The Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research (IN+) is pleased to announce the lecture “Climate Emergency and Cities Resilience: A challenge for Innovation and Sustainability”, by Prof. Eloy Casagrande Jr., on November 3rd, at 3 p.m., in room 01.1 (IST Congress Center). Attendance is free. Registration is required.

Studies show that by 2050, 1.6 billion people living in more than 970 cities will be regularly exposed to extremely high temperatures. Coupled with the “urban heat island effect”, which makes cities warmer than the surrounding countryside, this puts urban dwellers at high risk. Climate change is also affecting rainfall patterns around the world, increasing flooding, and destroying infrastructure and agricultural areas, not to mention that we will need to adapt to colder, more temperate climates.

These processes require changes in building systems, energy supply, food supply, mobility, consumption patterns, industrialization, among other stimuli for a low-carbon economy. Are cities ready to innovate and be more sustainable?

About Prof. Eloy Casagrande Jr.:
PhD in Mineral Resources and Environment Engineering from the University of Nottingham (UK); Environmental Auditor by EARA/IEMA-Environmental Auditors Registration Association/Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (United Kingdom); Post-doctorate in Technological Innovation and Sustainability (IST/UTL, Lisbon, Portugal); Coordinator of NAPI (New Arrangements for Research and Innovation) in Climate Emergency, in the state of Paraná, Southern Brazil, by the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR); Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Sustainable Construction (CECONS), Campus Curitiba.