From the 8^th to the 12^th of October, the government of Saudi Arabia hosted the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, a conference centered around exploring climate solutions ahead of COP28.

Cool Up’s contribution

On October 8^th, Cool Up’s Alexander Pohl (Guidehouse), Eslam Mahdy (Guidehouse) and Ahmed Khalil (RCREEE) hosted the action hub event “Accelerating technological change for future-proof cooling by strengthening regional capacities” on the importance of trainings and capacity building to upscale sustainable cooling in the MENA region.

On October 10^th and October 11^th, Cool Up’s Programme Director, Katja Eisbrenner (Director at Guidehouse), participated in two sessions entitled, respectively, “Structured consultation on A 6.4 methodologies for emission reductions and removals relevant for MENA region” and “Climate-resilient infrastructure systems: adapting to extreme weather events in urban MENA”, both organized by UNFCC.

On October 10^th, Cool Up’s Programme Manager, Nesen Surmeli-Anac (Associate Director at Guidehouse), spoke at an Action Track Event entitled “Forging Pathways for Building Decarbonisation and Resilience in MENA”, organized by UN Habitat and GlobalABC.

Our Cool Up experts paved the way for enlightening discussions and future collaboration across the sustainable cooling sphere in the MENA region and beyond. The event was a great success and forged many meaningful connections.

*pictures were taken by the Cool Up team and Öko Recherche