The challenges of coastal management
When
04.03.2025
Tuesday March 4th, 2025 from 09.00 to 17.00
Where
Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia
Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona
The Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC) is developing the Coastal Dynamics Information Service (SIDL) project with funding from the Climate Fund with the aim of collecting, preparing and making available to administrations, companies and citizens, information and knowledge about the dynamics of the Catalan coast.
Within the framework of the SIDL, the ICGC is organizing the workshop The challenges of coastal management. The target audience is people related with the coastal management. The activities that are being carried out in Catalonia by different institutions will be presented, sharing the different perspectives that come together from Administration, Management and Research.
Program
09.00-09.20 | Welcome coffee. |
09.20-09.30 | Presentation and welcome. Antonio Magariños. Director del ICGC. |
09.30-10.00 | Improving knowledge to address the challenges of marine natural heritage conservation. Dirección General de Políticas Ambientales y Medio Natural |
10.00-10.30 | Resilience on the coast: evidence, strategies and solutions for adaptation to climate change. Oficina Catalana del Cambio Climático. |
10.30-11.00 | Coastal strategy at the ICGC. Instituto Cartográfico y Geológico de Cataluña. |
11.00-11.30 | Coffee break. |
11.30-12.00 | Coastal protection and management plan. The potential of new coastal knowledge to transform coastal planning and management. Dirección General de Políticas del Litoral. |
12.00-12.30 | The Barcelona Coastal Plan, a comprehensive management work in progress. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. |
12.30-13.00 | Scientific analysis of the coastal landscape and its management. Universidad de Girona. |
13.00-13.30 | Experience of DREAL Occitanie on Coastline Management: Observation and Planning Tools. Department of Natural Risk Prevention, Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing of Occitanie. |
13.30-15.00 | Luch (included). |
15.00-16.30 | Rounde table Research contributions to the management of the Catalan coastline. Moderator: Prof. Miquel Canals. Director de la Cátedra de Economía Azul Sostenible de la Universidad de Barcelona. • Emma Cebrian. Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB). |
16.30-17.00 | Farewell |
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