Inclusive Adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries

National Secretariat of Peripheries of the Ministry of Cities

The National Secretariat for Peripheries (SNP) invites undergraduate students in Architecture and Urbanism and all interested people to participate in the Debate Panel Inclusive Adaptation and New Ways of Intervening: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries.

The Debate Table (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm) is part of the general activity Periferia sem Risco, to be held on 10/10/2025, at the Oca Auditorium, in Ibirapuera Park, from 2 pm to 8:30 pm.
SNP's actions to promote inclusive adaptation of urban peripheries to climate change, through the implementation of Nature-Based Solutions, will be presented with a focus on innovative technical-community approaches, multi-scale design methodologies and technical repertoire.

The objective is to discuss the scope of Nature-Based Solutions for adapting peripheral areas and their possible contribution to diversifying the forms of infrastructure in these territories.

The Table will be organized in 3 moments:
1- Presentation of the SBN public policy in the Peripheries

2- SBN Actions in the Peripheries:
SBN Prototype: research and extension projects involving SBN in Belém/UFPA and Ilhéus/UFSB
SBN Feasibility Studies: technical studies for the implementation of SBN Arrangements in Ceilândia/DF and Diadema/SP (in partnership with VDFresta)
Resilient Green Peripheries in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

3- Questions and Answers/Collective debate on NBS and NBS in the Peripheries: technical-community challenges and potential contribution to the adaptation of urban peripheries to climate change

Participants:
Anita Rodrigues Freire, an urban architect, has dedicated herself exclusively to projects and projects undertaken by Oficina da and the Fresta Group since 2013.

Carolina Jessica Domschke Sacconi, an urban architect, has dedicated herself to the Fresta Group since 2009 and has been a partner and coordinator at VD Arquitetura since 2018, often combining the two firms into a single project.

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.

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.