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2023-09-25

On the morning of July 13th 2023, a Session online which aimed to discuss how

climate change adaptation is addressed in the Municipal Master Plan reviews

and the difficulties encountered.

2023-09-25

On July 12th, 2023, Session
online which aimed to discuss the difficulties and needs in
adopting measures to adapt to climate change in
review of the Municipal Master Plans took place.

2023-06-22

On May 18th, 2023, a workshop/Roundtable was held in Lisbon (National Civil Engineering Laboratory) on the theme "Adapting to Climate Change: Between Good Practices and Good Policies in Portugal", introducing the current scenario in the context of Adaptation to Climate Change, as well as the guiding principles of the respective public policies.

2023-06-22

On April 27th, 2023, a workshop/thematic workshop was held in Évora on the theme "Urban Design, Infrastructure and Equipment", presenting the Regional Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alentejo and the Prospective Regional Diagnosis.

2023-06-22

On April 13th, 2023, a workshop/thematic workshop was held in Évora on the theme "Water Resources Management", presenting the Alentejo Regional Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and the Prospective Regional Diagnosis.

2023-05-09

The first sectorial workshop of the RNA 2100 project took place at the premises of the General Secretariat for the Environment, on the morning of May 4, 2023.

2023-04-05

The 12th Symposium on Meteorology and Geophysics of the Portuguese Association of Meteorology and Geophysics (APMG) took place from March 20 to 22, 2023, at IPMA, Lisbon, where FCUL presented some works from the National Roadmap for Adaptation 2100 project.

2023-02-22

The Forum of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC) 2023 was held on February 10, 2023 under the theme Climate Change, Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease.

2022-08-11

Professor Filipe Duarte Santos invited Pedro Matos Soares to participate in its program «Escala do Clima», on Rádio Observador/Antena 1, on May 5th, 2022, where the impact of Climate Change in Portugal and in the world was addressed, exemplifying the last extreme heat event in India and Pakistan, which tests the threshold of human survival. It was discussed the National Roadmap for Adaptation (RNA2100) and its contribution to Portugal.

It was highlighted the National Roadmap for Adaptation (RNA2100) – financed by the EEA Grants, promoted by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), in partnership with Banco de Portugal (BdP), Directorate-General for Territory (DGT), Faculty of Sciences from the University of Lisbon (FCUL), Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) and the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) - and the need to adapt territories to Climate Change, including waste management and water resources. Professor Filipe Duarte Santos says that, until the date of this interview, it had only rained half of what would be expected.

2022-05-24

On the 7th of December was presented the status report of the Assessment Study on Present and Future Water Availability and Application of the WEI+ scarcity index, a partnership between academia and national experts.

Among its main effects is an increase in global average temperature and in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, such as floods and droughts.