USAID. MISSION TO BRAZIL
Toward a global climate change program for Brazil
Recognizing the potential adverse climatic effects of the extensive clearing and burning of trees in the Amazon region, the Government of Brazil, in a sharp policy reversal, is now putting environmental management at the top of its political agenda.
Johnson, Twig; Hester, James · 1990
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Abstract
At the same time the U.S. Congress has passed new legislation mandating that A.I.D. support global climate change (GCC) programs in key countries, offering the first opportunity in decades for environmental cooperation between the United States and Brazil. This study provides a strategic overview and detailed description of the A.I.D./Brazil GCC program, which will have a five-year timeframe and will be implemented in cooperation with other donors, including the World Bank and the Inter- American Development Bank. While focusing on deforestation, the program will include an energy efficiency component. Among the major GCC activities will be to: (1) provide U.S. postdoctoral training in natural resources macro-economic policy for influential Brazilian economists; (2) support interdisciplinary environmental research and comparative policy analyses; (3) establish a new Brazilian NGO -- the Institute for Energy Efficiency; and (4) develop collaborative activities between key Brazilian agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, and the World Wildlife Fund and other U.S. PVO"s.
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