REPORT ACTIVITY 2009 / 2012

The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) activity report for 2009-2012 details the centre's growth to a team of 31 researchers focused on the socio-economic aspects of climate change. The report outlines four primary research lines: adaptation and impacts, mitigation measures, international climate policy, and climate policy specifically for the Basque Country. Key achievements include the production of 226 articles and 18 books, the development of the ARIES modelling technology for ecosystem services, and the creation of the REMEDIA scientific network for agroforestry GHG mitigation in Spain. The centre also emphasizes knowledge transfer through policy briefings, the Klimagune workshops, and the 'Training Caravan' educational initiative for students in the Basque Country.

• BC3 focuses on the socio-economic dimensions of climate change using an interdisciplinary framework that integrates natural and social sciences.
• Between 2009 and 2012, the centre's scientific output included 226 articles, 18 books, and 49 chapters, with 73 articles indexed in the Web of Knowledge.
• The centre developed ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services), a web-based tool designed to help scientists and policymakers perform rapid ecosystem service assessment and valuation (ESAV).
• The CLIMBE project, conducted with CATIE in Costa Rica, found a general drying trend in Central America, where increasing emissions lead to dry forests expanding into more humid zones, resulting in net economic losses for ecosystem services.
• BC3 research indicates a strong bias in international climate finance toward mitigation, which contradicts the Cancun Accords' goal of prioritizing adaptation equally.
• The centre established the REMEDIA network in 2011 to facilitate multidisciplinary research and exchange regarding the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the agroforestry sector in Spain.
• The PURGE project, funded by the European Commission, assesses the health impacts of GHG reduction policies in urban centres across Europe, China, and India.
• BC3 provides direct policy support to the Basque Country through policy briefings, reports for the Basque Government and Parliament, and advisory services on issues such as sea level rise and the EU ETS.
• The 'Training Caravan' (Ikertzaileak gelan) initiative, a collaboration with the Basque Government and Ikerbasque, delivered 26 speeches to over 1,300 students to promote scientific careers in the Basque Country.

APA

Basque Centre for Climate Change (n.d.). REPORT ACTIVITY 2009 / 2012. https://www.bc3research.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BC3_Activity_Report_2009-2012.pdf

Chicago

Basque Centre for Climate Change. REPORT ACTIVITY 2009 / 2012. n.d. https://www.bc3research.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BC3_Activity_Report_2009-2012.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{basquecentreforclimatechangendreport, author = {{Basque Centre for Climate Change}}, title = {{REPORT ACTIVITY 2009 / 2012}}, institution = {Basque Centre for Climate Change}, url = {https://www.bc3research.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BC3_Activity_Report_2009-2012.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }