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Capacity-building in Brazil
Newton Paciornik Ministry of Science and
Technology General Coordination on Global Climate
Change
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Brazil General Information

• Area 8,514,876.6 km2.
• 184 millions inhabitants 95 in urban area.
• More than 95 of Brazils electricity is
  generated by hydroelectric power plants and over
  60 of its energy matrix is supplied by renewable
  sources.
• Brazilian GDP US594 billion (2004)

Brazil
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General Coordination on Global Climate Change
Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of Science and Technology
Secretariat
Secretariat of Research and Development Policies
and Programs
Secretariat
Secretariat
General Coordination
General Coordination
General Coordination
Coordination
General Coordination on Global Climate Change
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MCTs General Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• Technical focal point of climate change issues
  in Brazil since 1994 Climate Change Programme
  created after ratification of UNFCCC by Brazil
  (February 1994).
• The General Coordination is also the Executive
  Secretariat of the Brazilian Designated National
  Authority (DNA) under the CDM, which is the
  Interministerial Commission on Global Climate
  Change (CIMGC).

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MCTs General-Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• National Communications
• Coordination of Funds
• Technical assistance in negotiations
• Commitments under Article 6 (Education, Training
  and Public Awareness)

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MCTs General-Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• National Communications
• The Initial National Communication of Brazil to
  the UNFCCC comprised the inventory of greenhouse
  gas emissions from 1990 to 1994 and it was
  presented during the 10th Conference of the
  Parties (COP-10) in Buenos Aires, in December
  2004.
• The Brazilian Inventory had the participation of
  experts from various fields and several
  Ministries federal, state and local
  institutions industry associations NGOs
  universities and research centres (150 entities
  and 700 experts involved)
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MCTs General-Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• Initial National Communication
• Development Process
• Central Coordination MCT (August 1994)
• Challenge Low Level of Awareness
• Implementing Entities effort 1995/2004
• Criteria efficiency cost/benefit
  decentralization develop capacity-building.
• Financing GEF, USCS, Federal Budget
  (2000/2004), ELETROBRAS, IBAMA and FAPESP

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MCTs General-Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• National Communications
• The Second National Communication will comprise
  data from 1994 to 2000 and it is expected to be
  finalized by 2008.
• Work on the Second National Communication has
  already started.
• Expect to develop even more capacity-building
  than the first one.

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MCTs General-Coordination on Global Climate
Change

• Education, Training and Public Awareness
• - Documents translated and published
  (Convention and Protocol text, IPCC
  publications)
• - Brochures on Climate Change published and
  distributed
• - Manual on CDM
• - Website in four languages (Portuguese,
  English, Spanish and French)

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• Brazil also provided support to some climate
  change-related capacity-building activities to
  assist other developing countries on a
  South-South cooperation basis.
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• Training in Modeling of Eta/CPTEC Climate
  Change Scenarios carried out at the Brazilian
  Space Research Institute (INPE) 13-18 July,
  2008.
• Countries Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia,
  Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
  Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay,
  Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela and
  Spain (52 participants).
• This training activity was financed by the
  Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology and
  by the Spanish Government. The experts at this
  event could exchange experiences with other
  developing countries in Latin America and helped
  to improve the Eta/CPTEC model so that any
  country in the region could use it.  

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• Technical Visit of Botswanas Delegation
  August 5-12, 2008.
• Main objective of the visit to understand the
  rules and procedures adopted by the Brazilian DNA
  for assessment and approval of CDM project
  activities in Brazil, including administrative
  procedures, legal issues, technical assessment
  and information technology. And also on-site
  visits to successful CDM projects and to key
  stakeholders.

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• Technical cooperation in Cape Verde CDM
  activities, DNA procedures, greenhouse gas
  inventory and national communication
• Technical cooperation in Sao Tome and Principe
  CDM activities, greenhouse gas inventory and
  vulnerability and adaptation.

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Designated Operational Entity (DOE) Accreditation
Workshop São Paulo, 28 October
2008. Objective To capacity Brazilian entities
to become CDM DOEs to improve CDM activities in
Brazil, making the process easier and cheaper.
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http//www.mct.gov.br/clima