Title: Climate Change and Public Policies in the Brazilian Amazon State of Mato Grosso: Perceptions and Challenges.
Authors: Mello-Théry, Neli Aparecida de; de Lima Caldas, Eduardo; Funatsu, Beatriz M.; Arvor, Damien; Dubreuil, Vincent
Abstract: This study examines how key stakeholders in agriculture in a number of municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon state of Mato Grosso are incorporating and adapting to public policies on climate change. Fieldwork and semi-structured interviews conducted in 2014 and 2018 with key stakeholders in the region were analyzed to assess the effectiveness of public policies incorporating climate change factors. Data obtained from documents from national institutions complemented these interviews. The results show that although local government claims that its mission is economic, social and sustainable development, and although public institutions and stakeholders repeat internationally recognized protocols and agreements in their communications, in actual fact, these are not reflected by any change in institutional behavior.
Subjects: MATO Grosso (Brazil : State); CLIMATE change; GOVERNMENT policy; BEHAVIOR; SEMI-structured interviews; SENSORY perception
Publication: Sustainability (2071-1050), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 12, p5093
ISSN: 2071-1050
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3390/su12125093

Climate Change and Public Policies in the Brazilian Amazon State of Mato Grosso: Perceptions and Challenges.

Mello-Théry, Neli Aparecida de; de Lima Caldas, Eduardo; Funatsu, Beatriz M.; Arvor, Damien; Dubreuil, Vincent