Cuba prioritizes science and innovation in response to climate change

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Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba prioritized here on Monday science and innovation by implementing more policies to address climate change.

During a virtual intervention at the 22nd Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Minister of Cuba's CITMA Elba Rosa Perez noted the need to make changes in production and consumption patterns based on existing potentialities in biodiversity.

Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) presented at the event, chaired by the Government of Barbados, the country's results in terms of environmental policy and management.

She explained that in 2020, Cuba achieved the reduction of six million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the planting of 2,000 hectares of mangroves for the protection of its coasts.

A beach recovery program was implemented with an investment of over 10 million pesos and the use of varieties adapted to climate change in more than 48,000 hectares.

The minister reiterated the economic crisis' impact on the region, the worst in 120 years, which compels the authorities to generate new dynamics for the preservation and legacy of a healthy environment for future generations.

The meeting, which runs until Tuesday, addresses issues such as the transition to a circular economy, the agenda on the closure of open dumps and air pollution in the Americas.