Debate sobre sostenibilidad y cambio climático en jornada técnica antes de CAMA 2025

The results of the meeting will be the basis for the Atlantic Environmental Conference – CAMA 2025 to be held on June 5, 6, and 7

Professionals, experts, and representatives from institutions have discussed today about sustainability and climate change in an environmental technical session within the conference and training program launched by the Ministry of Environment of the Fuerteventura Island Council.

The event took place today, April 22, Earth Day, at the Fuerteventura Training and Congress Center, «as a forum for work and reflection that promotes collaboration and exchange of ideas among the different stakeholders in the environmental and sustainability field,» as explained by councilor Carlos Rodríguez. «This work will allow us to look towards the future of our island and the archipelago, as a reference in sustainability and the fight against climate change.»

The Minister of Ecological Transition, Environmental Sustainability, and Biosphere Reserve, Marlene Figueroa, explained that «it is necessary to open spaces for training and dialogue that allow us to define the territory we have and combat climate change and its impact on biodiversity.» «Our territory is fragile and that implies evolving towards regenerative models and taking care of what makes us unique as an island.»

The event has served as a basis for the preparation of the Atlantic Environmental Conference – CAMA 2025, scheduled for June 5, 6, and 7, 2025.

The opening presentation was given by the professor of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods at ULL, David Padrón Marrero, whose commitment to research and sustainable development reflects a constant dedication to improving the understanding and application of economic and social policies in the Canary Islands. Padrón outlined the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Canary Islands, their objectives, and their «landing» in the Canary Islands.

The professor started from the premise that the 2030 Agenda «is a great unknown, even though it was approved in 2015.» «We tend to misuse it, even those of us who claim to be aligned with its objectives.»

Next, the insular director of the Economic Development, Ecological Transition, Environmental Sustainability, and Biosphere Reserve area, José Domingo Fernández Herrera, gave a presentation on the climate emergency in the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura, and the islands’ status as a laboratory for ecological and energy transition. Additionally, the physics professor at ULL, Juan Pedro Díaz González, addressed climate projections throughout the 21st century in the Canary Islands, and the geographer, Gustavo Pestana, explained the adaptation strategy to climate change in coastal areas and innovative proposals for the Canary Islands.