The Santos Commercial Association, ACS, is holding the "El Niño Day" on Wednesday, a meeting designed to analyze the impacts of a large-scale and intense climate phenomenon forecast for the 2026/2027 cycle. Organized by the Coffee and Agricultural Commodities Chambers, the event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and accepts free registrations via https://bit.ly/el-nino-day-2026.
The goal is to assess how climate changes are expected to affect the region's economy and strategic agribusiness supply chains, such as coffee, corn, soy and sugar. The agenda covers international trade, maritime transport, port infrastructure and structural challenges in municipalities, with a focus on preparing companies and producers to identify operational risks.
Lectures begin at 9 a.m., with researcher José Marengo, from the National Center for Monitoring and Alerting of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), detailing the characteristics and intensity of the phenomenon. Subsequently, Lucas Carvalho, from Climatempo, and Rodrigo Moreira Albano da Silva, from Cooxupé, will address the direct impacts on agribusiness, from planting to harvest.
From 11:45 a.m. onwards, the relationship between climate changes and the port sector will be debated. Captain-Lieutenant Fellipe Romão Sousa Correia, from the Hydrography Center of the Brazilian Navy, will present projections of impact on worldwide maritime transport and ports in the South Atlantic.
The event concludes with a technical panel on climate effects in cities, conducted by Fernanda Alarcon, from the Climate Change area of the Santos City Hall, and by professor Alexandra Sampaio, from the Hydrodynamic Research Center at Santa Cecília University.
