Tourism and the climate
They intervene:
- Marisa Goñidirector of Diario de Mallorca
- Toni Rieradirector of the Impulsa Foundation
- Vincent Marichairman Consell d'Eivissa
- Anna mayorvice president of Port Hotels
- Sandra Espejaproject director at the Marilles Foundation
- Marga ProhensPresident of the Government of the Balearic Islands
Spain is on track to reach a record 90 million tourists this year. Given this prediction, the question is: how many tourists can there be in Spain? Is it necessary to reduce? Will rising temperatures affect passenger flows? These are issues that will be discussed during this roundtable on tourism and climate change.
“We need to buy, but in illegal supply”
In the conclusions chapter, the President of the Balearic Government, Marga Prohens, highlighted the leading role that the islands have had and, in her opinion, will play in the tourism sector.
“The Balearic Islands have a Silicon Valley of technology, digitalization and AI companies linked to the tourism sector”
The role of the liquid element
They intervene:
- José Alberto Pardodirector of La Opinion de Murcia
- Gonzalo Dela Camaradirector of the 'Center for Water & Climate Adaptation' at IE University
- José Claramontegeneral manager of FACSA
- Francisco Cabezas, Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Water Institute
- Fernando López Miras, President of the Region of Murcia
Professors Gonzalo Delacámara and Paco Cabezas and businessman José Claramonte advocated conventional solutions and others not so much, such as the reuse or desalination of water supplies.
“The investment model was developed between the 19th and 20th centuries (…), but that model is not suitable to tackle today's challenges. Long-term water security is linked to climate change. We must focus on the 'mix' as a whole”
The President of the Region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, believes that the real debate, that about water, is on hold and that other issues are taking precedence.
“You compensate for the absence of important debates in Spain. We have been talking about amnesty or Catalonia laws for a long time and there is no real debate.”
Binomial science and business
Javier García with Natalia Ríos
Javier García with Natalia Ríos
They intervene:
- Javier García, professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Alicante and entrepreneur
- Natalia Rioseditor-in-chief of the newspaper Activos
The science-business binomial must be united because it is the path to innovation, according to the conclusion of the dialogue between the editor-in-chief of Activos, Natalia Ríos, and the entrepreneur and professor at the University of Alicante, Javier García.
“Game-changing companies like Open AI or Nvidia are built on science”