Articles by Theresa Williamson

CatComm in The Guardian — ‘How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster’

Published May 14, 2025, in The Guardian, this excellent article offers a close look at our Favela Climate Memory project, now launched in its full and final exhibition [...]

Join Us August 7th for “Informal Settlements and the Search for Climate Change Solutions”

GREEN CITIES: RIO DE JANEIRO Informal settlements and the search for climate change solutions Please join CSU as we welcome our guest speaker Dr. Theresa Williamson, Ph.D., [...]

Join Us Online on August 6th for “Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities?”

WEBINAR: Cities for Everyone with Gil Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities? Guest: Theresa Williamson, PhD Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Time: [...]

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Design Matters Lecture at the University of Calgary’s School of Planning, Architecture and Landscape Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities [...]

Brazil’s ‘Favela Community Land Trust’ Celebrates Five Years and Hosts International Exchange in Rio de Janeiro

The Favela Community Land Trust Project marked its fifth anniversary in 2023, having grown as a model for ensuring stability and security of tenure in [...]

This Giving Tuesday, Help Rio’s Favelas Fight Climate Change With Solar, Green Roofs, Sewage Bio-systems and So Much More!

Catalytic Communities is a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit organization that has supported thousands of grassroots favela organizers over 23 years. This year, [...]