| Date | October 10, 2024 |
| Venue | Eco Museo Centro Visitantes del Castillo de Aínsa (Aínsa, Huesca) |
| Time | 4:45pm |
Clearly, Spain faces a complex problem that is worsening daily with climate change. Large wildfires occupy the front pages of the information, feed the social networks, and the civil society demands solutions. It is demonstrated that simple solutions, based on beliefs and myths, are no longer useful, both discourses are biased and sometimes ignore science and experience. As a society, we have the responsibility to decide how to deal with a serious situation, which, according to all the forecasts, will tend to worsen.
For this reason, over six months, more than 60 experts from the forest fire community, coordinated by the Pau Costa Foundation, will be working to identify those urgent needs and commitments that will be made in the face of large wildfires. To draw up some conclusions, in March 2023 Madrid will gather in two intense days, to the Forum of debate and proposals for action for the management of large wildfires in Spain. The conclusions of this work were compiled in the “Declaration on the management of large wildfires in Spain” and have been presented publicly to different autonomous communities.
This time we present the Declaration publicly to Aragó, in collaboration with the Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos.
Agenda
Day: October 10
Venue: Eco Museum Visitors Center of Aínsa Castle
Time: 4:45 p.m.
16:45h Reception from the assistants.
17:00h Welcome by Oscar Díez, president of the Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos and reading of the “Declaration” by David Martín of the Pau Costa Foundation
17:15h Round of interventions:
Mr. Enrique Pueyo, Mayor of Aínsa
Mr. Oscar Díez, president of the Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos
Ms. Eva García, Coordinator of the Observatori Pirinenc del Canvi Climàtic
Mr. Jorge Crespo, partner of the Pau Costa Foundation and participant in the drafting of the “Declaration”
Mr. Domingo Molina, Doctor in Forestry Engineering – Full Professor of the University of Lleida
17:50h Round table with the speakers, moderated by David Martín, Fundació Pau Costa, and questions from the attendees.
18:20h Closing remarks.
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