| PRE-SUMMIT EVENTS PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
| 09:00-18:00 Registration |
10:00-12:00 Forest Protection and Climate Change:
This session, organized under the auspices of H.E. Dr Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic, will focus on the means of preventing and combating forest fires, one of the most severe threats to the environmental balance of the planet. The destruction of forests is one of the major contributors to climate change. The panelists will discuss the ways of dealing with the entire "fire cycle" including the challenging task of revitalizing the environment through reforestation and other techniques. |
- Moderator: Andreas Papandreou, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Athens & Vice President, International Institute for Climate Change and Energy Security
- Margarita Arianoutsou- Faraggitaki, Associate Professor Of Ecology, Faculty Of Biology, University Of Athens
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- Tom Harbour, Director, USDA Forest Service, Fire And Aviation Management
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- Nikos Chlykas, Economist Environmentalist
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- Miltiadis Statheropoulos, Professor of the National Technical University of Athens, Head of the FIACTU, Director of the European Center for Forest Fires
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- Arapis Gerassimos, Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, President of Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage
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