Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
at the
American University of Beirut (AUB)
cordially invites you to a panel discussion
"Was There Any Progress at the United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in Durban?"
(Simultaneous English / Arabic Translation will be available)
Tuesday 20 December 2011 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Auditorium B1, College Hall, AUB
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Moderator:
Dr Karim Makdisi is Associate Director at IFI, and Associate Professor of International Politics and International Environmental Policy in the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB
Speakers:
Dr Ibrahim Abdel Gelil is Professor of the Academic Chair of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AI Nahayan, and Director of the Environmental Management Programme, Arabian Gulf University (Bahrain). From 1997-2002, he was CEO of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. Abdel Gelil has been at the forefront of Egypt’s energy and environment policy, and that of the region more generally, for more than 10 years and has published on this extensively.
Habib Maalouf is President of the Lebanese Environment Party and environmental columnist for the As-Safir Lebanese daily. He has has been covering the UN Climate Change negotiations since 1992. Maalouf teaches environmental philosophy, and is the author of numerous publications including his most recent book, published in Arabic, الى الوراء : في نقد اجتاهات التقدم (دار الفارابي / الطبعة األولى (2010)
Vahakn Kabakian is Head of the Lebanese delegation negotiating in Durban and climate change advisor to the office of the Minister of Environment (MoE). He serves as Project Manager for the Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Lebanese MoE. Kabakian has actively participated in climate change negotiations since the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) in Bali, 2007.