Patrícia Giménez: What is the current situation of Barcelona’s beaches? What are the main challenges?
Video language: Spanish
Short Bio
A conversation with Patrícia Giménez, Environmental Sciences and Master in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. She is currently the Beach Director at Barcelona Water Cycle SA.
Tags: Coastal management, urban planning, coastal cities working group, coastal resilience, Barcelona city council, Barcelona, beaches
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About Coastal Cities MedCities Working Group session in Barcelona (September 2024):
MedCities and the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) organise an exchange visit to address the challenges posed by the biodiversity and climate crisis to coastal resilience in the context of the Horizon Europe Project GUARDEN.
This visit takes place within the framework of the MedCities Coastal Cities Working Group which, with the support of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, is offering exchange and capacity-building activities for members of the network.
The project GUARDEN (Safeguarding Biodiversity and Critical Ecosystem Services Across Sectors and Scales) aims to safeguard biodiversity and its contribution to the well-being of people, putting them at the forefront of policies and decision-making.
In the metropolitan area of Barcelona, the objective is to evaluate the impact of current and future coastal management actions and strategies on biodiversity and ecosystems. The dune areas of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona are more extensive after the restoration and protection process carried out by the AMB and one of the major challenges to be addressed in the monitoring of urban beaches is that they require flows of environmental information and of biodiversity very difficult and expensive to obtain. This knowledge is proposed to be obtained in the project through citizen participation.
Other that exchanging on this experience, participants will have the opportunity to meet and exchange other key stakeholders and initiatives:
- Barcelona City Council beach management service
- Barcelona City Council coastal strategy department
- Ocean Cities network programme labelled by United Nations Ocean Decade, led by the Marine Sciences Institute
- ANERIS Project, opportunities for implementation of citizen science activities and the MINKA tool , by Marine Sciences Institute
Main topics to address
- Coastal challenges posed by the triple crisis (biodiversity, climate, pollution) and the opportunity of Nature Based Solutions (NbS)
- Governance and technical actions to increase coastal resilience
- The opportunity of citizen science tool to support monitoring of actions
- Upcoming activities and forward priorities for MedCities Coastal Cities Working Group
Participants
Cities delegation:
- Bodrum City Council, Turkey: Yaren UstabaŞ, Urban Planner, Climate Change and Zero Waste Department
- Dubrovnik City Council, Croatia: Erna Raguž-Lučić, Senior advisor for environmental protection and Marija Crnčević, Senior advisor for environmental protection
- Málaga City Council, Spain: Miguel Méndez, Advisor to the Deputy Council for Operational Services, Internal Affairs, Beaches, and Festivities
- Tanger City Council, Morocco: Abderrahim Zebbakh, Advisor to the Mayor
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