Overview

• The convention opened Monday at Ponferrada’s CIUDEN and continues today, with Pedro Sánchez scheduled to address the plenary.
• After a year of extreme heat, named storms and large wildfires, Vice President Sara Aagesen and three ministers outlined a science‑guided, ten‑axis State Pact for adaptation and preparedness.
• The Interior Minister called to reinforce the European civil‑protection system through stronger coordination and adequate resources.
• Agriculture Minister Luis Planas proposed measures for the countryside that include irrigation modernization, climate‑adapted crop varieties and new genomic techniques.
• Several PP‑led regional authorities did not attend the opening, while farm unions demanded a voice in the pact and pressed for national water policy, updated insurance and an EU climate‑crisis fund.