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

Neli Aparecida de Mello-Théry, Eduardo de Lima Caldas, Beatriz M. Funatsu, Damien Arvor and Vincent Dubreuil
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Neli Aparecida de Mello-Théry: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
Eduardo de Lima Caldas: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
Beatriz M. Funatsu: CNRS, Université de Nantes, LETG UMR 6554, 44312 Nantes, France
Damien Arvor: CNRS, Université Rennes 2, LETG UMR 6554, 35000 Rennes, France
Vincent Dubreuil: CNRS, Université Rennes 2, LETG UMR 6554, 35000 Rennes, France

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-20

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.

Keywords: climate change perceptions; adaptation policies; public policies; agriculture; municipalities in Mato Grosso (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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