New series of conferences on Adaptation, Industries and Territories

The adaptation of our territories to climate change is becoming critical, yet both society and industry still struggle to fully acknowledge its urgency. We continue to build and, on the other hand, to compensate for damages, as if natural disasters remained exceptional events—whereas they are expected to become more frequent and more severe.

This lack of anticipation stems from short-term economic and budgetary performance constraints affecting public authorities, companies, and insurers alike. These mechanisms in turn slow down investment in prevention. In addition, the national pooling of disaster compensation may sometimes reduce incentives for preventive action.

At the same time, an increasing number of companies, banks, and insurers are seeking to better anticipate future climate risks, but sometimes through abrupt regulations and higher premiums, which can deepen inequalities between territories, industries, and populations depending on their current and future climate vulnerabilities.

The real challenge is therefore to reconcile individual responsibility with territorial, national, and international solidarity, and to move from a culture of repair to a culture of anticipation. Can France rapidly translate its ambitions into concrete means to ensure security and sovereignty? This is the core purpose of this conference, which launches a series of meetings to be held throughout the year in the regions and in Paris, in order to deepen these discussions and develop actionable synergies.

This new conference series, initiated by the Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale and Cerema, in partnership with Movin’On, CNES, BNP Paribas, Generali, Fondation PARC, CEM, the International Forum on Weather and Climate, and the Association of French Mayors, aims to bring together public and private stakeholders to address these pressing issues.

Agenda

08:30 – Registration

09:00 – Opening remarks
Gilles Pennequin (Cerema) – Sylvianne Villaudière (SEIN)
Olivier Mousson (President, Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale)
Pascal Berteaud (Director General, Cerema)
Jean-Louis Borloo (Former Minister of State for Ecology, Business lawyer) – video link
Nizar Baraka* (Minister of Equipment and Water, Morocco)

09:40 – Panel 1: Is preventive adaptation possible, and under what conditions?
Jean Jouzel (climatologist, former IPCC member)
Chantal Jouanno (Chair, CNDP; former Secretary of State for Ecology)
Gaël Quiennec (CEO, Movin’On)
Florian Bercault* (Mayor of Laval)
Pascal Berteaud (Director General, Cerema)

Video message: Alain Grandjean (co-founder, Carbone 4)

Discussion and Q&A

10:45 – Break

11:00 – Panel 2: What role can adaptation policies play in ensuring economic security and sovereignty?
Alain Juillet (security and sovereignty expert, former DGSE intelligence director) – video message
Aziza Akhmouch (Head of Cities, Urban Policies & Sustainable Development, OECD)
Estelle Grelier (CEO, Saur France)
Pascal Berteaud (Director General, Cerema)
Gilles Berhault (President, Les Transitionneurs; Strategy Director, Energer)
Michèle Pappalardo (President, Fondation Université Gustave Eiffel; former CGDD and ADEME President)

Discussion and Q&A

Video message: Guillaume Sainteny (President, Plan Bleu)

12:15 – Closing remarks by the co-organisers and Monique Barbut*
(Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, and International Climate and Nature Negotiations)

12:30 – End of the conference – Cocktail and networking

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