Scientific knowledge on climate change
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Key Resources for Understanding Climate Change in the Pyrenees
Explore the maps by theme and discover how climate change is affecting different aspects of the Pyrenean territory.
The glaciers of the Pyrenees have lost 94.5% of their surface since 1850. Explore their past and present through images.
Compilation and analysis of key indicators to show how the climate is changing in the Pyrenees, facilitating their understanding.
Climate Change Indicators in the Pyrenees
-12%
Annual rainfall has decreased by 12% between 1959 and 2023.
-94,5%
Glaciers have lost 94.5% of their surface area in the last 175 years. Only 5.5% of the glaciers that existed in 1859 remain.
-60%
The snow cover at an altitude of 1,800 metres will have reduced by 60% by 2050.
1,9ºC
The average annual temperature has increased by 1.9º since 1959.
2,7ºC
The average temperature in summer has increased by 2.7º over the last 65 years.
News
Systems
The pilot and demonstration actions envisaged in the Pyrenean Climate Change Strategy (EPiCC) are organised into five major systems and 20 strategic sectors.
Climate
Monitoring climate change in the Pyrenees, analysing long-term trends and scenarios, and generating indicators.
Resilient natural areas
Monitoring of sensitive ecosystems —cryosphere, biodiversity and water— using innovative tools, generation of indicators and proposal of adaptive actions.
Adapted mountain economy
Analysis and support for sectors such as tourism, agriculture, pastoralism and forestry, promoting innovation and adaptation actions with a local focus.
Población y territorio
Assessment and anticipation of impacts on environmental health, ecosystem services, and natural and climate risks; support for awareness-raising and social participation through citizen science.
Governance
Strengthening cross-border climate governance through key information and tools for adaptation, promoting connection with the local level and coordination with regional, national and European levels.
![[ES] Hoy hemos participado en la jornada transfronteriza organizada por @agora_pyrenees en Jaca 🏔️ Hemos compartido una convicción común: somos más que territorios vecinos. Somos una comunidad con una identidad común: los Pirineos.
Con la vocación de incluir a asociaciones ciudadanas y entidades locales de siete territorios de Francia, España y Andorra, emerge una idea clara 👥 Un encuentro inicial para construir juntos un relato que valorice el macizo y cree comunidad.
🚀 Ahora toca seguir trabajando:
🫱🏻🫲🏽 crear una red activa que incluya a agentes de la vertiente sur
🌱 impulsar actividades como símbolo de identidad pirenaica
🛜 conectar iniciativas culturales a ambos lados de la frontera
💡 Porque el futuro de los Pirineos no entiende de límites administrativos, sino de visión compartida para detectar acciones para un futuro deseado.
[FR] Aujourd'hui, nous avons participé à la journée transfrontalière organisée par @agora_pyrenees à Jaca 🏔️ Nous avons partagé une conviction commune : nous sommes plus que des territoires voisins. Nous formons une communauté dotée d'une identité commune : les Pyrénées.
Avec la volonté d'inclure des associations citoyennes et des collectivités locales de sept territoires de France, d'Espagne et d'Andorre, une idée claire se dessine 👥 Une première rencontre pour construire ensemble un récit qui valorise le massif et crée une communauté.
🚀 Il est maintenant temps de continuer à travailler :
🫱🏻🫲🏽 créer un réseau actif incluant les acteurs du versant sud
🌱 promouvoir des activités comme symbole de l'identité pyrénéenne
🛜 relier les initiatives culturelles des deux côtés de la frontière
💡 Car l'avenir des Pyrénées ne connaît pas de frontières administratives, mais repose sur une vision commune pour définir les actions nécessaires à un avenir souhaité.](https://opcc-ctp.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
