Braga Climate Week Gathers 1084 Participants for Environmental Activities
The eighth edition of the municipal initiative focused on emission reduction and the council's adaptation to climate change.
By Rui Tavares Fonseca
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The Braga Climate Week brought together 1084 participants for a series of activities focused on knowledge and action regarding climate change, involving schools and businesses.
The Braga Climate Week, in its eighth edition, gathered 1084 participants for a series of activities dedicated to knowledge and action on climate change. The Municipality's initiative once again involved schools and businesses, focusing on emission reduction and the council's adaptation to climate challenges.
Born in response to global youth mobilization, the initiative seeks to transform concern about climate change into intervention capacity. By clarifying causes and disseminating measures available to citizens and entities, it promotes emission reduction and the council's adaptation.
The program included school sessions on the causes and solutions for climate change, also addressing food waste. River clean-up actions and sessions on the role of ponds in biodiversity preservation, highlighting the role of amphibians in ecosystem balance and mosquito control, were also part of the event.
Within the business sphere, sessions promoted the support offered by the ‘Espaço Energia’, a municipal resource serving citizens and entities.
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"Preparing Braga for climate challenges is a political responsibility that we assume with determination and a sense of the future. It concerns the protection of our territory and the quality of life of those who live here. The decisions we make today must respond to present needs and safeguard future generations. This commitment requires continuity in municipal action and a community with knowledge and capacity to participate."
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"Environmental education is an essential dimension of our strategy. Climate Week embodies this orientation by involving schools and businesses and providing citizens with tools to act. We want knowledge to translate into conscious choices and participation to contribute to reducing emissions and preparing the council for the effects of climate change. We believe it is from this collective ambition that we build a more resilient council."
With 1084 participants, the Climate Week reaffirms the importance of municipal action close to the community.
