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(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 26 - The EU Delegation to Israel, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Natural Resource and Environmental Research Centre will be holding a conference in Haifa on climate change on 1 and 2 November.

According to the Enpi website (www.enpi-info.eu), the second day will mainly focus on the various aspects of EU-Israel cooperation in this area, including the research projects implemented under the 7th EU Framework Programme.

Policy discussions and exchanges of experience related to concrete projects showcasing Euro Mediterranean relations will be on the agenda, including the MED ENEC II Programme on Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector, the Mediterranean Solar Plan and the Horizon 2020 initiative to depollute the Mediterranean. The first day of the workshop will shed light on past, present and future aspects of climate change, and provide an overview of climate negotiations from Rio to Durban. The economics of climate change will also be discussed from a US perspective. The workshop will conclude with a roundtable discussion which will bring together the Heads of the Climate Change Information Centre, Ministries and the Head of Unit on Climate Change at the European Commission. (ANSAmed).