During the IOM Partner Event, the panelists discussed how the EU, EU Member States and Governments in the Western Balkans, international financial institutions, and other partners could integrate migration considerations in the roll-out of clear air initiatives.  

Panelists:  

• Dr. Sunita Pitamber, Associate Director for the Access to Services & Gender Mainstreaming, Gender and Economic Inclusion at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Ms. Veronica Manfredi, Director of the Quality of Life Directorate at the European Commission's DG Environment
• Ms. Kaja Shukova, State Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
• Mr. Ola Henrikson, Regional Director at IOM Regional Office for the EEA, EU and NATO

Moderator: Prof. Francis Pope, Professor of Atmospheric Science, the University of Birmingham

More information on the event available on EU Green Week 2021 and IOM Regional Office Brussels.