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UNDP Brazil collaborates with the Government in promoting people-centred development
and building partnerships with civil society to fight poverty.UNDP supports projects
that promote growth with employment: growth that is environmentally friendly, growth
that empowers people, and growth with equity. 3 “The rich and diverse portfolio of energy
and environment projects of UNDP in Brazil reflects the country’s global importance in
advancing MDGs and overall global environmental sustainability.”
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND ENERGY WATER FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Carlos Lopes, Resident Representative
UNDP is supporting Brazil’s efforts to comply with and implement its commitments to international environmental agreements, and
improve the impact of national sustainable development planning. For example, through activities such as strengthening capacity for
environmental monitoring, and increasing stakeholder participation.
To increase access to water and sanitation, UNDP is supporting Brzail’s efforts in effective water governance. For example, through modernization
of the sanitation sector, institutional strengthening, and improvement of water and sanitation services. This project is funded
by the World Bank and contributes to improving Brazilians’ quality of life and the environment. Another project, PROÁGUA, is working
to strengthen government management capacity concerning water-related issues in northeastern Brazil, and is funded by the government.
Activities include the creation of a methodology to determine the quality of on-going projects in the water sector, and the
provision of effective tools for monitoring and evaluation.
To increase access to sustainable energy service, and reduce GHG emissions, UNDP is implementing a number of projects in support of
the Government’s efforts in this area. The projects vary from encouraging clean transportation alternatives in the form of hydrogen fuel
cell buses, to a “Light for All” to provide electricity to rural areas. Other programmes focus on increasing energy efficiency and assessing
the feasibility of potential forms of renewable energy, such as, reducing the long-term costs of solar power generation.
UNDP is supporting the adoption of sustainable land management practices in Brail. For example, through projects funded by the
World Bank, the Government, KFW, RFT, and UNDP resources, UNDP is working to assist the protection of land for indigenous peoples,
to increase the opportunities for rural Brazilians to sell their products, help local communities to become more productive, and support
‘extractivism’, the gentle exploitation of the Amazonian environment.
UNDP is supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use practices in Brazil which protect its globally significant ecosystems,
while reducing poverty and providing sustainable livelihoods for local communities. UNDP’s ongoing projects and programmes
include, the development of ecological corridors, advocating sustainable environmental managerial practices, and improving the livelihoods
of local populations through the promotion of natural resources protection.
Through a programme of over 180 projects, UNDP’s 15-year cooperation with Brazil under the Montreal Protocol has resulted in the
acquisition of valuable knowledge, enhanced effectiveness of institutional performance, strong and synchronised policies, and direct
impact to compliance maintenance. The integrated approach includes significant contributions to the solvents, foam and refrigeration
sectors, where sustainable technology transfer and technical assistance methodologies are applied. Through the support of these programmes,
Brazil developed the largest portfolio to phase-out the highest CFC consumption in Latin America.
CONTACTS
Augusto Jucá – augusto.juca@undp.org.br
Rose Diegues – rose.diegues@undp.org.br
Tel: (+55 61) 3038-9035
Fax: (+55 61) 3038-9009
www.undp.org.br
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in Brazil
DFID KFW IFAD IBRD
IDB MLF UNF USAID
RFT RFTF Verace
Government of Finland
Government of Japan
Government of The Netherlands
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Brazil MDGR 2004 http://www.undg.org/documents/5338-Brazil_MDG_Report_-_English_Version.pdf ; 2 UNDP-GEF,“Partners for Change”, 2005: http://www.undp.org/gef/undp-gef_publications/publications/civilsociety_english.pdf
and GEF online database: http://www.gefonline.org/projectDetails.cfmprojID=868; 3 http://www.br.undp.org/ ; *Frameworks and Strategies for
Sustainable Development
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