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June 28, 2023

Workshops: Preparing our cities for climate challenges and improving quality of life. The role of the European Union as a promoter of climate change.

Coinciding with 1TP5EarthDay, the LIFE HEATLAND project is organising this virtual conference to focus on the three most important climate challenges facing cities: rising temperatures, flooding and air pollution, which will be addressed from the perspective of three projects co-funded by the European Union, which is committed to a sustainable and healthy future.

22 April

10:00  Welcome.

José Hernández, President of the Regional Federation of Construction Entrepreneurs FRECOM

Juan González Mellizo, Policy Analyst at the Representation of the European Commission in Spain

10:30  The importance of the ground we walk on: What is the Heat Island Effect and how to combat it? LIFE HEATLAND project.

Francisco Moral, Head of Energy and Insulation at CTCON.

11:00 Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems, an ecological solution to torrential rains. LIFE DrainRain project.

Saínza Arufe, researcher in the ECO BIO Technologies area of the CETIM Technology Centre.

11:30 The renaturalisation of urban spaces: nature-based solutions in Valladolid. URBAN GreenUP Project.

Alicia Villazán, Innovation and Economic Development Agency of Valladolid City Council.

12:00 Colloquium

12:15 Closure

Moderator: Teresa Allepuz, Manager of Europe Direct Murcia Region.

Webinar registration

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ECRXezDCRvuBEYwCjhMABg