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.<\/p>\n
22 April<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:00<\/strong> Welcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, President of the Regional Federation of Construction Entrepreneurs FRECOM<\/p>\n Juan Gonz\u00e1lez Mellizo, Policy Analyst at the Representation of the European Commission in Spain<\/p>\n 10:30<\/strong> The importance of the ground we walk on: What is the Heat Island Effect and how to combat it? LIFE HEATLAND project.<\/strong><\/p>\n Francisco Moral, Head of Energy and Insulation at CTCON.<\/p>\n 11:00 <\/strong>Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems, an ecological solution to torrential rains. LIFE DrainRain project.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sa\u00ednza Arufe, researcher in the ECO BIO Technologies area of the CETIM Technology Centre.<\/p>\n 11:30 <\/strong>The renaturalisation of urban spaces: nature-based solutions in Valladolid. URBAN GreenUP Project.<\/strong><\/p>\n Alicia Villaz\u00e1n, Innovation and Economic Development Agency of Valladolid City Council.<\/p>\n