- The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, partner of the project, will present the main objectives of LIFE COSTAdapta next Tuesday, July 16, at 17h00.
- Some thirty specialists in climate, biodiversity, health, agriculture, food, cities and water will be present at this event.
The European LIFE COSTAdapta project will be present at Uni Climática, an event that will be held from 15 to 19 July 2024 and will focus on specialised training in climate and biodiversity. In this fifth edition, Uni Climática is dedicated to adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
On 16 July at 17h00, Patricia Caro Ruiz, from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, member of the coordination team of the LIFE COSTAdapta Project, will present the project that seeks to address the adaptation of the coast of Gran Canaria to sea level rise through an innovative methodology: the design and testing of an innovative and progressive tidal pool-reef system, which uses, partially, the traditional technique of building tidal pools, common elements in the Canary Islands and the rest of Macaronesia, for the coastal adaptation of Gran Canaria to climate change.
Uni Climática, which opens its campus from 15 July 2024, will be divided into blocks to address adaptation from different angles: climate, biodiversity, agriculture, food, health, cities, water… To this end, master classes and lectures will be given by leading specialists with key concepts and ideas on how to adapt to climate phenomena that are already occurring. On the other hand, testimonies of adaptation experiences and projects will be presented to serve as inspiration for other people, communities and institutions.
Among the specialists already confirmed are British-Canadian Professor Ian Burton, a pioneer in promoting the concept of adaptation; Cristina Linares (Instituto de Salud Carlos III); Paco Heras (Spanish Office for Climate Change); Annelies Broekman (CREAF); Ana Lancho (Fundación Biodiversidad); Jonas Bull (Human Rights Watch); Ana Terra Amorim-Maia (BC3); Javier López Lara (IHCantabria); Marta G. Rivera-Ferre (INGENIO, CSIC-UPV); Esteban Rodríguez (AEMET); Javier Retana (CREAF); Patricia Klett (Spanish Climate Change Office); and Jofre Carnicer (CREAF).
Practical experiences
In addition to the theoretical classes, there will be several practical presentations to understand how it is possible to carry out the adaptation. Thus, the architect Pascual Pérez will teach what is necessary to adapt our home and environment. And there will be representatives from various national and European adaptation projects such as MasDunas, LIFE COSTAdapta; Anecoop, S.Coop (citrus cooperative coop); Bloques en Transición, Barrios por el clima, LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN, MountResilience, and the climate shelter project refugio climático of the Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid.
Special contents
Uni Climática V will include special contents that can only be enjoyed during the week of 15-19 July, such as participation in the film forum and direct contact with specialists through the classroom forum. In addition, there will be several live online lectures, including one by meteorologist Antonio Sánchez (Televisa-Univision, United States) on Wednesday 17 at 19:00 (Madrid time) on adaptation and resilience in the face of hurricanes.
After this first week, the training material will continue to be available with no expiry date.
Climate film forum
This edition has a new feature and that is the alliance of La Uni Climática with Filmin, the online film platform. Each student* will receive with their registration a free two-month subscription to Filmin and a recommended list of climate films.
Throughout July and August we will be holding several online film forums to discuss the films featured in the programme. All students can participate in these discussions.
*This promotion only applies to enrolments made before 31 August 2024.
Registration is now open
Registration is now available at launiclimatica.climatica.coop, where you will also find more information about the lectures and participating experts.