After three years of collaborative work, the CLIMAR project officially concluded in April 2026. The project is the only EU Green Deal initiative selected for EU–Latin America cooperation in the 2023–2026 cycle. It brought together universities from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Italy, Spain, and Ireland to strengthen research, innovation, and knowledge transfer on climate change […]
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Apr
Apr
At FAUBAI 2026, the annual conference on the internationalization of higher education held in Florianópolis, Brazil, the CLIMAR project was highlighted as a success story in the panel “Re-imagining Internationalization for Society in a Multipolar World.” Luisa Fernanda Villamizar Rodríguez, Deputy Director of International Relations at ASCUN (the Colombian Association of Universities), presented Colombia’s approach […]
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Apr
Apr
Representatives from the public, private, and academic sectors from different regions of the world gathered in Sitges, Spain, to discuss the challenges facing the tourism sector as climate change advances. As part of CLIMAR’s final conference, the project organized an open event in collaboration with Node Garraf, with the participation of representatives from the Government […]
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Dec
Dec
The Erasmus+ Capacity Building CLIMAR project: Strengthening research, innovation, and knowledge transfer on climate change and tourism in higher education institutions in Latin America held three days of international collaborative work in Mar del Plata, Argentina, at the end of November. The meeting took place within the framework of the CLIMAR project activities and brought […]
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Conference on Climate Change Marks the 75th Anniversary of Agronomic Engineering and Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics
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Oct
Oct
As part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Agronomic Engineering and Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics programs, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Caldas, together with the Alumni Association (ASEVEZ) and the CLIMAR Project, had the honor of welcoming Jeimar Tapasco, Principal Scientist for Climate Action at the Alliance of […]
News
Workshop “Synergies in Action: Multisectoral Dialogue to Transform Tourism Management in Times of Climate Change”
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Mar
Mar
On February 24 and 25, 2025, Bogotá hosted the workshop titled “Synergies in Action: Multisectoral Dialogue to Transform Tourism Management in Times of Climate Change”, as part of the Erasmus+ CLIMAR project. This event was organized by the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) and OBREAL, with the main objective of raising awareness about the project […]
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II Seminar on Climate Change, Tourism and Circular Economy: adaptation and mitigation measures in Latin American tourist destinations
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Aug
Aug
The CLIMAR project has carried out the II Seminar on Climate Change, Tourism and Circular Economy on adaptation and mitigation measures in Latin American tourism destinations. This seminar was held at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina) on Thursday August 15 and 22 in hybrid mode, face-to-face and virtual, with a total duration of […]
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Jun
Jun
Tourism and Climate Change have a challenging relationship. On one hand, the tourism sector is a big contributor to climate change: from air transport emissions to over exploitation of natural resources… it is estimated that the sector is responsible for 8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, climate change negatively affects […]
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May
May
CLIMAR has been present in the meeting of the SDSN Managers. Dr. John Barimo, from the UCC University College Cork (one of the partners of consortium developing CLIMAR), was in Paris in the last week of April participating in the SDSN Managers meeting. The SDSN is the acronym of “Sustainable Development Solutions Network”, a non-profit […]
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Apr
Apr
The consortium in charge of implementing the CLIMAR project has carried out this week the second training of the project. Under the title “Theory and Application of the Circular Economy in Tourism”, the training took place at the University College Cork (UCC), in Ireland. This University hosted a group of researchers from different regions to address […]