This Thursday morning, a theoretical-practical training session was held within the framework of the actions carried out by local, provincial, and national governments on both sides of the Uruguay River. The session, in addition to being held in person at the Civic Center, included the virtual presence of various stakeholders involved in the subject matter.
The initiative was coordinated by the Undersecretariat of Environment of the Municipality of Concordia and members of the Uruguay River Climate Change Adaptation Project, and included representatives from the Government of Entre Ríos, Municipalities of Entre Ríos, and Intendencies of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The main topics of the meeting revolved around the social theory of risk and its key concepts, the selection and construction of indicators, what a geographic information system is, and finally, a risk analysis was conducted to conclude the session.
Constanza Montoreano, Undersecretary of Environment, expressed her gratitude for these initiatives and for being part of these projects. “We must reinforce all environmental issues and also focus especially on matters related to climate change,” she stated.
For her part, the Regional Coordinator of the ACC Uruguay River Project, Myrna Campoleoni, described that “the project is called Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities and Vulnerable Coastal Ecosystems of the Uruguay River; it is a binational project that has involved Uruguay and the Argentine Republic since 2021.”
Likewise, Campoleoni remarked that “climate change affects us all and will affect the entire region in the future, especially in flood-prone areas like those located along the Uruguay River. That is why these instances are important, as well as the building-related ones,” she concluded.
Present were Roberto Borré, Director of Civil Defense of Entre Ríos; Fernando Fernández, Coordinator of Civil Defense; from the Provincial Planning area; representatives of the Municipalities of Concepción del Uruguay, Colón, 1º de Mayo, Gualeguaychú, Colonia Elía, Villa Elisa, Federación, and Paysandú (ROU).
The initiative was coordinated by the Undersecretariat of Environment of the Municipality of Concordia and members of the Uruguay River Climate Change Adaptation Project, and included representatives from the Government of Entre Ríos, Municipalities of Entre Ríos, and Intendencies of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The main topics of the meeting revolved around the social theory of risk and its key concepts, the selection and construction of indicators, what a geographic information system is, and finally, a risk analysis was conducted to conclude the session.
Constanza Montoreano, Undersecretary of Environment, expressed her gratitude for these initiatives and for being part of these projects. “We must reinforce all environmental issues and also focus especially on matters related to climate change,” she stated.
For her part, the Regional Coordinator of the ACC Uruguay River Project, Myrna Campoleoni, described that “the project is called Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities and Vulnerable Coastal Ecosystems of the Uruguay River; it is a binational project that has involved Uruguay and the Argentine Republic since 2021.”
Likewise, Campoleoni remarked that “climate change affects us all and will affect the entire region in the future, especially in flood-prone areas like those located along the Uruguay River. That is why these instances are important, as well as the building-related ones,” she concluded.
Present were Roberto Borré, Director of Civil Defense of Entre Ríos; Fernando Fernández, Coordinator of Civil Defense; from the Provincial Planning area; representatives of the Municipalities of Concepción del Uruguay, Colón, 1º de Mayo, Gualeguaychú, Colonia Elía, Villa Elisa, Federación, and Paysandú (ROU).