The 15th edition of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels from 22 to 26 June 2020

29.05.2020. The EU’s Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2020 will take place in Brussels from 22 to 26 June 2020. It is the largest event dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Europe.

This year, participants will enjoy an interactive online event experience. Highlights include: a three-day political conference including a high-level opening session; the EUSEW Awards; networking activities and side events for participants; the Energy Days, digital events taking place across Europe. For the first time, a European Youth Energy Day will also be organised on 22 June.

During the EUSEW, a total of 30 digital sessions will bring together key players in the energy sector to discuss issues related to this year’s theme: “Beyond the crisis: clean energy for green recovery and growth”; and share good practices and discuss the way forward for a sustainable future for all.

Registration will open next week!

THE ENERGY DAYS

Energy Days are digital activities and events organised by local public and private organisations across Europe to promote clean energy and energy efficiency. They are a key component of the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week. You can apply for an Energy Day taking into account that:

  • takes place in May or June 2020.
  • is held in a region of the European Union.
  • is non-profit / has no admission fees.
  • aims to attract a minimum of 10 people (citizens and/or interested in energy)

Deadline: There is no deadline for registration.

More information about the Energy Days: https://www.eusew.eu/about-energy-days

Contact: beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu

CILIFO experts present progress in forest fire prevention

 

18.03.2020. Espacio Protegido is a Canal Sur news programme dedicated to covering current environmental issues in the region of Andalusia. Last Saturday, March 14, a program entitled “Forest Fires: The University of Fire” was broadcast.

 

Scientists from the University of Cordoba and the CSIC, both of which are beneficiaries of the Iberian Centre for Research and the Fight against Forest Fires (CILIFO), took part in the Canal Sur report “Forest Fires: The University of Fire”.

The head of the CILIFO project at the University of Cordoba, Francisco Rodríguez y Silva, took part in the report as an expert and explained the advances in forest fire prevention and extinction.

SOURCE: CANAL SUR TV

The Iberian Centre for Research and Fight against Forest Fires (CILIFO) is a project approved by the Interreg POCTEP (2014-2020) Spain-Portugal Programme, which belongs to Thematic Objective 5 of the Programme, which promotes adaptation to climate change in all sectors. It also responds to the investment priority, with respect to the POCTEP Programme, 5B: Promotion of investment to address specific risks and guarantee adaptation to disasters and development of disaster management systems. One of the objectives of the CILIFO project is to promote the creation of sustainable and quality employment in the area and to reduce the economic cost of fires by creating a rural economy linked to the landscape.