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: Received: 6 July 2016 / Approved: 7 July 2016 / Online: 7 July 2016 (10:54:49 CEST)
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Barbi, F.; Da Costa Ferreira, L. Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil. Preprints2016, 2016070006. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201607.0006.v1
Barbi, F.; Da Costa Ferreira, L. Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil. Preprints 2016, 2016070006. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201607.0006.v1
Barbi, F.; Da Costa Ferreira, L. Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil. Preprints2016, 2016070006. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201607.0006.v1
APA Style
Barbi, F., & Da Costa Ferreira, L. (2016). Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201607.0006.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Barbi, F. and Leila Da Costa Ferreira. 2016 "Governing Climate Change Risks: Subnational Climate Policies in Brazil" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201607.0006.v1
Abstract
Subnational governments play a key role responding to climate change risks in terms of policy strategies and instruments. This article analyzes how Brazilian municipal and state governments have developed and implemented public policies to mitigate and to adapt to climate change risks. We surveyed all cities’ and states’ climate policies within the country. The methodological approach includes five main points of analysis: 1. mitigation targets and intentions; 2. adaptation actions; 3. stakeholders’ participation; 4. policy implementation; 5. participation in networks related to climate change. Our results suggest that even though subnational climate policies in Brazil are isolated initiatives within the national context, they play an important role responding to climate change risks in different scales and levels. The strongest Brazilian policies with both mitigation and adaptation actions counted on previous mobilization for the climate issue involving different stakeholders from several segments of the society. These governments have also participated in transnational cooperation networks related to climate change.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology
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