rising global temperatures will cause an increase of mosquito populations in rio, more dengue infections, and more energy required to protect residents from the heat. stronger and more frequent rains will pose flooding and health hazards, requiring a responsive, efficient government at the helm of an ever more educated and demanding rio.

in the city with the two largest urban forests in the world, lakes, lagoons, parks, and oceans sustainability will be an indispensable philosophy. information is ubiquitous and instantaneous - local failures and successes are open to public scrutiny from anywhere in the world, bringing a new sense of duty to all cariocas and their leaders.