Review webinar series 2022

In 5 follow-up webinars we highlighted central areas of action such as energy, water and mobility:

1stWebinar: "Planetary Boundaries - How Israel and Germany take on the Great Transformation" / 31 March 2022:
The introductory session of the webinar series on "Planetary Boundaries - How Israel and Germany take on the Great Transformation" provided participants with an overview of the status quo in both Israel and Germany when it comes to tackling the challenges of climate change on a societal, scientific and political level.
Speakers:
Tamar Raviv, Head of Biodiversity and Open Spaces Division at the Ministry of Environmental Protection Israel: Adaptation to Climate Change in Israel
Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischedick, Scientific Managing Director Wuppertal Institute: German Meeting Series German perspective and challenges

2rd Webinar: Water / 25 May 2022 / 18:30 (CET) / 7:30 (IST) 
Experts from Israel and Germany will share their perspectives on water. Here, both countries face different challenges. From the devastating flood in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2021 to heat records in Tel Aviv.
Speakers:
Yechezkel Lifshitz, Deputy Director General for Energy Infrastructures & Water Resources, Israel
Werner Theis, Former Head of Section at the Ministry of Environment Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

3th Webinar: Energy / 19 July 2022 / 14.00 (CET) / 3:00 (IST) 
The war in Ukraine has pushed the topic of sustainable and reliable energy provision to the top of political agendas around the globe. Experts from Israel and Germany will discuss how we must rethink our energy consumption.
Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Peter Heck, Professor for Environmental Law and Environmental Economics at Environmental Campus Birkenfeld at University Trier

4th Webinar: Mobility / 6 September 2022 / 14.00 (CET) / 3:00 (IST)
Our experts from Israel and Germany will talk about how we will get around in the future.The war in Ukraine and the worsening climate crisis have pushed the topic of sustainable mobility to the top of political agendas around the globe.
Speakers:
Dr. Ayelet Gal-Tzur, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: Promoting sustainable transport in Israeli cities
Prof. Dr. Oliver Lah, Head of Research Unit Mobility and International Cooperation Energy, Transport and Climate Policy from the renowned Wuppertal Institute.