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Brussels Conference. Programme

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European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Meeting room: JD 62
Rue Belliard, 99
B-1040 Brussels

English – French – German – Italian – Spanish

Internal meeting for EFFAT members only.

REGISTRATION AND OPENING
9 am	Registration of the participants in the EESC building (Meeting room JD 62 – 99, rue Belliard)
9.30 am	Opening by Bruno VANNONI, acting EFFAT President

PANEL 1: WHAT IS GOING ON IN AGRICULTURE?
9.45 am	Actors or victims – how climate change has an impact on employment in European agriculture Report on the EFFAT project „Climate change and the future of employment in agriculture“ by EFFAT Agriculture Secretary, Arnd SPAHN
10.05 am	Climate change and water management Report on an EFFAT meeting by Lucía GARCIA QUISMONDO G^a ARCICOLLAR (FTA-UGT Spain)
10.20 am	Necessary strategies of adaptation on the example of mountain regions Report on an EFFAT seminar by Salvatore LO BALBO (FLAI-CGIL Italy)
10.35 am	Discussion and national contributions Jorge SANTOS (SETAA, Portugal) Jesper LUND-LARSEN (3F, Denmark) other presentations by the EFFAT member organisations
11 am	Coffee break

PANEL 2: WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE TOURISM SECTOR?
11.15 am	Situation in the tourism sector Report by EFFAT Tourism Secretary, Kerstin HOWALD
11.30 am	Discussion and national contributions Gabriele GUGLIEMI (FILCAMS-CGIL, Italy) Josefina GARCIA LUPIANEZ (FECOHT-CC.OO, Spain) other presentations by the EFFAT member organisations

PANEL 3: WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE FOOD SECTOR?
12 am	Situation in the food sector Report by EFFAT Food Secretary, Eric DRESIN
12.15 am	Discussion and national contributions by the EFFAT member organisations
1 pm	LUNCH BREAK (Atrium 6)

WHAT CAN EFFAT DO?
2.30 pm	Development of an EFFAT action plan to secure workplaces against the consequences of climate change
4 pm	Coffee break
6 pm	End of the daily work
8 pm	Common dinner in Antwerp

Public conference

REGISTRATION AND OPENING
9 am	Registration of the participants in the EESC building (Meeting room JD 62 – 99, rue Belliard)
9.30 am	Opening by Bruno VANNONI, acting EFFAT President
9.40 am	Welcome speech by Irini PARI, Vice President of the EESC

WHAT IS GOING ON IN EUROPE?
10 am	How climate change is jeopardizing jobs in Europe Introduction by a representative of the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (DG EMPL) of the European Commission
10.30 am	ITUC policy on climate change Introduction by Claire COURTEILLE, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
10.45 am	The EU is a motor for the fight against climate change Presentation of the political objectives of the European Institutions by a representative of the Directorate-General Environment of the European Commission
11 am	Coffee break
11.30 am	Discussion
1 pm	LUNCH BREAK (Atrium 6)

WHAT MUST HAPPEN IN THE SECTORS OF EFFAT?
2.30 pm	Climate change and workplaces in the European agriculture Report of the EFFAT working group on agriculture which met the day before by Arnd SPAHN, EFFAT Agriculture Secretary
2.45 pm	Climate change and workplaces in the European tourism sector Report of the EFFAT working group on tourism which met the day before by Kerstin HOWALD, EFFAT Tourism Secretary
3 pm	Climate change and workplaces in the European food industry Report of the EFFAT working group on food industry which met the day before by Eric DRESIN, EFFAT Food Secretary
3.30 pm	Cooperation as a tool against climate change – Round table Point of view of the EESC by Edgardo IOZIA, EESC rapporteur on several climate change and energy related opinions Point of view of farmers by Pekka PESONEN, Secretary General of COPA-COGECA Point of view of organic producers and retailers by Thomas DOSCH, Deputy President of IFOAM EU Group Point of view of the intersectoral trade unions by Joël DECAILLON, ETUC Secretary Point of view of EFFAT by Harald WIEDENHOFER, EFFAT Secretary General Moderator: an agrcultural journalist or Arnd SPAHN

POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS OF EFFAT
4.30 pm	Plan of action of EFFAT to secure workplaces from the consequences of climate change Conclusions by Harald WIEDENHOFER, EFFAT Secretary General
5 pm	Closing speech by Bruno VANNONI, acting EFFAT President