Flew from Edinburgh on Monday evening, where I had been speaking at the Airmic conference, themed around ‘”Tomorrow’s Risks Today,” to Heathrow and then across to Madrid. I caught the Iberia connecting flight by the skin of my teeth, thanks to delayed flight and mechanical problems at T5.
In Madrid for South Summit 2024 event. First day involved several off-the-record sessions at the Palacio de Liria, the first a “fireside chat” in the grounds of the palace. Then a VIP lunch, again al fresco, a tour of the palace (including original documents signed by Christopher Columbus) and an evening reception, for which I walked to and from from my hotel, the Thompson, in Plaza del Carmen.
On the first day, I had awoken with the shadows of swifts racing across the translucent curtains of my bedroom – a display by my favourite birds that continued all day. Endless joy – and continued this evening as I sat with Lara Birkes, planning our biodiversity and nature-based solutions session for the main stage tomorrow morning.
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