Águas do Tejo Atlântico will participate, on November 12, in the session “Water and Climate Resilience – From Infrastructure to Digital Intelligence, Circularity and Action” (Water for Climate Resilience – From Infrastructure to Digital Intelligence, Circularity and Action), promoted by the Águas de Portugal Group at the Portugal Pavilion of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), which runs from November 9 to 20, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey, according to a press release.
According to the same source, the initiative will bring together representatives of the water sector to discuss the challenges of adapting to climate change and to present solutions that strengthen water security and the responsiveness of water supply and sanitation systems, in a context marked by increasingly frequent and intense climatic phenomena.
Águas do Tejo Atlântico, a company of the Águas de Portugal Group responsible for the management and valorization of wastewater in Greater Lisbon and the West, provides an essential service to 23 municipalities and about 2.3 million inhabitants. The company of the Águas de Portugal Group has been establishing itself as a reference in the production of reclaimed water, in resource valorization, in renewable energy production, and in the promotion of the circular economy, contributing to a more sustainable and resilient management of the urban water cycle.
As part of this session, Cláudio de Jesus, President of Águas do Tejo Atlântico, will share the company’s strategy for climate adaptation of wastewater systems, highlighting the contribution of water reuse, resource valorization, and the circular economy to strengthen territorial resilience and respond to the challenges imposed by climate change.]
The session will be opened by António Carmona Rodrigues, President of the Águas de Portugal Group, and will also feature Bruno Coimbra, President of Águas do Douro e Paiva, Helena Lucas, President of Águas do Algarve, and Vera Eiró, President of ERSAR.
Moderation will be led by Ricardo Campos, President of the Energy and Climate Forum, and the session will be closed by João Manuel Esteves, Secretary of State for the Environment.
With this participation in COP31, Águas do Tejo Atlântico brings to the international debate the experience developed in wastewater management, demonstrating how water reuse, valorization, and the circular economy can contribute to increasing water security, reducing pressure on natural resources, and reinforcing adaptation to climate change.
The session will be streamed live on November 12, via the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
