La Marjal: Alicante’s Nature-Based Solution Preventing Floods and Cooling the City
La Marjal Park is a floodable urban park, located in Alicante (Spain) and opened in 2015, that was created to temporarily store rainwater. It is
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La Marjal Park is a floodable urban park, located in Alicante (Spain) and opened in 2015, that was created to temporarily store rainwater. It is
Faced with the climate and societal crisis, we now need to change our lifestyles to make them more sober and attentive to the challenges of
CARDIMED actively participated in the Climate Chance Europe-Africa Summit on Adaptation, held from March 31 to April 1, 2025, in Marseille, France. This key event