We are pleased to invite you to the closing conference "Our Response to Climate Change", organized as part of the EU-funded project “Participation of Civil Society in the Mitigation of Climate Change in the Karaganda Oblast of Kazakhstan”.
This project is a joint effort of the Karaganda Regional Environmental Museum and the non-governmental organization Arnika.
The conference will present the project's results, lessons learnt and achievements, and invites you to discuss the impact with the key stakeholders and wider public.
Location: Astana
Date: 23 October
Venue: conference hall of the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, Saryarka Avenue 8, Astana city
Simultaneous interpretation (English/Russian) will be provided during the conference.
Agenda
9:30 - 10:00
Registration of participants
10:00 - 10:20
Welcome words
- Dmitriy Kalmykov, EcoMuseum
- Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
- H.E. Mrs Aleska Simkic, Ambassador of the European Union to Kazakhstan (TBC)
- H.E. Mr Pavol Sepelak, Ambassador of The Czech Republic to Kazakhstan
- H.E. Monika Iwersen, Ambassador of Germany to Kazakhstan (TBC)
10:20 - 10:40
Participation of the civil society in mitigation of the climate change in Karaganda Oblast of Kazakhstan / Irina Ignatovich, EcoMuseum
10:40 - 11:00
Climate Action Plan of Karaganda Oblast / Dmitriy Kalmykov, EcoMuseum
11:00 - 11:30
Press briefing with guests of honour and experts (conference room)/ Сoffee break (foyer)
11:30 - 12:00
Two decades of opening the data on industrial pollution (PRTR) in Kazakhstan/ Martin Skalsky, Arnika & Dmitriy Kalmykov, EcoMuseum
12:00 - 12:30
Three body problem: Greenhouse gas accounting in Kazakhstan?/ Aigul Malikova, EcoMuseum
12:30 - 13:30
Improving air quality in the times of climate change: The Czech Republic experience/ Blanka Krejci, Czech Hydrometeorological Institution
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 14:45
Examples of climate change measures from the Czech Republic / Martin Skalsky, Arnika
14:45 - 15:00
Pilot projects on mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Karaganda Oblast/ Anna Andreychuk, EcoMuseum
15:00 - 16:00
Investing in the green future/ Marketa Smolova, State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic
16:00 - 17:00
Closing remarks & discussion over coffee
Registration and more information: Irina Ignatovich, EcoMuseum, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. +7 705 709 99 09
The project “Participation of the civil society in mitigation of the climate change in Karaganda Oblast of Kazakhstan” is funded by the European Union, and supported by the Transition Promotion Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Czech Republic, the Small Grants Program of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the German Federal Foreign Office (AA) and implemented through the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ).
