Papers offered

Presentation of the Triple-C project

• Jean-François Berthoumieu | Manager | Climatological Association of the Middle and South-West Garonne (ACMG)

Arguments in favor of integrated watershed management

• Laurence Couldrick | Managing Director | West Country Rivers Trust (WRT)

The Triple C Platform: capitalization of results in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Diego Intrigliolo | Researcher | Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)

Surveys on the ground to connect local stakeholders and better communicate adaptation to climate risks

• Julia James | Communications Manager | Climatological Association of the Middle and South-West Garonne (ACMG)

Carbon Connects – The importance of peatlands and their restoration

• Martin Breen| Shannon University of Technology (TUS) | Speaker

Triple C: multi-sector review of best practices and solutions at EU level

• Nicolas Fedou | Project Manager Climate | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture

Synergies between nature and health for climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Ronaldo E.C. Mr Gabriel | Associate Professor | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Adaptation of civil protection institutions to climate change

• Miguel Almeida | University of Coimbra| Researcher

Towards an Atlantic Macroregion

• Marta Marin | Delegate of the Basque Country for the European Union

Atlantic Area Program 2021-2027: balance and prospects

• Ismael Morán García | Deputy Director | Joint Secretariat of the Atlantic Area Interreg Program

Management and cooperation

• Jose Quevedo | Deputy Director | DEX Group

PART ONE

SECOND PART

Preliminary programme

11.00    Welcome words

• Jean-Philippe Granger | President | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture

11.10    Introduction to the Triple-C project

• Jean-François Berthoumieu | Director | Climatological Association of the Middle Garonne and Southwest (ACMG)

11.40    The case for Integrated Catchment Management

• Laurence Couldrick | CEO | Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)

12.00    The Triple-C Platform: capitalising results in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Diego Intrigliolo | Researcher | Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

12.20    Field surveys to connect local actors and communicate better adaptation to climate hazards

• Julia James | Communication manager| Climatological Association of the Middle Garonne and Southwest (ACMG)

12.40    Carbon Connects – The importance of Peatlands and Peatland Restoration

• Martin Breen| Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) | Lecturer

13.00    Lunch break (served in place)

14.30    Triple-C: multisectoral review of EU-level best practices and solutions

• Nicolas Fedou | Climate project manager | Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture

14.50    Synergies between nature and health for climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Ronaldo E.C. D. Gabriel | Associate Professor | Universidad de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

15.05    Adaptation of institutions within civil protection to climate change

• Miguel Almeida | University of Coimbra| Researcher

15.20    Towards an Atlantic Macrorregion

• Marta Marín | Delegate of the Basque Country for the European Union

15.30    Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027: assessment and outlook

• Ismael Morán García | Deputy Director | Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme

15.50    Questions and answers

16.10    Management and cooperation

• Jose Quevedo | Deputy Director | Grupo DEX

16.20    Closure words

• Éric Frétillère| Vice-President of French Irrigation Association | Dordogne Regional Counselor

The event, which was attended by 158 people, also had an important repercussion in the media with at least 15 articles published in newspapers and magazines.

Here you can watch the full recording of the seminar.

Iñigo Urrutikoetxea Álvarez, member of the Urban Klima 2050 coordinating team, participated in the event with the intervention ‘Implementation of the Climate Change Strategy of the Basque Country – KLIMA 2050’. In it, he reviewed the main lines of action of the Basque Country’s largest climate action project for the coming years, “a long road to improve climate governance at various levels through collaborative projects”, he stressed.

He summarised the actions being carried out in the Basque Country in urban and peri-urban areas, in river basins and in the coastal area, as well as highlighting the work being done in the field of analysis, empowerment and management in relation to climate change. In this sense, Urrutikoetxea highlighted the “importance of co-responsibility and the advantages and opportunities of implementing a shared project”.

Thus, he summarised the actions being carried out in the Basque Country in urban and peri-urban areas, in river basins and in the coastal area, as well as highlighting the work being done in the field of analysis, empowerment and management in relation to climate change. In this sense, Urrutikoetxea highlighted the “importance of co-responsibility and the advantages and opportunities of implementing a shared project”.

