Excerpt from rtvc.es
The Gran Canaria Island Council and the European Executive Agency responsible for the implementation of the LIFE Programme (CINEA) led the First Conference on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change in Island Regions, organized by the LIFE COSTAdapta project, in a meeting that brought together public administrations, European specialists, universities and citizens at the headquarters of the Gran Canaria Island Energy Council (CIEGC).
The event highlighted the urgency of taking action against the climate impacts already affecting the coastline and confirmed that Gran Canaria is moving towards a leading European role in implementing nature-based solutions to protect the most vulnerable coastal areas.