1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami Commemoration Event, From Memory to Resilience: Coastal Communities Leading the Wave of Change

01 November 2025

Portugal



Agenda



Tsunami Ready Communities from impacted regions
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Address
09:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony
09:15 – 09:45 Opening Remarks
9:45 – 10:00 Cultural/Traditional Tribute-Local Community Associations:Fado
10:00 – 10:30 High-Level Panel: Leading with Resilience
10:15 – 10:30 Cascais Civil Protection: Rui Pedro Ângelo
10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break: side events and networking
11:00 – 11:15 Tsunami 1755 Earthquake and Tsunami: Maria Ana Baptista
11:00 – 12:30 Technical Session: 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami, lessons learnt and key actions
11:15 – 11:30 Impact of Earthquake and Tsunami in Cascais- Cultural Department of City of Cascais
11:30 – 11:45 UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Programme Implementation, NEAMTWS, and DG ECHO CoastWAVE, Technical Secretary of ICG/NEAMTWS: Denis Chang Seng
11:45 – 12:00 Smart Cables: Director of Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA): Fernando Carrilho
12:00 – 12:30 Q&A with Participants
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break (side events-experience games)
14:00 – 14:15 Youth-Local Schools
14:00 – 15:00 Community Dialogue: Preparedness Starts at Home
14:15 – 14:40 City of Cascais, Tsunami risk perception study: Ana Marreiros
14:40 – 15:00 Spain: Mayor of Chipiona: Luis Mario Aparcero Fernández de Retana and Director of Civil Protection Agency- Cadiz: José Manuel Calvo Hurtado
15:00 – 15:10 Portuguese Committee for the IOC: Luis Menezes Pinheiro
15:00 – 15:30 UNESCO Tsunami Ready Recognition and Appreciation Ceremonies (TBC)
15:10 – 15:30 Presentation of UNESCO Tsunami Ready Appreciation Certification of Cascais
15:30 – 16:30 Tsunami Walking Tribute and Closing of the Event
15:30-15:40 Closing of the event by the Mayor of Cascais
15:40-16:30 Walk to the Ribeira Beach and moment of silence
16:30 – 18:30 Trip to 1755 Earthquake Museum in Lisbon (invite only)