguy, Mayor of Biarritz, France
Janelle Kellman, Mayor of Sausalito, California, USA and CEO, Center for Sea Level Rise
Marie Christine Mba Ntoutoume, Mayor of Libreville, Gabon (TBC)
Inês de Medeiros, Mayor of Almada, Portugal (TBC)