Project

Brazil Fourth National Communication to the UNFCCC

Lead country

Brazil

Participating countries

Brazil

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 11, 2016 to August 11, 2021

Project ID: 5187

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Technical team

  • Climate Strategies and Policy Programme

Cross-cutting programme(s)

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Technical area(s)

N/A

Landscape(s)

  • Forests
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Tropical forests
  • Mining sites

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use
  • Agriculture
  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Monitor inventory
  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Environmental accounting
  • Data quality
  • Impact assessment
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Awareness raising

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs
  • Indigenous peoples

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning

Conventions and protocols

  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

This Enabling Activity project will assist Brazil to prepare the Fourth National Communication (4NC) and Biennial Update Reports (BUR) required to meet obligations under the UNFCCC. The objective is to extend coverage of the annual Brazilian Inventory of Anthropogenic GHGs to period 1990-2016, focusing on the sectors/gases that have a significant share of GHG emissions and/or present a large degree of data uncertainty. The Brazilian Earth System Model (BESM) and downscaling with the Regional Earth System Model, developed to reduce the uncertainties in V&A assessments for different sectors, will be used to document climate scenarios. Furthermore, Brazil's description of national circumstances will be updated, as well as the steps to be taken or envisaged to implement the Convention. Finally, the project will continue to build institutional capacity for implementing the Convention in Brazil including undertaking activities related to climate change education and awareness.

Objectives

To assist the Government of Brazil to perform the activities necessary to prepare the Fourth National Communication and Biennial Update Reports in accordance with the UNFCCC.

USD $7,528,500

Grant amount

USD $22,885,500

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,528,500)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Brazil

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

National GHG inventory is improved and updated.

 Indicators:

(A) Status of national GHG inventories ;
(E) Biennial Update Report for reference year 2012 and 2014
B) Status of assessment National Circumstances
C) Publication of Fourth National Communication;
D) Level of institutional capacity in Brazil for education, training and public awareness related to climate change.
(A) Database of emission factors and activity data;
(B) QA/QC plan for GHG emission data per sector;
(C) National GHG inventory for the sectors: (i) energy; (ii) industry; (iii) agriculture; (iv) LULUCF; and (v) waste; for 2011-2014 produced and time-series 1990-2010 refined.
(A) Assessment of national circumstances in Brazil;
(C) Identification of activities and CC measures to implement the Convention in Brazil;
B) Assessment of constraints and needs to implement the Convention in Brazil;
(A) Scenarios of “Brazilian Earth System Model (BESM)”;
(B) Climate change impact assessment for atmospheric chemistry, surface vegetation fires, and others;
(C) Mapping of vulnerability of key sectors and regions to climate change impacts
(D) Assessment of human perception on climate change
(E) Identification of key sectors and regions with climate change impacts.
(A) Assessment of policies and programs related to climate change;
(B) Updated webpage from MCTI with information on 4NC;
(C) Dissemination of results found in the preparation of National Communication
(A) Publication of Fourth National Communication;
B) Publication of Reference Reports of the key sectors of the National GHG emissions Inventory.
(A) Publication of Second BUR.
(B) Publication of Third BUR.
Outcome 2:

National circumstances, envisaged steps for the Convention implementation, and other relevant information.
Outcome 3:

Vulnerability assessment and adaptation measures
Outcome 4:

Public Awareness and Education Strategy in Place
Outcome 5:

Publication and submission of the Fourth NC.
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