Sea & Land: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Climate Change
An event organized by the Embassy of Portugal and the Camões IP Lecturer at Georgetown University, located at the Embassy of Portugal: 2012 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2026, at 5-7 PM ET.
Speakers
- Professor Heidi Kühn – Founder, Heidi Kuhn Global Peace Foundation, World Food Prize Laureate 2023, Honorary Doctorate from American University of Afghanistan and Dominican University of California
- Dr. Franklin Carrero-Martínez – Senior Director, Science and Technology for Sustainability and Office of International Networks, Cooperation, and Security, at NASEM & Board of Directors Member, Science Diplomacy Grid
- Mr. David Taylor – Professor of Science Writing at Johns Hopkins University
- Dr. Timothy Walker – Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and guest researcher at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The event will feature discussions on Environmental Security: The Role of Portugal’s Forests, Maritime History & Climate Science: Sailing Ship Logbook’s Weather Data
- Get more insights about the adaptability of cork oak forests and local communities, alongside the behavioral changes required to mitigate future risk.
- Discuss the response patterns to previous wildfires and current research-driven campaigns designed to reduce fire risk in the long term.
- Discover data extraction from 250 years of historical weather data and learn how weather data provides critical insights for contemporary challenges, including modern commercial navigation, agriculture, supply chain logistics, and coastal resilience management.
- This event is an attempt to lay the groundwork for a cross-disciplinary approach to climate change, allying collaborative research from different fields of study and diplomacy as a possible response to common environmental challenges
Design, conceptualization, development and presentation: Glória Alhinho