In Holguín, new projects to boost resilience to climate change
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The Meteorological Center in Holguín promotes projects to develop resilience to climate change, included in the Tarea Vida (Life Task) Cuban State's plan to face this global problem.
The project aims to improve agriculture, through the cultivation of varieties resistant to intense drought and saline intrusion, among the consequences of this phenomenon, said Graciela Pérez Rivas, a specialist of this institution.
She added that the municipality of Urbano Noris, an agricultural territory with low rainfall, is one of the scenarios chosen for this research, which also contributes to food sovereignty plans.
According to Pérez Rivas, the training of producers on issues such as sustainable planting of pastures, forage, viands and vegetables and the use of biogas are mong the main actions carried out here.
In addition, other Holguín localities such as Rafael Freyre and Banes, technological packages are implemented through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment to increase yields per hectare of crops.
In the eastern territory, bulletins and brochures on climate are also published, aimed at facilitating the work of producers, from the preparation of the soil to the harvesting of fruits.
Life Task is being implemented in more than 70 Cuban coastal municipalities, with the aim of reducing the negative impact of climate change by relocating houses from danger zones and protecting mangrove forests, which act as natural barriers against strong meteorological phenomena. (Source: ACN)
