Mariana Castro defends PhD thesis in Political Science at IESP-UERJ
Last Friday, 20 March, IESP-UERJ hosted the defence of the doctoral thesis by Mariana Castro, a collaborator at the Observatory and a researcher at LABMUNDO.
Climate Emergency and Defence seminar available on the OIMC channel
On 25 November, the Observatory partnered with the Graduate Programme in Military Sciences and LABMUNDO to host the "Climate Emergency & Defence International Seminar: COP 30 and its implications for the Armed Forces", now available on our YouTube channel.
NEMA and OIMC contribute to updating the mapping of Brazilian mangroves
On the 18th of March, a Wednesday, the National Secretariat for Climate Change of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, in partnership with Ibama, is hosting the launch ceremony for the ‘Update of the Mapping of Brazilian Mangroves’, a project that includes NEMA/UERJ and the OIMC.
Short course on the Anthropocene and the Climate Emergency, a partnership between OIMC and FGV
From March 16 to 26, 2026, the Observatory is joining forces with the Getúlio Vargas Foundation to offer the short course ‘The Anthropocene and the Climate Emergency: where art and science meet’, coordinated by Prof. Carlos R. S. Milani.
OIMC holds planning meeting at IESP-UERJ
On 6 March, members of the Observatory gathered at the Institute of Social and Political Studies for a Strategic Planning and Review Meeting.
Seminar on Climate Emergency and Defence, at the School of Army Command and General Staff
On 25 November, the Observatory, in partnership with the Graduate Programme in Military Sciences at the School of Army Command and General Staff, is promoting the ‘International Seminar on Climate Emergency and Defence: COP 30 and its impact on the Armed Forces’ at the ECEME headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
OIMC at COP30: Roundtable Discussions at Casa da Cidade – Week 1
From 11 to 20 November, the Observatory joins forces with the City Laboratory and the Institute for Climate and Society to promote a series of Roundtable Discussions at Casa da Cidade, an activity running parallel to COP30. With 18 face-to-face meetings, the initiative aims to establish a space for dialogue on key issues on the climate agenda – and on conference negotiations in particular.
OIMC, CSSN and NAEA hold Seminar on Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment, at UFPA
Next Friday, 14 November, during COP30 in Belém (PA), the Centre for Advanced Amazonian Studies at the Federal University of Pará will host the Observatory and the Climate Social Sciences Network to promote the seminar ‘Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment’ at the UFPA Guamá campus.
OIMC holds COP 30 Negotiations Simulation at UERJ
On 11 and 12 November, in tandem with the beginning of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Observatory team is promoting a COP30 Negotiations Simulation at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
OIMC Director coordinates series of conferences on the Anthropocene and Climate Emergency at FGV in Rio de Janeiro
On Wednesday, 5 November, Prof. Carlos R. S. Milani will give a lecture entitled ‘Anthropocene and Capitalocene: how is humanity navigating the current polycrisis?’, part of the series ‘Anthropocene and climate emergency: when science and art meet’, promoted by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and coordinated by the OIMC Director.