Co-funded by the European Union
Valencia
Hackathon VLC 2020
13 Nov 2020 - 14 Nov 2020
Time to stop devastating effects of climate change on our sea
At València Activa we are concerned about climate change and the devastating effects on our sea
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT 1: THE TROPICALIZATION OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IS SPREADING WEST WITH THE WARMING WATERS, THREATENING ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES ALIKE
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT 2: HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE INVASIVE SPECIES – NOTABLY RABBITFISH AND LIONFISH – ARE SPREADING ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN AS ITS WATERS WARM, DEVASTATING NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT 3: NUMBERS OF JELLYFISH ARE BLOOMING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN EACH YEAR, DISRUPTING FISHERIES AND OVERWHELMING TOURIST BEACHES
MATE CHANGE EFFECT 4: WARMING WATERS AND RISING SEA LEVELS ARE THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF VITAL POSIDONIA MEADOWS, WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND BLUE CARBON
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT 5: EXTREME WEATHER IS DESTROYING THE CHARISMATIC CORAL SPECIES THAT UNTIL NOW HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MANY COMPLEX MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT 6: SUDDEN MASS DIE-OFFS OF THE CHARISMATIC PINNA NOBILIS MAY BE LINKED TO THE WARMING TAKING PLACE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
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València Activa is a Foundation that has the participation of the most representative economic and social agents and has the mission of promoting and coordinating employment policies and local economic development in the city of València, with a capacity for rapid action and effective that guarantees a quality service to citizens and companies.

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