NOTICIAS

calendar_today October 7, 2026

The AIR Centre is taking part in the RAFAQUA meeting, taking place on 7 and 8 October in Dakar, Senegal, alongside the Salon International de l'Aquaculture de Dakar (SIAq 2026). The event brings together public authorities responsible for aquaculture and fisheries research institutions from across the Atlantic African region to discuss the sustainable development of the sector.

calendar_today October 7, 2026

The first edition of the International Aquaculture Exhibition (SIAq) is taking place from 6 to 8 October at the Centre international du commerce extérieur du Sénégal (CICES), in Dakar. The exhibition, which opened today, brings together around 500 experts from some 30 countries, and the AIR Centre is among the participants.

calendar_today October 6, 2026

The 4th EU–Caribbean Global Gateway Sargassum Conference: Shaping a Caribbean Sargassum Value Chain was held on 1 and 2 October 2026 in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

calendar_today October 5, 2026

The AIR Centre participated in the UNEP FI Iberian Sustainable Finance Forum, held on 29 September in Lisbon and hosted by Caixa Geral de Depósitos. The event brought together financial institutions and key stakeholders to discuss emerging global risks, climate transition, nature-positive finance and sustainable investment strategies, fostering dialogue on how the financial sector can strengthen resilience and accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable future.

calendar_today September 30, 2026

On 21-22 September, the AIR Centre joined partners in La Palma, Canary Islands for the kick-off meeting of Isla Bonita, a new project that aims to help island authorities advance climate resilience and ocean health through innovative, locally driven solutions.

calendar_today September 28, 2026

Between 7 and 12 September, partners of the BioAquaCV (Development of Biomarkers and Analytical Procedures for Aquaculture in Cape Verde) project gathered in São Vicente, Cabo Verde, for the initiative's first field mission. The project brings together the AIR Centre, the University of Aveiro's Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Cabo Verde's Institute of the Sea (IMar).

calendar_today September 22, 2026

The G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative (FSOI) International Workshop on GOOS Resilience and Evolution, held at CNRS in Paris on 17 and 18 September, brought together representatives working on the future of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).

calendar_today September 17, 2026

The AIR Centre took part in the II Ibero-American Space Agencies Meeting in Madrid, organised by the Spanish Space Agency on 15 and 16 September. AIR Centre’s Deputy Executive Director, Mafalda Carapuço, represented the organisation alongside heads of space agencies, universities, research centres and industry from across the Ibero-American community.

calendar_today September 11, 2026

On September 10, partners from AIR Centre (Portugal), UNAM (Mexico) and IMar (Cabo Verde) held the kick-off meeting for ATLANTICO_SARG, a new triangular cooperation project funded under the second Call of the SEGIB / Camões, I.P. Triangular Cooperation Fund. Held online, the meeting brougtht together researchers and representatives from all three partner institutions to address the growing impact of Sargassum seaweed flooding on Cabo Verde's coasts.