Fachkonferenz
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09:30 – 10:00Registration of Participants
10:00 – 10:30Official opening of the conference
Anja Czymmeck, Official representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Hamdi Malushaj, President of the Kosovo Renewable Energy Association
Dr. Ernst Reichel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Kosovo
Welcoming addresses:
Dardan Gashi, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Kosovo (confirmed)
Ramadan Hasani, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Kosovo (confirmed)
Adbilaqim Ademi, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of the Republic of Macedonia (confirmed)
Fatmir Mediu, Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Albania (confirmed)
10:30 – 10:45Coffee break (Press Conference)
10:45 – 12:15Session 1
Climate change policies in the region – challenges and perspectives
Moderation: Shqipe Gjocaj
Security of supply in times of climate change – perspectives and challenges for Germany and for Europe
Dr. Michael Bass, Head of Division for Cooperation with Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (confirmed)
Kosovo’s current position towards Climate Change
Sabit Gashi, Head of the Energy Department in the Ministry of Economic Development Kosovo (confirmed)
Taking position on Climate Change and ratification of UNFCCC and Kyoto
Teodora O. Grncarovska, State Counselor at the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the Republic of Macedonia (confirmed)
On setting of the energy related GHG emission reduction targets
Prof. Dr. Natasa Markovska, President of the National Committee for Climate Change, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (confirmed)
Institutional setup and challenges in dealing with Climate Change issues
Pellumb Abeshi, General Director of Environmental Policies, Ministry of Environment of Albania (confirmed)
Ratification of International Environmental Treaties by Kosovo Assembly
Salih Morina, Member of the Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Spatial Planning (confirmed)
Open discussion
12:15 – 13:15Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45Session 2
Power supply options and the possibility for using the renewable energy sources - current strategies and experiences from the region
Moderation: Pellumb Gjinolli
Renewable Energy possibilities for Kosovo
Pellumb Gjinolli, Deputy President of Kosovo Renewable Energy Association (confirmed)
Power Supply Option for Kosovo
Lorik Haxhiu, Former President of Kosovo Renewable Energy Association (confirmed)
Kosovo’s National Energy Strategy and current Renewable Energy Policies
NN, Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Kosovo (tbc)
Legal framework and incentives for Renewable Energy projects
NN, Energy Regulatory Office, Kosovo (tbc)
Options to energy development with the environment in the centre - Kosovo Scenario
Luan Shlaku, Head of Open Society Foundation in Kosovo (confirmed)
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Prof. Naim Hoxha, RIINVEST - Institute for Development and Research, Republic of Kosovo (confirmed)
Open discussion
14:45 – 16:15Session 3
European energy and climate policy – the obligations and the benefits from the UNFCCC and Kyoto protocol
Moderation: Metodi Hadzi-Janev
Generating Prosperity and Jobs in the Low-Carbon Economy – the German example
Dr. Frank Meissner, Global Climate Forum, Germany
(confirmed)
Creating enabling environment for development of Renewable Energy sources and improvement of Energy Efficiency
Radica Nusdorfer, Liaison office of the European Commission to Kosovo (confirmed)
Kosovo’s Road Map towards UNFCCC and Protocol. Costs and Benefits
NN, UNDP (tbc)
Building Regional Stability through Environmental Security in the Western Balkans: UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol in the context
Prof. Metodi Hadzi-Janev, Military academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” - Skopje, Macedonia (confirmed)
Open discussion
16:15 – 16:30Short coffee break
(for summering the results of the workshop and preparing the final conclusions)
16:30 – 17:00Conclusions and Closing remarks
Presenting the final conclusions of the sessions
Pellumb Gjinolli, Vice-President of the Kosovo Renewable Energy Association
