Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Nov 29.- A project to adapt to the consequences and impact of climate change on coastal and human marine ecosystems at two pilot sites in Cuba will be presented here today under the auspices of Cuba and France.
This is the Blue Resilience initiative, which seeks the conservation and sustainable use of two ecosystems, one in the westernmost part of the island in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the province of Pinar del Río and the other in the south-eastern Playa Santa Lucía in the province of Camaguey, key sites in the conservation and sustainable use of them.
In fact, France is working on the organization of the III Conference on Oceans (UNOC) to be held in the city of Nice in June 2025, in which it will seek to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) on the marine environment with three priorities, in order to produce an ambitious draft agreement.
In view of these purposes and their application on this Caribbean island, the French ambassador to Cuba Laurent Burin des Roziers will speak at the opening of Blue Resilience on Regional Cooperation and UNOC Nice 2025.
The organizers say in a press release that this project, led by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba, will benefit populations in coastal areas and has as its financial partner the French Global Environment Fund (FFEM), while the technician will be in charge of the National Center for Protected Areas of Cuba, ECOVIDA and the Environmental Research Center of Camaguey.
Blue Resilience seeks to encourage the exchange of experiences between the two sites, by promoting meetings between managers, communities and tourism actors.
In addition, a technical guide and case studies will be developed, and will be involved in events at the national, regional and international levels to present the results and experiences of the climate change adaptation measures implemented in both places.
The inauguration will be hosted by the capital Quinta de los Molinos, in one of the Botanical Gardens of the island, an ideal place to enjoy nature, and in which scientific-technical, environmental, cultural and historical, heritage and natural interpretation actions converge. (Text and photo: PL)
