I held a meeting with Cuban specialists from the Coastal Engineering Division of GAMMA, a company belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba, who are in Antigua within the framework of a regional collaboration project in environmental matters.
Cuban specialists are also evaluating new options for the development of future collaboration projects in science, technology and the environment, with interested institutions of the government of Antigua and Barbuda, and local businessmen.
Among the attendees were, the Director of the Coastal Engineering Division of GAMMA, MSc. Leonel Peña, and Dr. José Luis Juanes, a specialist who enjoys great recognition in the region for his contribution to the study and preservation of sandy beaches against the coastal erosion, and their sustainable use by tourism, at a time when greater effects in the coastal zone are predicted due to the sea level rise associated with Climate Change.
Both lead a group of Cuban specialists with experience in the design and execution of actions for the proper management of the coastal zone, such as the artificial sand nourishment for beach recovery.
We have the special participation of the Venezuelan ambassador in Antigua, who fortunately joined the meeting and was interested in the characteristics of the work of our specialists.