We want you to participate with us in the activities we have prepared.
At the Biodiversity Foundation we have put all our energy, work and enthusiasm to contribute the best of ourselves to this historic summit, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 25), which will be held from 2 to 13 December at IFEMA/Feria de Madrid. The Foundation’s commitment to act against climate change and seek solutions, adapt to its consequences, goes back a long way, and what better time to share and promote the initiatives we are developing with you at a key moment for the future of our planet.
Throughout the Summit we want to shine a beacon on solutions against climate change and for marine conservation, you will find it behind the Agora of the Green Zone (Pavilion 1 of IFEMA).
Here is the agenda of activities we have prepared:
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
– Presentation of the Environmental Education for Sustainability Action Plan
Green zone #COP25, Mare Nostrum space, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
On this day, the document “Towards an Education for Sustainability. 20 years after the White Paper on Environmental Education in Spain” and will be the starting point of the Environmental Education Action Plan for Sustainability promoted by the Ministry for Ecological Transition of the Government of Spain.
– Round table: Interactive tools for regional climate information: The Spanish initiative and ongoing IPCC activities
Blue Zone #COP25, Spanish Pavilion, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This session will focus on the latest developments in interactive tools to communicate and disseminate regional climate change information and scenarios to society. The Spanish experience of the PNACC regional scenarios and the development of the interactive viewer will be used to introduce and discuss future opportunities and challenges in relation to these new technologies, such as accessibility and reproducibility of results. It will also describe the ongoing IPCC Interactive Atlas initiative, which is based on the Spanish experience and is a novelty for the next Assessment Report.
Friday, December 6, 2019
– Round table: The role of marine protected areas in adapting to climate change
Green zone #COP25, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Blue Zone #COP25, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The objective of this session is to raise awareness of the role played by MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) in the face of climate change.
Networking of MPAs is key to maintaining resilience to climate change. MPAs protect coastal habitats such as coral reefs, mangroves and wetlands, reducing the vulnerability of these ecosystems to climate change. In addition, they favor carbon sequestration, thus immobilizing greenhouse gases.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
– Climate change and gender: two interconnected realities
Green zone #COP25, civil society space, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This meeting will analyse the need to incorporate the gender perspective in the various actions, initiatives and plans that are designed and carried out in the face of climate change. After an introductory round table, participants and attendees will contribute their considerations, knowledge and experiences on the topic which, in addition to being presented at the end of the session, will be compiled in a final document of conclusions.
We want you to join us, we are waiting for you.
The planet needs you!
* Access to the Green Zone: Event organizers, speakers, and participants must register to access the green zone. Registration must be done through the link published on the website of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the IFEMA fairgrounds, which you can access through the following link.
Please note that it is necessary to create a user on the IFEMA exhibition centre website in order to access the Daily registration of the green zone, where you will have to enter the details of the participants. This registration must be done by days, and therefore, if you want to access this area for several days, you will have to make a registration for each day. Once you enter your details, you will receive an email from confirmation with a QR code that you must bring to access on the appointed day.
If you are accredited for the blue zone, you will be able to access the green zone without having to request a new invitation.
