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Columbia experts highlight Brazil's key role in global minerals and opportunities for U.S. partnerships.
Brazil Climate Summit: Pioneering a Global Green Future Through Innovation and Action
This year's event highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships and innovations to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable future.
Climate Week NYC 2024: Climate Hub Rio Leads Key Events on Amazon, Minerals, and Climate Justice
Climate Hub will host crucial discussions on Amazonian leadership, critical minerals, and Brazil's climate justice goals at four key events.
Navigating Brazil's Green Revolution: Harry Verhoeven on the Political Economy of Low-Carbon Leadership
The global energy expert discusses Brazil's political economy of green innovation and its pursuit of a lower-carbon economy.
Climate Hub Rio and Columbia Professor Suzana Camargo join forces with the Municipality of Rio to improve the accuracy of rainfall forecasting
Professor Camargo met with the city’s climate resilience team and discussed a new tool to better protect the city against violent rainfall.
Thomas Trebat from CGC Rio Joins Panel on "Sustainability and Environment: Preparing Cities for Climate Challenges" at Rio Innovation Week
Founding Director of CGC Rio, Professor Thomas Trebat, participated in a panel discussion on preparing cities for climate challenges.
Rio Innovation Week: Camila Pontual from Columbia’s Climate Hub Rio Participates in Panel on Urban Climate Adaptation and Financing
Ms. Pontual emphasized the critical importance of collaboration between governments and academia, particularly in addressing climate issues.
Closing Brazil's Climate Insurance Gap: Professor Salanié's Plan for Municipal-Level Protection
Salanié discusses his research on creating municipal-level flood insurance in Brazil to address climate risks and improve disaster resilience.
Climate Hub Rio, Getulio Vargas Foundation hold debate on insurance and climate changes
The roundtable featured insurance companies, brokers, regulators, and academics discussing challenges in the natural catastrophe insurance market.
Comunitas and Climate Hub Rio Launch Two Publications to Support Governments in Formulating Action Plans Focused on Energy Decarbonization
The publications present concepts on climate change, practical solutions, and perspectives of public managers for energy transition policies.
Climate Hub Rio Announces 2024 Award Recipients
The awards will provide an exclusive opportunity for faculty members to contribute to climate-related research in Rio de Janeiro.
Q&A: Climate Hub Grantee on Lessons Learned
Teachers College fellow OreOluwa Badaki discusses her research project "Amplifying Climate Change Education and Communication in Brazil."
Pesquisadores brasileiros são selecionados para programa de intercâmbio sobre mudanças climáticas na Universidade de Columbia
Five Youth Climate Negotiators Trained by Climate Hub | Rio to Go to COP28
From a class of 50 young people from various life and academic backgrounds, the five who stood out the most in the graduating class were selected to represent the Young Climate Negotiators in Dubai.
How can cities prepare for the increasing intensity of extreme weather events?
New article published by Climate Hub Rio analyzes the climate resilience work of the cities of Rio and New York
Columbia Global to Fund Climate Research in Brazil
Faculty members, postdoctoral and doctoral students are invited to submit proposals for climate-related research in Brazil, focusing on Rio.
Climate Week 2023 Recap
Climate Week brought together leading voices in academia, policy, activism and industry on campus in September.
Announcing faculty winners of Columbia Global's Climate Hub Rio Research Grants in Brazil
Columbia Global and the Columbia Global Centers Climate Hub Rio have awarded six Columbia University faculty members with seed funding.
Climate Week 2023 at Columbia Global
Join Columbia Global and leading voices across academia, policy, activism and industry as we reimagine climate solutions from Sept. 13-19.
Marine conservation in the fight against climate change
The ocean generates oxygen and food, a critical role in sustaining life on earth. That role is in peril. Join leading climate experts as they discuss what Brazil must do to ensure the ocean’s future. And our own
Dozens of public leaders from all over Brazil will receive training in climate and green economy promoted by Comunitas and Columbia University
The course aims to train professionals who work in the public sector and to strengthen public policies with a focus on sustainable development.
Seminar on water resources discusses water management and its sustainable use
Climate Hub | Rio event highlights the importance of planning integrated public policies for water security and sustainable development
Virtual Internship Stories: Anh Quynh Nguyen
"This Rio Center internship is a great chance to excel and push me out of my local context to approach the global context."
Virtual Internship Stories: Sunera Mahbub Rahman
"I have learned how to do market research, overcome language barriers and uncover not-readily-available information."
Columbia Faculty Invited to Apply for Seed Funding for Travel and Research on Climate in Brazil
Columbia faculty are encouraged to submit research proposals that address issues related to urban sustainability, the green economy and land use.
Panel explores the role of cities in the climate crisis
The panel discussed how government, academia, and civil society can work together toward more sustainable cities and climate justice.
The Climate Crisis and Its Impacts: Perspectives on Public Health, Forests, and Indigenous Rights
Moderated by Andréia Coutinho Louback, journalist and climate justice specialist, the panel was part of the Climate Hub Rio launch on March 14.
Climate Hub | Rio: Columbia University and Rio de Janeiro City Hall Launch Brazil-based Climate Research and Network Center
The project is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and Columbia University, through the Columbia Global Center Rio.
Climate Hub | Rio: Columbia University launches research and connections center on climate change based in Brazil
Several foreign and Brazilian authorities are set to participate in the climate hub launch event on March 14.