Provisional Programme
Event: From Local Action to Global Impact: Climate Governance in Island Territories
University of Madeira, Funchal-Portugal
17 September 2026

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10:00 – 10:20 | Opening Session
  • President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
  • Madeira University Representative – Mara Franco
  • PAN National Leader – Inês Sousa Real
  • EU Climate Pact ambassador – Rui Alexandre Castanho (EU Representative/IPP Representative)
10:20 – 11:20 | Panel I – Academic Perspective
  • From Local Action to Global Impact: Challenges of Climate Governance in Island Territories
  • Scientific framework of climate policies
  • Specificities of Macaronesia
  • Research contributions to political decision-making
  • (National, regional and international speakers)
11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break
 
11:40 – 13:00 | Panel II – Political Perspective
  • From Theory to Practice: Experiences and Challenges in Climate Action
  • Participation of a representative from each political party represented in the Regional Parliament of Madeira
  • Sharing experiences from the Atlantic Conferences/Jornadas Atlânticas
  • Debate on the implementation of public policies in island territories
13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break
 
14:30 – 15:30 | Panel III – Civil Society and Call to Action
  • Local Mobilisation and Climate Action: The Role of Civil Society
  • Environmental movements
  • Citizen participation
  • Advocacy and collaboration with policymakers
  • (NGOs, activists and local/international projects) 
 15:30 – 16:45 | Panel IV – Academic and Strategic Perspective
  • Cooperation and Multilevel Governance: Pathways for the Future of Macaronesia
  • Interregional cooperation (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde)
  • Multilevel governance
  • Adaptation and mitigation strategies
16:45 – 17:00 | Closing Session
  • Summary and key conclusions
  • Institutional closing remarks – Mónica Freitas