CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies

The Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), with the title of Associated Laboratory since 2005, is one of the research units of the University of Aveiro.
The mission of CESAM is to develop leading international research on environmental sciences and related risks, including extreme weather events and climate change, with emphasis on complex socio-ecological coastal systems and marine areas.
The main objective of CESAM is to promote a more efficient use of terrestrial and aquatic (from catchment to the deep sea) environmental resources and a more competitive, resilient and sustainable economy, designed to endorse job creation and assure territorial and social cohesion. Furthermore, CESAM aims to develop transdisciplinary research and international collaboration among researchers, innovators and students, and foster the scientific, societal and educational (graduate & postgraduate) impact of its research and innovation.