CAMAGÜEY.- Training in knowledge of Climate Change Science is the fundamental objective of the course received, in this city, representatives of institutions related to the confrontation with this phenomenon of global impact.

As explained to the ACN Eduardo Planos Gutiérrez, researcher at the Climate Center of the Institute of Meteorology in Cuba and coordinator of the appointment, the central issues that are imparted are the Science of climate change, the adaptation to this phenomenon, the variations that are experienced in the country and future scenarios.

This is the second opportunity in which the course is imparted with an academic component, as postgraduate – the first time it was done in Holguín as a diploma course –, and it has the purpose of providing scientific knowledge to the work of different actors and to the elaboration of projects against global warming, said Planos Gutiérrez.

Specialists from the Camagüey Environmental Research Center, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, the Provincial Meteorological Center and the Civil Defense, among others, participate in the workshop, which will conclude tomorrow Friday.

The opening day was attended by a conference on Climate Change Science, and the upcoming sessions will discuss the variability and changes of climate in Cuba, the adaptation and scenarios of this phenomenon, as well as visiting places highlighted in the implementation of strategies to avoid their increase.

The event derives from the training actions promoted by Project 3er National Communication and First Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, of which Cuba is a signatory.

Translated by Linet Acuña Quilez