PORTUGAL

ARCTIC COUNCIL: NOT A MEMBER

ARCTIC POLICY

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARCTIC

Portugal is represented at the European Polar Board by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologica (FCT) [en. Foundation For Science And Technology], which is a public agency financing scientific research, technology and innovation in all field of knowledge.

SELECTED EU-FINANCED PROJECTS

Center of Marine Sciences is partner to Arctic Tipping Points, a project aimed at identifying the elements of the Arctic marine ecosystem likely to show abrupt changes in response to climate change, and establish the levels of the corresponding climate drivers inducing regime shift in those tipping elements. In addition, determine the effect of crossing those thresholds for the Arctic marine ecosystems, and the associated risks and opportunities for economic activities dependent on the marine ecosystem of the European Arctic. Arctic Tipping Points is partially financed by the EU by the 7th Framework Programme.