The presentations made by each of the speakers within the framework of the aforementioned conference are made available to the public below:

Jean-François Berthoumieu | Climatological Association of the Moyenne Garonne (FR)

Triple-C project (Interreg Atlantic Area)

“Capitalizing on risk projects linked to the Climate Change”

Iñigo Urritikoetxea | Ihobe, Public Society for Environmental Management of the Basque Government

URBAN KLIMA 2050 project (LIFE programme)

“Implementation of the Climate Change Strategy of the Basque Country – KLIMA 2050”

Ana Aizpurúa | Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (ES)

Risk-AquaSoil (Interreg Atlantic Area)

“Atlantic Risk Management Plan in water and soil”

Jean-François Berthoumieu | Climatological Association of the Moyenne Garonne (FR)

ClimAlert (Interreg SUDOE)

“Transnational service of climate risks’ early alert”

Darren Barry | Technological University of the Shannon (IE)

Remarkable Climate Leaders (Horizon 2020)

“New leadership capacity through a Climate Leadership Program designed with and for climate leaders”

Laurence Couldrick | West Country Rivers Trust (WRT)

CPES (Interreg France (Channel) England)

“Channel Payments for Ecosystem Services”

Miguel Almeida | University of Coimbra (PT)

Resilient Forest (LIFE)

“Forest management approach that improves forests resilience to wildfires, water scarcity, environmental degradation and other effects induced by climate change”

If you want to consult any of the presentations, please contact us.

2 round tables allowed to gather:

• Key field experiences for successful adaptation.
• Visions for the future of fruit production.

During the intervention we will explain how agriculture plays a key role in the energy and climate transition of the territory and what are the main challenges it faces in these areas.

The conference will be given by Nicolas Fedou, director of climate projects at the Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture and member of the Triple C project.

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38 people were registered to attend the conference including Mayors, journalists, students, farmers, heads of institutions.

294 farmers and 74 mayors testified and shed light on several points :

• The obstacles to current adaptation
• The needs in the face of climate change and thus the future lines of development and research
• Communication tools to be promoted by the institutions
• Communication methods to be implemented by the Triple C project but also by all those wishing to communicate on climate change.
• The levers to be used to establish a collective intelligence around climate hazards.

Here are some results:

Almost all respondents are aware of climate change and characterise it as an increase in temperature and intense weather events”. However, if for the farmers, the main problems for their activity are drought and frost, for the mayors, it would be floods and drought. This difference in perception of emergencies can be explained by daily experience. “Mayors have not experienced or integrated this risk at the same level as farmers, which compromises adaptation.

Another interesting result is that the ACMG asked farmers, via an open-ended question, how they imagine their farm to be in 10 years’ time. 84 people think it will simply be compromised, bankrupt or sold, 72 do not know, while around 30 think they will adapt to the situation. Growing new crops seems to be the most common solution for adaptation, and some have already done so. This mode of adaptation leads to a real mutation of the watersheds at the landscape level, but also at the cultural, economic and historical levels, etc. Another solution lies in the management of water resources, with more than 70 farmers having declared that they have increased their irrigation capacities.

A summary of the results will soon be available on video on the ACMG website and proposed here!

Due to the improvement that is being reflected in relation to COVID19, and consequently in the relaxation of health regulations, the meeting could be held in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.

In addition to the Triple-C project consortium partners, a number of speakers were invited to enrich the meeting by sharing their experiences and expertise in relation to “Sustainability in a Changing Climate”, the central objective of the meeting.

The workshop, led by Darren Barry from TUS, started with a welcome by Padraic O’Reilly, Development maanger at TUS, to all participants in the meeting.

Diego Diaz (DEX Group) then gave a presentation on the objectives and guidelines of the Triple-C project. After his presentation, and as reflected in the agenda of the meeting, a series of presentations related to the objective of the meeting were made, allowing to share the results obtained in other projects.

In addition, each talk was followed by a lively debate between the different speakers and the members of the Triple-C project.

MEETING agenda

Programme 22 March 2022

Venue: Conference Centre. Technological University of the Shannon: Midwest (TUS), Nenagh Rd, Gortataggart, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

At 12:30 the meeting was brought to a close, and after a short lunch, the whole group headed off by bus to the TUS scheduled visit: Cabragh Wetlands & Rock of Cashel.

• The Cabragh Wetlands Trust is an Irish environmental treasure that remains relatively free from human interference. It is home to the green-listed grey heron and feeding ground for the dwindling population of native bumblebees. Within its boundaries grow species of flora such as bronze fennel, wavy bittercress, shepherds’ purse, golden saxifrage, common mouse-ear, marsh strawberry and a huge variety of wild orchids. Various species of wildlife can also be seen, including numerous varieties of dragon fly, the rare hummingbird moth, Froghopper’s cuckoo, stick ear and a wide variety of sedges, grasses and reeds. The group enjoyed a frankly interesting tour guided by a local “druid”.

• Rock of Cashel: or safety reasons, due to a week of high winds in the area, TUS decided to change the scheduled visit and head for Cahir Castle. However, from the bus we were able to enjoy the iconic scenery provided by the Rock of Cashel, arguably Ireland’s most impressive collection of medieval buildings.After a short drive, the project partnership enjoyed a very interesting visit to Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland.

Programme 23 March 2022

Throughout the 23rd, as reflected in the agenda, a working meeting was held with the exclusive participation of the members of the project, with the aim of presenting and analysing the progress made in each of the Working Groups.