Teresa Batista presently is full time Auxiliary Researcher at the University of Évora, IIFA – Institute for Research and Advanced Training and MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development and Associate Laboratory CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute – University of Évora, coordinating NEXUS Agenda in the University of Évora, namely the descarbonization study and Geovisualization platform for the Port of Sines, Portugal. From 2009 to 2021 she lead the Consulting Team for the design, implementation and management of the SIIG – GIS Platform of the Port of Sines and Ports of Algarve (Portimão and Faro), Portugal.
From 1998 till June 2023 she has lead the Environment and Development Unit (UAD) at CIMAC – Intermunicipal Community os Alentejo Central, in the fields of Environment and Sustainability, GIS (GEOCIMAC), Environmental and Technological Risks, Climate Change Adaptation, Circular Economy, Culture, Waste Management and Water supply networks, among others. In the field of Climate Change Adaptation, she has lead the “Intermunicipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Alentejo (PIAAC)” (2017-2018), the “Municipal Adaptation plans for the 14 Municipalities – Adapta.Local.CIMAC” (2021-2023), the “SIG-GO – Geographic Information System to Support AAC and Operations Management” and the project “Life Project – MyBuildingisGreen”. In the field of e-governance she has lead the Evora Digital District (2004-2007) that built the digital capabilities for 14 municipalities in the South of Portugal, and created several GIS sites and spatial data infrastructures, www.caminhosdeevora.pt, www.ideotalex.eu, sigredes (2011), sig-go (2018-19), idecimac.pt (2014) and others.
From 1997-2021 she was Invite Professor at the University of Évora teaching GIS, EIA and Landscape Ecology.
She’s graduated in Zootechnical Engineering in 1992, has his Master in “Management of Biological Resources” (2000) and PhD in “Environmental Sciences”, espertize in GIS and Landscape Ecology, by the University of Évora.