The Fourth Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2021) will be held on July 26-27, 2021, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The conference will be conducted as a mix of in-person and virtual meetings.
The objective of the conference is to strengthen the regional dialogue, information and knowledge exchange in order to support climate-resilient evidence-based decision-making systems, as well as to explore the possibilities to ensure the synergy in climate projects implementation between international finance organizations and the development agencies in Central Asia.
A series of our publications will be dedicated to the speakers and moderators of the upcoming event. And, today, we would like to introduce you to Alessandra Fidanza, an international consultant on environment and climate change. She will be a moderator at the thematic session dedicated to climate financing.
Alessandra Fidanza is an international consultant on environment and climate change, with over 20 years of experience in multilateral and bilateral environmental activities. Her primary professional expertise and interests lie in climate change adaptation and mitigation in urban areas.
Ms Fidanza is an expert in environmental assessment (EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment and SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment).
She lectured EIA and SEA at the University of Rome La Sapienza and authored a book on techniques and methodologies of environmental assessment according to EU standards.
At the Technical University of Berlin, she lectured on urban regeneration and climate change.
She authored chapters of the UNECE Country Profile on Housing and Land Management of Uzbekistan (2014) and the UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews of Kazakhstan (2018), Uzbekistan (2019) and Morocco (2021).
Ms Fidanza has a deep knowledge of Central Asia, acquired through several assignments, and supported the policy dialogue of CA Countries in the preparation of COP26.
She is a chartered Architect and Urban Planner who graduated (Hons) at the University of Rome – La Sapienza, after a period spent at the University of Paris –French Urban Planning Institute. She also holds an M. Phil on Global Environmental Protection and International Policies from the University of Viterbo.
Stay tuned for further updates to know about other interesting speakers of the CACCC-2021.
