Coppe professor participates in event about climate adaptation in Rio de Janeiro
Planeta COPPE / Transport Engineering / News
Date: 17/09/2026
Professor Andrea Santos, from the Transportation Engineering Program at Coppe/UFRJ, will participate on Monday, September 14, in the event “Climate Adaptation in Focus: Rio de Janeiro.” Organized by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in the State of Rio de Janeiro, part of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, the event aims to discuss strategies for addressing the challenges of climate change.
The program will feature scientific, governmental, and legal panels, focused not only on conceptual reflection on the environment but also on presenting practical results and effective climate adaptation initiatives.
Professor Andrea will participate in the first panel, from 9:35 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., which will focus on presenting local climate change scenarios and discussing policies to address their effects. Local adaptation measures, based on scientific evidence and academic research, will also be addressed.
The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Rio de Janeiro, located at Avenida Nilo Peçanha, 31, in downtown Rio. Registration must be completed via Google Docs, and the event can also be viewed on Youtube.
