Announcements

January 13, 2020

BC3 launches the 11th edition of the “Training Caravan – Ikertzaileak Gelan” initiative with the collaboration of the Basque Government

The Ministry of Education of the Basque Government and BC3, jointly organize the “Training Caravan – Ikertzaileak Gelan” initiative that has been active since 2010. This initiative (11th edition this year) is organized under the BC3 Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Programme Framework.The aim the Training Caravan initiative, underpinned by the Science Education thematic area of BC3´s RRI Science Education, is to provide evidence(science)-based answers to some central questions about climate change, drawing on the best current scientific understanding and at the same time, making science education and careers attractive for young people.
December 4, 2019

BC3 contribute in COP25 to different events and platform as admitted observer organization

BC3 is an admitted observer organization at Conference of the Parties. Since 2010 BC3 has been playing an active role at COPs with a variety of contributions. UN agencies, admitted observer organizations and those Parties that partner with observers present their work or foster discussions on key issues, often engaging the audience in a Q&A session.BC3 will contribute in COP25 to different events and platform for admitted observer organizations, which have limited speaking opportunities in the formal negotiations, to engage with Parties and other participants for knowledge sharing, capacity building, networking and exploring actionable options for meeting the climate challenge.
November 15, 2019

Organizamos la jornada “gobiernos locales, costas, mares y cambio climático” en el marco de los días europeos de la solidaridad local

El próximo 28 de noviembre tendrá lugar en Getxo la jornada “Gobiernos locales, costas, mares y cambio climático”, que organizamos junto con Euskal Fondoa y el Ayuntamiento de Getxo, con el objetivo de dar a conocer qué se está haciendo desde Euskadi para conservar los ecosistemas marítimos y costeros, tanto desde la Ciencia como desde las Administraciones públicas locales o la Cooperación. Contaremos para ello con expertas y expertos de BC3, el centro tecnológico AZTI, la ONG Medicus Mundi, o el propio Ayuntamiento de Getxo.
November 11, 2019

Marta Olazabal is awarded with the José María Sarriegi Major Catastrophe Research Award

The scientific study “How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in the EU-28” has been awarded the José María Sarriegi Major Catastrophe Research Award in its first edition by Fundación Aon España and the Catastrophe Observatory
October 18, 2019

Basque Centre for Climate Change will present the ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services) modelling framework at the 10th World Conference of the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP)

The Basque Centre for Climate Change will present the ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services) modelling framework at the 10th World Conference of the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) in a pre-conference training. The participants to the training will have the chance to try a preview release of k.Explorer, an internet browser-based user interface, which provides an easy way to access the ARIES network of models and data.
September 27, 2019

BC3 joins Climate Emergency Declaration and demands strong, specific and urgent measures to accelerate ecological transition

As world leaders meet in New York at the Climate Action Summit and as social and youth demands escalate prior to the Global Climate Strike next 27 September, the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) joins the climate emergency declaration adopted by multiple academic, social and political institutions.
September 20, 2019

Exposición sobre la Emergencia Climática en colaboración con la Biblioteca Universitaria de la UPV/EHU

BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change: Klima Aldaketa Ikergai colabora con la Biblioteca Universitaria de la UPV/EHU en una exposición sobre la emergencia climática. Una exposición bibliográfica y activa donde se pondrán a disposición de la comunidad universitaria y de la sociedad recursos de información de calidad que contribuyan a la creación y difusión del conocimiento necesario para afrontar los retos del mundo actual.La exposición "Larrialdi Klimatikoa - Emergencia Climática" estará disponible en la Biblioteca del Campus de Bizkaia (Leioa) desde septiembre 2019 a enero 2020.
September 12, 2019

“Dar un salto hacia la transdisciplinaridad y crear ciencia con y para la sociedad” María José Sanz recibe el distintivo María de Maeztu de BC3

BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change recibe el distintivo María de Maeztu de la mano del Ministro de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades de España Pedro Duque.La directora científica del centro María José Sanz ha acudido a la entrega de distintivos donde destaco la importancia de la "ciencia del cambio climático desde un enfoque transdisciplinar, fomentando la coproducción de conocimiento relevante para la toma de decisiones e integrando las dimensiones ambientales, socioeconómicas y éticas del cambio climático." María José Sanz
July 2, 2019

Anil Markandya, BC3 Former Director and Distinguished Ikerbasque Professor, has been appointed as EAERE Fellow

BC3- Basque Centre for Climate Change former director and Distinguished Ikerbasque Professor Anil Markandya has been appointed as EAERE Fellow. The EAERE Fellows program was instituted in 2019 to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of environmental and resource economics for their contributions to the advancement of the profession of environmental and resource economists through outstanding publications, and/or important roles in the policy word, and/or important roles in the Association’s governance and/or activities.
June 14, 2019

BC3 participates in H2020 project to facilitate stakeholder dialogue and integrated assessment modelling with respect to the objectives of the Paris Agreement

The new EU H2020 project Paris Reinforce (Delivering On the Paris Agreement: A Demand-Driven, Integrated Assessment Modelling Approach) has kicked off with its first meeting held in Athens in the beginning of June, 2019. The project has been granted over 6.5 million € funding from the European Commission under the call for supporting the design and assessment of climate policies call of the Horizon 2020 program, with the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) as one of the main partners of this consortium.