Researchers from the University of La Laguna participate in the II International Ecoislands Forum

Researchers from the University of La Laguna will participate as speakers at the II International Ecoislands Forum, The event, which will be held on January 30 and 31 at Infecar, the Gran Canaria Trade Fair, is promoted by the Department of Environment, Climate, Energy and Knowledge of the Gran Canaria Island Council. It will bring together international, national and local specialists who will discuss measures to promote the transition to a greener, more self-sufficient and environmentally sustainable socio-economic model, with a strong focus on the islands.

The event will feature renowned figures such as Belgian environmentalist Gunter Pauli, environmental engineer and promoter of the concept of absolute sustainability Anjila Hjalsted, the 'Maritime Sisters' experts in sustainable entrepreneurship, and Liz Bonnin, presenter of programs on science, wildlife conservation and the environment.

The central themes that will structure the conferences and round tables of program The topics of this international event will be circular and blue economy; energy, water, and mobility; adaptation to climate change; and finally, biodiversity. The professor of Physical Geography at the University of La Laguna Pedro Dorta Antequera, Dorta, a specialist in climatology, will participate in the session 'Extreme Weather Conditions, AMOC, El Niño and Climate Turning Points'. With nearly one hundred published works on tropical nights, flood risks and climate change, Dorta is currently the director of the Chair of Disaster Risk Reduction from the University of La Laguna and is part of the permanent commission of the Climate Change and Natural Hazards Group of the Spanish Association of Geography.

For her part, the researcher from the Ingenia group (Geological Engineering, Innovation and Water) at the University of La Laguna, Noelia Cruz Pérez, She will participate in a debate on climate change adaptation projects on islands. Author of the doctoral thesis 'The carbon footprint and the water footprint in hydraulic and port infrastructures of the archipelagos of Spain' from the University of La Laguna, Cruz is a member of the Committee of Experts of the Canary Islands Agenda 2030 and the Committee of Experts for the Study of Climate Change in the Canary Islands, promoted by the Government of the Canary Islands.

Other current issues for the archipelago that will be addressed in these sessions include the decarbonization of island electricity networks and the management and control of visitors in protected areas.