Jeitinho Brasileiro: Climate Mitigation Tactics among Local Institutions in the Amazonas State of Brazil

Høgenni, Magnus Elsuson ; Ender, Dominique

4. term

Social Sciences, Master

2024

2024-05-31

91

After President Bolsonaro suspended the PPCDAm, deforestation in the Amazon rose sharply. When his successor, President Lula da Silva, reinstated the plan, work on the consequences of climate change in the state of Amazonas returned to the political agenda. Earlier phases of the PPCDAm were effective at curbing deforestation, especially when actions took local institutions and informal power relations into account. We used keyword analysis and the Critical Institutional framework, which examines how formal and informal rules and power shape outcomes, to identify and group the strategies that government bodies and NGOs currently use to address climate change. We found seven broad categories. Most initiatives involve many stakeholders, are tailored to local conditions, and place more emphasis on mitigation (reducing causes) than on adaptation (adjusting to impacts). These approaches are often new and diverse, but they are constrained by local institutional arrangements and stakeholder attitudes. The strong focus on mitigation limits attention to deeper, more transformative changes.

Efter at præsident Bolsonaro suspenderede PPCDAm, steg afskovningen i Amazonas markant. Da hans efterfølger, præsident Lula da Silva, genindførte planen, kom arbejdet med klimaforandringers konsekvenser i delstaten Amazonas igen på den politiske dagsorden. Tidligere faser af PPCDAm har været effektive til at bremse afskovning, især når indsatser tog højde for lokale institutioner og uformelle magtforhold. Vi brugte nøgleordsanalyse og den kritiske institutionelle ramme, som undersøger hvordan formelle og uformelle regler og magt former resultater, til at identificere og gruppere de strategier, som myndigheder og NGO'er i dag bruger mod klimaforandringer. Vi fandt syv brede kategorier. De fleste initiativer inddrager mange aktører, tilpasses lokale forhold og lægger mere vægt på afbødning (reducere årsagerne) end på tilpasning (omstille sig til følgerne). Disse tilgange er ofte nye og varierede, men de begrænses af lokale institutionelle forhold og interessenters holdninger. Den stærke vægt på afbødning mindsker fokus på mere grundlæggende, transformative ændringer.

[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]

Brazil, PPCDam, deforestation, climate change, critical institutionalism, Amazonas, Amazon rainforest, institutional bricolage, NGOs, local institutions, indigenous rights, socio-environmental

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