📋 Tender Overview
The All - Atlantic Ocean Research Forum will take place this Thursday and Friday February 6th and 7th at the Charlemagne Building in Brussels and will be attended by the Minister of Science Technology and Higher Education MCTES Manuel Heitor at the opening session of the second day of the conference at 9 am.During his speech Minister Manuel Heitor will address the importance of the International Atlantic Research Center the AIR Center the result of a profound process of scientific diplomacy involving governments of different countries scientific and academic institutions and industry.Based in the Azores and with several local centers in different countries the AIR Center has been implementing a scientific agenda on Atlantic Interactions with six lines of actioni marine resources and biodiversityii healthy and clean oceaniii integration of the space system close to the deep oceaniv mitigation and adaptation to climate change and natural hazardsv sustainable energy systemsvi data science for the Atlantic Ocean including its coasts biodiversity and societies.Under the motto From pole to pole the Forum will be an opportunity to showcase the work developed with and for the Antarctic and Arctic communities in addition to reflecting on the results achieved with regard to the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation and the Belm Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Cooperation.It is an initiative that also aims to establish a new strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development with the Horizon Europe with the European Green Agreement and with several European and regional programs aimed at observing the Oceans namely the Atlantic research.
