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PRESS INVITATION – Online (via Zoom)

Wednesday, June 18 – 12:30 PM

Speakers:

• Yann Hélary, Secretary-General of the CTP and Regional Councillor for Occitanie

• Eva García Balaguer, Coordinator of the Pyrenean Climate Change Observatory and of LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA

• Ignacio López Moreno (IPE-CSIC), Geographer and Cryosphere Researcher at the Pyrenean Ecology Institute (CSIC). Lead for resilient ecosystems within LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA.

• Michael Douette (CBNPMP), Deputy Director of the National Botanical Conservatory of the Pyrenees (France), responsible for threatened-species protection and ecological restoration; co-lead on resilient ecosystems and governance under LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA.

• Jean Michel Soubeyroux (Météo-France), Climate Studies Specialist; co-lead for the “Climate” work package in LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA.

Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89245685021?pwd=usztiMZJXAFMuQWEt7YpzzFChKYbIf.1

Meeting ID: 892 4568 5021

Passcode: 842479

Duration: 1 hour (French–Spanish interpretation provided)

The forum itself will take place from June 18–20, 2025, in Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Occitanie, France). It will bring together researchers, public officials, and stakeholders to share best practices and promote effective adaptation actions in both sensitive mountain ecosystems and productive sectors.

Coinciding with UNESCO’s International Year of Glaciers, the program dedicates a special section to cryospheric studies.

Full press release available on request

Program & registration: https://www.opcc-ctp.org/es

About the Cross-Border Forum on Climate-Change Adaptation in Mountain Areas

(June 18–20, 2025, Occitanie, France)

This forum aims to strengthen cooperation among the seven territories of the Pyrenean bioregion—Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Aragon, Catalonia, Navarre, the Basque Country and Andorra—by gathering local, national and European stakeholders to share experiences and forge new partnerships.

As the inaugural meeting of the European LIFE PYRENEES4CLIMA project, it seeks to make the Pyrenees a resilient cross-border territory in the face of climate change. Experts from all seven regions will present projects and results; panel debates will explore adaptation strategies for tourism, agriculture, forestry and pastoralism. Public-outreach events—including film screenings and intergenerational dialogues with youth groups and the “Grand-parents for the Climate” movement—will raise awareness of climate issues.

Field trips, workshops and exhibitions will round out the program, showcasing practical adaptation experiments and inspiring case studies.

Participants include researchers from the Pyrenean Ecology Institute (CSIC), the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the CNRS (France), the Biosphere-Space Studies Center (CESBIO), Météo-France and natural-area managers from both sides of the border.

Hosted by Occitanie—which holds the presidency of the Pyrenean Working Community (CTP) through the end of 2025—the event is free, with prior registration required.

Media Contact:

Sandra Beltrán

Communications Manager, OPCC

✉️ s.beltran@ctp.org

📱 +34 617 466 906