Past Event

Environment and economics: opportunities and challenges for Iran

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President and head of Department of the Environment of Iran to Bruegel on 13 December to have an off-the record discussion about the opportunities and challenges that Iran is about to face in environment and economics.

Date: December 13, 2016, 5:30 pm Topic: Global economy and trade

Climate change is one of the key challenges of our times. Issues such as decarbonisation are key for the environment and constitute a potential opportunity also from an economic point of view. In particular development of a green economy will emphasise on low carbon industry, clean forms of energy and sustainable agriculture and will affect also economic cooperation among countries. Which are the opportunities and the challenges for Iran and the international cooperation?

We were pleased to welcome Dr. Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President and Head of Department of the Environment of Iran to Bruegel on 13 December. We had an off-the record discussion about the opportunities and challenges that Iran is about to face in environment and economics.

This event was off -the record and it was not livestreamed on our website.

Schedule

Dec 13, 2016

17:00-17:30

Check-in and coffee

17:30-18:00

Presentation

Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Former Director

Massoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President and head of Department of the Environment of Iran

18:00-18:30

Q&A

18:30

End

Speakers

Massoumeh Ebtekar

Vice President and head of Department of the Environment of Iran

Guntram B. Wolff

Former Director

Location & Contact

Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels

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