No dia 16 de junho, pelas 16h00 (hora de Lisboa, 12h00 no Rio de Janeiro), será realizado on-line, um colóquio, organizado pelo CESAM, sobre os impactos da COVID-19.
Desde de 2020 que a pandemia COVID-19 tem sido uma presença constante na vida da população mundial. Esta doença afetou, e continua a afetar, a humanidade, tendo sido responsável por milhões de infeções e de mortes em todo o mundo. Desde o aparecimento e identificação do SARS-CoV-2, vários cientistas, de diversas áreas do conhecimento, têm empreendido esforços não só no sentido de conter e mitigar o vírus, mas também compreender o seu impacto nas várias áreas de atividade humana. O SARS-CoV-2 não é só um vírus que provoca grandes danos à saúde podendo conduzir à morte, mas também responsável por uma mudança radical na forma como vivemos, nos relacionamos com os outros e com o mundo.
Das lições que a pandemia nos trouxe, 10 investigadores do CESAM, em sessões de 5 minutos, trazem à discussão o trabalho que têm desenvolvido no âmbito da deteção do SARS-CoV-2, do impacto da COVID-19 na saúde, na qualidade do ar e alterações climáticas, nos solos, na pequena pesca, na aquacultura, nos desafios e na investigação em sustentabilidade e ainda no consumo de energia.
O COVID CESAM COLOQUIUM pretende assim criar um espaço de partilha, reflexão e discussão sobre os impactos da COVID-19 nas diversas áreas e convida-o a fazer parte do debate e da solução, para que juntos possamos criar um futuro melhor: “Build Back Better”.
As inscrições são gratuitas mas obrigatórias e podem ser efetuadas até ao dia 15 de junho de 2021 aqui.
As comunicações serão em português.
Programa e resumos (apenas disponível em inglês):
Pitch Sessions (each session: 5´)
SENSECOR – Desenvolvimento de um sistema imunossensorial integrado para deteção de SARS-CoV-2
In view of the worldwide pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the SENSECOR project aims to develop Proof of Concept of an innovative system that integrates several units for the fast and efficient preliminary diagnosis. SENSECOR is being developed by a joint consortium between UA and Wavecom, in collaboration with IT2 and CHBV hospital.
Como quantificar o impacto da COVID-19 na saúde? A abordagem da carga global de doença
Ricardo Assunção1, Sara Pires2
1 CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; 2 National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
To date, efforts to understand the health impact of COVID-19 have mainly used mortality-based metrics. Composite population health metrics such as the disability-adjusted life years (DALY), are useful to provide a comprehensive measurement of the burden of disease. This pitch will describe how DALY could be calculated for COVID-19.
Qualidade do ar: o lado positivo da pandemia COVID-19
The indirect effect produced by the COVID-19 pandemic on air quality in Portugal were assessed and quantified. The highest reductions were observed in urban centers and for NO2 pollutant (reaching reductions of more than 40%), followed by PM10 (30-40%), confirming the relevance of traffic sector on improving air quality and the need for rethinking urban mobility options.
O impacto do COVID-19 nas emissões de gases de efeito estufa – foi realmente significativo?
Government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic have drastically altered global CO2 emissions, which decreased on average by 7% in 2020 when compared with 2019. Although significant, this is not nearly enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. How many lockdowns would be necessary to decrease global CO2 emissions to allow meeting these goals? Let’s see!
Gestão do sistema agroalimentar para proteger os solos e aumentar a resiliência em crises globais
This presentation will provide an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on soils ability to provide essential services as well as lessons learned to reduce and mitigate the effect of the pandemic on food production sustainability towards the increase of populations resilience facing COVID-19 and future global food crisis, e.g. due to climate change.Soil as the “great connector” under COVID-19 pandemic: changes in the paradigm of agrifood production to increase populations’ resilience under global crisis.
O impacto da COVID-19 na pequena pesca na Europa
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) are of extreme importance in the European Union (EU), accounting for 82% of the EU fleet.
SSF in the EU is highly dependent on the HORECA channels (food service industry, i.e., hotels, restaurants, cafes) a segment of the economy heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a rapid-assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on SSF in EU, by collected information from 105 organization from across 12 EU countries.
Os impactes sinérgicos de fatores de stress antropogénicos e COVID-19 na aquacultura
The rapid, global spread of COVID-19, and the measures intended to limit or slow its propagation, are having major impacts on diverse sectors of society. Results emphasize the importance of assessing detrimental effects of COVID-19 under a multiple stressor lens, focusing on areas that have already locally experienced economic loss due to anthropogenic stressors in the last decade.
A pandemia COVID-19 e desafios para a sustentabilidade
The COVID-19 pandemic has reemphasised the pivotal role of disposable plastics in society, in which increased use and consumption patterns have resulted in a rollback on plastic reduction and waste management policies. This presentation highlights the environmental and human health implications of this, or future, crisis if no action occurs soon.
COVID-19: O Impacto da pandemia na investigação em sustentabilidade
The crisis caused by COVID-19 and the lockdown has significantly disrupted the usual communication channels and, among other things, has led to the cancellation of meetings and long-planned events. It has also led to delay in the delivery of research projects. This communication also outlines some measures that may be implemented in the future to take more advantage of existing technologies that support research on sustainable development. From COVID-19: the impact of a global crisis on sustainable development research. Sustain Sci 16, 85–99 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00866-y
Descarbonização do fornecimento de energia: lições da pandemia COVID-19
This study explores home office practices and its potential for reducing energy consumption, based on electricity, natural gas and transportation fuel demand data during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, which registered an average 11.5% reduction of primary energy consumption compared to 2019.