The West Bay district of Doha, Qatar, on the horizon.

Harvard Project to Host Event at COP-18 with Government of Qatar

Announcement, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

November 29, 2012

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

After Doha: Balancing Adaptation, Mitigation, and Economic Development

Hosted by:

Government of the State of Qatar and the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Thursday, 6 December
13:15–14:45 pm
Qatar National Convention Center
Hall 5, Room 4

Distinguished panelists will provide high-level insights into the state of climate policy—and prospects for the future—as COP-18 comes to an end.  

Speakers

• His Excellency Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiya, Chairman, Qatar National Food Security Programme

Welcome and introduction

• Robert Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Framing remarks

• Daniel Bodansky, Lincoln Professor of Law, Ethics, and Sustainability, Arizona State University

Remarks on mitigation

• Rabi Mohtar, Executive Director, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Prospects for regional climate change adaptation

• Carlo Carraro, President and Professor of Environmental Economics and Econometrics, University of Venice; Climate Change and Sustainable Development Programme Coordinator, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Remarks on climate change policy and economic development

• R. Seetharaman, Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank Group

Response and remarks on climate finance

For more information about this publication please contact the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements Coordinator at 617-496-8054.

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