Month: November 2025

A Coastal Climate Adaptation Day will take place on Tuesday as part of the EU Region Week

Brussels, 20 November 2025. The European project LIFE COSTAdapta will hold its second in-person consortium meeting on Monday, 24 November, at the headquarters of the Island Energy Council of Gran Canaria (CIEGC). The session will bring together all partner organisations to review technical progress and coordinate the next steps in the development of innovative solutions for coastal climate adaptation.

The meeting will open with a welcome speech by Alexis Lozano, Director of Energy and Climate at CIEGC. This will be followed by an intervention from Sara Barceló, representative of ELMEN and monitor appointed by the LIFE Programme, who will present an expert assessment of the project’s status from the perspective of the European supervisory body.

Throughout the day, partners will present updates on each component of the project. Patricia Caro, from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), will report on overall coordination and management. Rakel Ramos Pereda, from Raley Estudios Costeros, and Cecilia Ribalaygua, from the University of Cantabria, will explain the preparatory actions related to coastal behaviour analysis. Development activities will be presented by Iñaki Pérez (ULPGC) and Leire Fernández Prieto (Raley Estudios Costeros).

Implementation progress will be outlined by Nuria Pérez, from INGECID, while validation and monitoring tasks will again be presented by Patricia Caro. Communication, replication and sustainability activities will be presented by Yolanda Durán and Adrián Noheda from the Finnova Foundation.

The consortium also announces the celebration of the 1st Coastal Climate Adaptation Day for Island Regions, which will take place on Tuesday, 25 November, within the official programme of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EU Region Week). The event will gather experts, public authorities, research institutions and organisations working on coastal adaptation challenges.

Registrations remain open, although they are close to closing. Interested participants may still register via the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.es/e/i-jornada-de-adaptacion-costera-el-proyecto-life-costadapta-tickets-1360524187469

LIFE COSTAdapta has a total budget of 3,337,563 euros, of which 2,002,538 euros are financed by the European Union through the LIFE Programme. The project runs for 84 months and is coordinated by the Island Energy Council of Gran Canaria, together with ULPGC, the University of Cantabria, INGECID, Raley Estudios Costeros, ECOncrete AQUA, the Canary Foundation for Recycling and Sustainable Development and the Finnova Foundation.

More information: https://costadapta.energiagrancanaria.com

 The island will host, on 25 November, an in-person technical conference that will bring together experts, public authorities and citizens to address resilience solutions to climate change

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 14 November 2025.  The European project LIFE COSTAdapta will hold the First Conference on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change in Island Regions next Tuesday, 25 November. The event will be in person and will bring together European institutions, local and regional authorities, universities and organisations specialised in coastal management. The conference will take place at the headquarters of the Gran Canaria Island Energy Council (CIEGC) and is part of the activities scheduled within the EU Region Week, Europe’s leading forum for territorial cooperation and innovation in public policies.

The opening session will be delivered by Raúl García Brink, Councillor for Environment, Climate, Energy and Knowledge of the Island Council of Gran Canaria, who will outline the island’s strategic commitment to coastal resilience. This introduction will be followed by Adrián Noheda, project manager and EU funding expert at the Finnova Foundation, who will provide an overview of the LIFE Programme’s opportunities and the importance of European cooperation in climate adaptation

The first block, focused on technical and scientific analysis, will be moderated by Patricia Caro Ruiz, project manager at the Institute of Oceanography and Global Change (IOCAG). Presentations will address methodological advances of the LIFE COSTAdapta project, current coastal dynamics in Gran Canaria and the challenges linked to sea-level rise. Speakers include Cecilia Ribalaygua Batalla (University of Cantabria), Leire Fernández Prieto (Raley Estudios Costeros), Aridane González González (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), and Gustavo Pestana Pérez, Head of Climate Change for the Government of the Canary Islands.

The second block will take the form of a round table and will offer an overview of European coastal adaptation projects and experiences. The session will be moderated by Adrián Noheda, project manager at Finnova Foundation. Experts from the projects NATALIE, Blue Green Governance, IMPLACOST, MasDunas and Las Galletas, together with technical personnel from LIFE COSTAdapta, will take part. Among the participants are Rafael Herrera Checa, Gustavo Pestana, Aridane González, Jesús González Navarro, Marta Martínez Pérez and Patricia Caro Ruiz.

The conference aims to create a space for collective reflection on the transition towards a more resilient coastline. It also seeks to bring citizens and local stakeholders closer to the objectives of LIFE COSTAdapta and to clarify questions regarding coastal use, ensuring that adaptation measures will not interfere with the traditional enjoyment of beaches and will preserve the coastal identity of Gran Canaria.

LIFE COSTAdapta is advancing the design of an innovative system of progressive reefs and tidal pools intended to protect vulnerable coastal areas from sea-level rise. The project has a total budget of €3,337,563, of which €2,002,538 is co-funded by the European Union through the LIFE Programme. The consortium is composed of the CIEGC, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the University of Cantabria, INGECID, Raley Estudios Costeros, ECOncrete AQUA, the Canary Islands Foundation for Recycling and Sustainable Development and the Finnova Foundation.

Participation in the conference is free of charge, subject to limited capacity, and requires prior registration via the following link:  I Jornada de Adaptación Costera: el Proyecto LIFE COSTAdapta Tickets, Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

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