Risk-Free Periphery in the Context of Climate Change

National Secretariat of Peripheries of the Ministry of Cities

The National Secretariat of Peripheries (SNP) invites undergraduate students in Architecture and Urbanism and all interested people to participate in the Debate Panel New ways of seeing: Peripheries Without Risk in the context of climate change.

The Debate Table (2 pm to 3:30 pm) is part of the general activity Periferia sem Risco, to be held throughout the day 10/10/2025, in the Oca Auditorium, in Ibirapuera Park, from 2 pm to 8:30 pm.

SNP's actions to identify and map risks in peripheral territories will be presented, focusing on innovative approaches to technical-community reading and the application of new mapping and terrain modeling technologies to develop risk mitigation strategies and qualify the various forms of peripheral occupation.

The objective is to discuss how the social production of risk materializes in peripheral occupations and how forms of risk identification and mapping should be applied to strengthen community ties, autonomy, and resilience of peripheral populations in the face of disasters exacerbated by climate change.

The Table will be organized in 3 moments:
1- What is a Risk-Free Periphery?
The identification and mapping process as a subsidy for actions to qualify peripheral territories

2- Questions and Answers/Collective debate on the social construction of risk and the Periphery Without Risk strategy: technical-community challenges and potential contribution to the adaptation of urban peripheries to climate change

Participants:
Leonardo dos Santos Varallo, graduated in Environmental and Urban Engineering and General Coordinator of Risk Plans and SBN of the National Secretariat of Peripheries of the Ministry of Cities.

Jordana Alca Barbosa Zola, urban architect, consultant to the National Secretariat for Peripheral Areas of the Ministry of Cities for structuring the SBN public policy in the peripheries.

Julia Ladeira, geographer and technical consultant for the National Secretariat of Peripheries in the DPR, focusing on promoting the Community Plans for Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation (PCRA) policy

Free

Registration

Registrations must be made here.
Registration will be open until the start of the activity, on site, as long as there are spaces available.

Participate in the program of debates, workshops and associated activities!

TODAY (06.10)

2pm – workshop Nature-Based Solutions for City Resilience

7:00 p.m. –  Opening at IABsp from the SP 25 Forum

IN THE NEXT DAYS (07 to 010.10)

07.10 to 09.10 | 9am – workshop Architects and engineers facing climate challenges

October 7th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 1. Environmental heritage, climate change and public policies

07.10 | 3pm – workshop Nature-Based Solutions for City Resilience

07.10 | 3pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 7th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 2. Living with water, adapting infrastructure and redefining waste

07.10 | 5pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 7th | 6:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Panel 1: Environment, Infrastructure and Urban Risks

07.10 | Guided tour Pantanal Action

October 8th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 3. Rehabilitating architectural and urban heritage, valuing pre-existing structures and building green

October 8th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 4. Circulating and accessing a sustainable city together

08.10 | 4:30 pm – Circular Economy: the Lynx raw material at the Living Lab

October 8th | 5:30 pm – Session 6 of the exhibition Cinema, architecture and society: records of a hot world at the Cinematheque

October 8th | 6:30 pm – SP 25 Forum Panel 2: City Production, Mobility and Heritage

October 9th | 2:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 5. Promoting decent housing and climate justice

09.10 | 3pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

October 9th | 4:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Thematic Session 6. Governing with inclusion, participation and social control

09.10 | 5pm – Biomaterials Mini-Workshops at the Living Lab

09.10 | 5:30 pm – session 6 of the exhibition Cinema, architecture and society: records of a hot world at the Cinematheque

October 9th | 6:00 PM – SP 25 Forum Panel 3: Governance, Representation and Social Participation 

10.10 | 2:30 pm – Risk-Free Periphery in the Context of Climate Change

10.10 | 4pm – Knowing to Transform: Community Climate Risk Reduction and Adaptation Plans

10.10 | 6:30 pm – Inclusive Adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries

10.10 and 12.10 | 9am – Drawing Workshop: Oscar Niemeyer's Architecture in Ibirapuera Park and the Climate Challenge

JOIN! IT'S ALL FREE!

And there's much more until October 19th!

(Activities and projects are still being added; the site will be complete soon)

NOTE OF CONDOLENCE

With deep sorrow, the Brazilian Institute of Architects – São Paulo Department (IABsp) mourns the passing of architect and landscape architect Kongjian Yu, a global leader in ecological urbanism, and the members of his team who accompanied him, tragically killed during the filming of a documentary. The institute is honored to have had him as a participant in the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, where his transformative vision strengthened the dialogue between global challenges and local realities. IABsp emphasizes that Yu's contribution, which transcends borders, will remain an inspiration for generations and expresses its condolences to China, to the families of all the deceased, to his friends, and to all those impacted by his genius and dedication. Read the full note here.