This event took place on April 18th at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels. Don’t miss this chance to acquire valuable knowledge and explore sustainable solutions for addressing climate risks in the Atlantic region. Watch the recording now and join us in our crucial endeavor to shape a more resilient future.

PART 1

Programme:

10.00 Participants welcome and registration

11.00 Welcome words – Jean-Philippe Granger | President | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture

11.10 Introduction to the Risk-AquaSoil project – Jean-François Berthoumieu | Director | Climatological Association of the Middle Garonne and Southwest (ACMG)

11.40 Understanding and communicating risk to facilitate action at a catchment scale – Laurence Couldrick | CEO | Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)

11.55 Use of cover crops in orchards and vineyards: considerations, advantages and limitations – Diego Intrigliolo | Researcher | Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 12.10 Respond to local expectations through experience sharing and concrete actions. – Julia James | Communication manager| Climatological Association of the Middle Garonne and Southwest (ACMG)

12.20 Farmers’ preferences for adaptation and effective climate change risk communication – Edel Doherty | Lecturer | National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)

12.30 A Soil Deal for Europe – Markku Markkula | Rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions

PART 2

Programme:

14.00 Towards a Resilient to the Risks of Climate Change Territory. – Nicolas Fedou | Climate project manager | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture – Amandine Legros| Communication manager | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture

14.50 Raising awareness and placing citizens at the heart of the green transition – Neide Areia | Researcher | Centre for Social Studies (CES) – University of Coimbra – Carolina Rodrigues | Scientific coordinator | Guimarães Landscape Laboratory

15.20 Application of remote sensing technologies for assessing and monitoring soil degradation and erosion – Jose Luis Rodríguez Gallego | Full Professor | Institute of Natural Resources and Territorial Planning – University of Oviedo – Ana Aizpurua | Researcher| Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER)

15.40 Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027: assessment and outlook – Ismael Morán García | Deputy Director | Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme

16.00 French participation in the Atlantic Area programme: retrospective and prospective – Stéphane Peyhorgue | Head of Energy, Environment and Competitivity | Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region

16.15 Questions & Answers

16.30 Management & cooperation – Jose Quevedo | Deputy Director | Grupo DEX 16.40 Closure words

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