In front of the Temple of Apollo, 21 educational and research institutions, including UFRJ, Huerji, Fiocruz, Colegio Pedro II, Planetario do Rio, Ceci RJ and the Museum of Geosciences, are participating in this initiative, which proposes to bring the public closer to issues related to sustainability and climate change.
Tatiana Roque, Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation, emphasized that the festival comes at a time when the world gathers at COP30 in Belém to discuss global warming, extreme weather events, the environmental crisis, and more, in addition to taking place after the C40 Mayors Summit, the largest global conference of cities tackling climate change, which was recently held in Rio.
— Cities at the conference are at the forefront of influence and problem-solving. We need to prepare our cities and people for the effects of increasingly frequent and often deadly extreme weather events. I have no doubt that this festival will make an important contribution to addressing these immense challenges, which are primarily posed to the poorest areas of the city, he says.
The festival will also present the results of the Young Scientist Carioca Program, developed by SMCT in partnership with the Center for the Integration of Research and Sustainable Development Programs (Cieds). Scholars will present projects created over six months to propose solutions to urban challenges. Each participant received a grant of R$800 to carry out their research in one of 12 knowledge spaces in the city.
Dialogue circles will cover topics such as environmental education in vulnerable areas, public policy to promote science, and creating green jobs. The program concludes at 5 p.m. with a performance by Samba Solto, a group that combines music and environmental reflections.
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