SNMPortugal

DEVELOPED WORK

This work aims to contribute to the assessment of the coastal vulnerability of Sea Level Rise (SLR) and floods caused by occurence of extreme events, which is fundamental on supporting the definition of Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation. The scenarios for 2025, 2050 and 2100 were evaluated with different return periods of extreme events, for which Physical Vulnerability Cartography of the Continental Atlantic Coast of Portugal was produced, based on the zones that will be affected by SLR.

Flood Hazard Index

Corresponding to 5 levels of confidence that are separated by 20% flood probability intervals (conditional probability, conditioned to the central estimate of the SLR projection).

Coastal Vulnerability Index

Corresponding to the physical susceptibility of flood. Parameters: Flood Hazard, Hydrographic Network, Coastline Type, Distance to Coast Line, Geological Drift and Land Use.

Frequent Submersion

Represents the areas that will be frequently submerged in a permanent basis for future scenarios, due to the MSLR. Represents the additional intertidal zone.

Demographic Analysis

Based on data from CENSOS 2011, the number of Buildings and the Residents in the coastal areas classified as Vulnerability, by each administrative unit (district and county).

OTHER PROJECTS

Regional and Local Scale Studies to obtain Flood Cartography, Vulnerability and Coastal Risk.

Contracted projects.

EMAAC Lisboa

Client: Municipality of Lisbon

1) Flood and Coastal Physical Vulnerability Cartography [2017]

2) Flood Cartography caused by a tsunami in Lisbon* [2018-2019]

*Project in partnership with IPMA and IST.

PAAC Coimbra

Client: Region of Coimbra

Flood and Coastal Physical Vulnerability Cartography [2017]

EMAAC Loulé

Client: Municipality of Loulé

1) Flood and Coastal Physical Vulnerability Cartography [2018]

2) Coastal Risk Assessment [2019]

Dom Pedro Golf Residences

Client: Oceânico III - Fundo Especial de Investimento Imobiliário Fechado

Sea Level Rise Adaptation Measures in a Resort Construction, Quarteira, Algarve

Publications in scientific journals

[2] Antunes, C., Rocha, C. and Catita, C. (2019). Coastal Flood Assessment due to Sea Level Rise and Extreme Storm Events: A Case Study of the Atlantic Coast of Portugal’s Mainland. Geosciences, 9(5), 239, doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9050239

[1] Antunes, C. (2019). Assessment of Sea Level Rise at West Coast of Portugal Mainland and Its Projection for the 21st Century. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(3), 61, doi.org/10.3390/jmse7030061

Reports

[2] Costa, M. (2017). "Desenvolvimento de uma metodologia de avaliação de risco costeiro face aos cenários de alterações climáticas: aplicação ao Estuário do Tejo e à Ria de Aveiro." Master Thesis, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 99pp.

[1] Rocha, C. (2016). "Estudo e análise da vulnerabilidade costeira face a cenários de subida do nível do mar e eventos extremos devido ao efeito das alterações climáticas." Master Thesis, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 129pp.

Participation in conferences

[6] ECCA 2019 European Climate Change Adaptation Conference - Abstract (28th to 31st may 2019)

[5] II International Conference Risks, Security and Citizenship - Oral and Poster Communication (28th and 29th march 2019)

[4] IX Conferência de Cartografia e Geodesia - Oral Communication (25th and 26th october 2018)

[3] 5as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica - Oral Communication (19th to 21st june 2018)

[2] GI Forum Symposium, Salzburg - Abstract (3rd to 6th july 2017)

[1] 4as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica - Oral Communication (21st to 23rd june 2016)

Awards

Entrepreneur Engineer 2018

Promoter: Order of Engineers

The IDL/FCUL Team won the award with the proposed methodology for obtaining "Coastal Risk Cartography associated with sea level rise as a consequence of climate change." The award was presented to the Final Conference "2018 - OE Year of Climate Change" by the current Bastonario of the Order, Carlos Mineiro Aires and by the current Minister of the Environment and Energy Transition, João Matos Fernandes.

4th april 2019 - Direct Link

Young Scholar Award 2018

Promoter: Esri Portugal

Carolina Rocha was the winner of the Portuguese Young Scholar Award 2018 with the poster: "Study of Coastal Vulnerability to the Sea Level Rise for Portugal Mainland", conferring the participation in representation of Portugal at the Esri User Conference in July 2018 , in San Diego, and the award was given during the Esri Award Ceremony by CEO Jack Dangermond on July 11, 2018.

11st april 2018

In the press

News about the study of Sea Level Rise in Portugal.

TSF
Rádio Notícias

Interview

1st march 2017

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Prós e Contras
RTP1

Debate

5th november 2018

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Antena 1 radio
Programme

Debate

17th january 2019

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i Online
Newspaper

Interview

24th may 2019

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Expresso
Newspaper

Article

24th may 2019

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Jornal da Tarde RTP1

Interview

24th may 2019

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Reference and citation to this work

Antunes C., Rocha C. and Catita C. (2017). Flood Mapping and Coastal Vulnerability. In: www.snmportugal.pt, FCUL.