The Interdisciplinary Observatory on Climate Change announces the programme for the sixth edition of the OIMC Cycle of Webinars, our annual series of conferences on the many aspects of the climate crisis. Between 8 and 19 June 2026, the OIMC is hosting four sessions with experts from different fields to facilitate an informed and interdisciplinary discussion on the theme ‘Oceans and the Climate Emergency’.
The programme for this edition of the Cycle features an in-person opening session, open to all at the Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ), followed by three online lectures. On 8 June, the 6th Cycle begins with the lecture ‘The Geopolitics of the Oceans: International Oceanic Relations in Times of Climate Change’, delivered by Prof. Thauan Santos (EGN-MB) in the Carlos Hasenbalg Room, between 3pm and 5pm.
Next, on 10 June, the virtual segment will feature the webinar ‘Oceans and the Climate Emergency: General Aspects’, presented by Prof. Luciana Figueiredo Prado (FAOC-UERJ). The following week, on 18 June, the third session of the Cycle will feature Prof. Flávia Lins de Barros (UFRJ) and Prof. Ronaldo Angelini (Decam-UFRN), who will lead the online lecture ‘Climate Emergency and the Society-Oceans Relationship’. The 2026 edition concludes on 19 June with the webinar ‘Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Impacts and Addressing the Climate Emergency’, delivered by Prof. Beatrice Padovani Ferreira (Docean-UFPE) and Prof. Mário L.G. Soares (FAOC-UERJ). All virtual conferences will take place between 5.00 pm and 6.30 pm and will be attended by registered participants via the Zoom platform, with a simultaneous broadcast to the general public on our YouTube channel.
Held during Environment Month, the 6th OIMC Cycle of Webinars aims not only to foster academic dialogue, but also to bring science, politics and civil society closer together, contributing to the development of integrated solutions to global climate challenges and reinforcing the Observatory’s commitment to the dissemination of knowledge, critical education and the strengthening of cooperation networks. Coordinated by researchers Mário L. G. Soares and Luan Werneck-Costa (IESP-UERJ), the 2026 edition of the project is supported by the Jean Monnet Chair at UERJ, the Climate and Society Institute (iCS), the Laboratory for the Study and Research of International Relations (LabRI/UERJ) and the Centre for Mangrove Studies (NEMA/UERJ).
