Conference

Country Event Egypt: Towards more social justice and inclusiveness in the Mediterranean

20 October 2022
Cairo
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    • Labelled as “Towards more social justice and inclusiveness in the Mediterranean – Egypt Country Event”, the fourth country event of the Annual Conference is held in Cairo, Egypt on 19-20 October.

    This country event is co-organised with the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS):

    Agenda

    08h45-09h00 Welcome Remarks & Opening Session

    Mohammed Fayez Farhat Director ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
    Senén Florensa Executive President IEMed – The European Institute of the Mediterranean
    Christian Berger Head European Union Delegation to Egypt

    09h00-11h00 Plenary Session 1: Towards Stronger and more Inclusive Social Protection Programmes

    Moderator: Hanaa Ebeid Senior Researcher, Editor-in-Chief of Democracy Review ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
    Mervet Sabrine Assistant Minister for Protection and Social Safety Nets Ministry of Social Solidarity
    Howeida Roman Expert National Center for Social and Criminal Research
    Nahla Zeitoun Senior Social Protection Specialist World Bank
    Amira El Shal Senior Policy Manager, Middle East and North Africa Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
    Salma Hussein Regional Research Manager, Department for Middle East and North Africa Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
    Farah Al Shami Senior Fellow and Director of the Social Protection Program ARI – Arab Reform Initiative

    11h00-11h30 Coffee Break

    11h30-13h30 Plenary 2: Putting People at the Center of Sustainable Environmental Policies

    Subthemes: inclusive access to resources: energy, water; green economy/green finance
    Moderator: Dina Shehata Senior Expert Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS)
    Mohammed Alaa Head of Human Rights Unit Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
    Amira Hossam Associate Minister for Sustainable Development Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
    Ingy Abdelhamid Expert National Center for Social and Criminal Research
    Ashraf Amin Head of the Scientific Department Al-Ahram Newspaper
    Ahmed Kandil Senior Fellow and Head of Energy Studies Program ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

    13h30-14h30 Lunch

    14h30-16h00 Working Session: Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, safe, and sustainable resources in Egypt

    Papers presentations and discussion: original EuroMeSCo papers selected from the Call for Papers
    Moderator: Justine Belaid EuroMeSCo Research Officer European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
    Aya Badr Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
    Country Event Egypt: Towards more social justice and inclusiveness in the Mediterranean
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