Benelux – « Benelux Talanoa Dialoog / Dialogue » – Brussel/Bruxelles, 24.9.2018
In line with the global Talanoa Dialogue for Climate Ambition, the Benelux Talanoa Dialogue hosts stakeholders from civil society, business, government and knowledge institutes to discuss enhanced cooperation within and between the three countries in areas as Sustainable Transport, Energy and Resource Efficiency, Finance and Just Transition.
What opportunities are there for such cross-boundary partnerships to increase our efforts? And what obstacles need to be overcome, by government and non-government actors alike, to make this joint effort possible?
Following the spirit of the Talanoa Dialogue, participants will encounter a safe environment to identify potential initiatives that could be followed up within the Benelux Union and discuss possibilities and challenges towards attaining the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Program of the day
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9am to 9.30am |
Welcome at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands by Her Excellency Maryem van den Heuvel |
9.30am to 9.50am
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Introduction by the Secretary General of the Benelux Union, Mr Thomas Antoine
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10.10am to 11.20am
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Chatrooms (Where are we?) :
You will have the opportunity to listen to three stories of current projects and initiatives that exist across Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium:
- innovative ideas that are being deployed with some success today, new services or solutions that are growing and meeting the needs and priorities of specific ecosystems (citizens, businesses, local communities and national governments)
- contributing to the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement and the follow-up agreements
- could be a potential case study or candidate for Benelux integration
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11.20am to 1pm
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Initiative Design (Where do we want to go?):
You will be part of a working group of 6-8 participants, dedicated to a specific topic (Transport, Finance, Energy Efficiency and Just Transition), working in parallel and continuing the dialogue by developing a shared ambition and ideas on how to move forward.
Each group will identify and develop potential projects and initiatives at Benelux level, and prepare a “pitch” to report to the larger group in plenary.
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1pm to 2pm
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Networking lunch
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2pm to 3.30pm
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Pitches (How do we get there?), moderated by Executive Director EEA, Mr Hans Bruyninckx:
The pitches will concern the deployment of innovative ideas, services or solutions that have a clear ambition to demonstrate the potential of a new idea to meet the needs and priorities of stakeholders, including citizens, businesses and local and national governments, in meeting the long-term goals of Paris Agreement.
The pitches will be presented to the responsible Belgian Minister, Ms Marie Christine Marghem, the responsible Luxemburg Minister, Ms Carole Dieschbourg, and the Special Climate Envoy for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr Marcel Beukeboom.
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3.35pm to 4pm
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Final statements and closing by the Deputy Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Mr. Ovais Sarmad
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4pm to 5 pm
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Reception
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Venue
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kortenberglaan 4-10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Information: Yvonne Havenga (y.havenga@benelux.int of BeneluxTalanoa@benelux.int )