Hybrid public hearing on “Climate justice: how it is affecting people with disabilities in Europe and in the world"
Remote event via Interactio, online platform - Wednesday, 19 October 2022 from 09:30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. | Testing connections
09.30 a.m. - 09.40 a.m. | Introduction
- Pietro Barbieri, President of the EESC Permanent Group on Disability rights (PG DIS)
09.40 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. | Panel I: The views of the EU and international organisations
Moderator: Marie Zvolská PG DIS Member
- Stefanie Dannenmann-Di Palma, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN DRR)
- Franco e Rinaldo Pinto, European Climate Pact Ambassadors for Italy
- Monica Silvana González, Member of the European Parliament - recorded message
Q&A
11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Break
11.30 a.m. - 12.55 p.m. | Panel II: The views of civil society organisations
Moderator: Fernando Mauricio Carvalho, PG DIS Member
- Nadia Hadad, Executive Committee member, European Disability Forum (EDF)
- Kamil Goungor, European Disability Forum Youth Committee
- Mary Keogh, CBM Global Disability Inclusion
- Representative, European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) - tbc
Q&A
12.55 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Pietro Barbieri, President of the EESC Permanent Group on Disability rights (PG DIS)
Interpretation requested from FR-EN-IT-PT-CS-LT-PL-SK-RO into FR-EN-IT-PL
Sign language (tbc)