UPV/EHU Summer Courses emerge stronger from the pandemic
The 40th edition of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses is back up to the number of students pre-pandemic and has opened up to a more international audience.
Sea and Climate Change
Fermin Alvarez Agoues, 30 years old, from Zarautz, graduate in Geology from the University of the Basque Country, Master in Marine Environment and Resources (MER). Currently a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin, studying sea level changes in the Atlantic Ocean.
The 40th anniversary of the Summer Courses
Presentation of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses and of the book “Sinboloen eta Hitzen artean/Entre Símbolos y Palabras” ["Between Symbols and Words"]
Recalling the challenges of the past in addressing decarbonization
Nowadays There are fifty-one billion tons of greenhouse gases in the world and by 2050 the goal is to reach zero net carbon emissions.
Social turning points: windows of opportunity to save the planet
Caty Arévalo, a journalist specialising in environmental news, co-founder of EFEverde and winner of the BBVA foundation award for conservation of biodiversity in 2017, used the event "Windows of Opportunity to Save the Planet" to outline the concept of social turning points: changes with a big multiplier effect able to bring about large-scale transformations and make a major contribution to solving environmental problems.
The green areas are not a lawn full of flowers
Rufino Hernández, director of the European Congress on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability EESAP12-CICAS, prefers to speak of waves in the plural instead of focusing on the challenges posed by the wave of rehabilitation in which we are currently. With the money that will come from the European Next Generation, many things will be done, but then there will be an impasse and a new wave will come, because "each generation is different and wants different things." Now we set the goal of climate neutrality for cities for 2050 but as the years go by, new goals will be set, even before that date.
Gipuzkoa now or forever
Impact of climate change in some unique areas of Gipuzkoa.
Our environment has changed a lot since the days of our grandparents… and it has not even been that long. Society makes progress and that implies changes both in lifestyle and in the environment. Today we are more than 7.8 billion people on Earth and we live in a globalized world. The most notable consequence of this is the climate change we are experiencing.
Ending food waste is not a matter of willpower
To do things well, we must ensure that no one loses and that everyone sees their effort rewarded.
Artikutza, an element for the sustainability of San Sebastian
Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.
Ideas for Summer Courses proposals for the Donostia Sustainability Forum
Donostia Sustainability Forum- Basque Green Deal, is a platform for the interdisciplinary treatment of sustainability from an environmental, social and economic perspective.
The Summer Courses are an important part of the Forum's program that runs throughout the year.
At this time the deadline for submitting proposals for the Summer Courses is open (until November 26) and through these lines we list some topics of interest for the next edition framed in each of the sustainability challenges of the DSF-BGD.
Come and collaborate with DSF-BGD to advance towards a more sustainable world!
Please click to see the regulations and to submit your proposal: https://www.uik.eus/en/proposals/proposals
