In general, the programme will improve the conditions in the municipalities of Almada, Lisbon, Loures and Vila Franca de Xira.

The government marked the signing of collaboration protocols for the implementation of the Less Noise Program, approved by the Council of Ministers Resolution of 16 March 2025. The agreements were signed between the municipalities covered and the Climate Agency, responsible for managing the Environmental Fund, through which the program is financed.

“At stake is an investment of €10 million, secured by the Environmental Fund and to be implemented between 2026 and 2027,” said the Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, adding that the program will allow municipalities, “and especially the residents most affected by air traffic noise,” to carry out interventions on “facades, windows and frames of residential buildings, improving their quality of life.”

The Minister also stressed that the intention is that “this will be a simple and agile program in its execution” and that “the entities of the Ministry of Environment and Energy will be ready to collaborate with the municipalities.”

The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, highlighted the additional contribution of ANA: “It’s €10 million from the environmental fund, and then we will have €2.5 million from ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal to add to the €10 million investment. And therefore, it is a reinforcement.”

Pinto Luz also highlighted the importance of cooperation with municipalities: “The principle of subsidiarity is paramount for this Government. We want municipalities to be active partners.”

The total funding of €10 million will be distributed over two years and is intended to support the acoustic insulation of residential buildings susceptible to noise generated by Humberto Delgado Airport.

The support is intended for permanent dwellings that have not undergone acoustic insulation improvement works, with priority given to buildings in the most exposed areas.

The distribution of resources among the municipalities was defined proportionally to the number of buildings affected in each territory, based on the ANA-mapped noise levels and the survey of buildings conducted by the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering.