ABSTRACT

This study addresses the problem of defining the scope and substance of the climate adaptation policy, which operates with comprehensive objectives and engages with multiple meanings, policy tools, and sectors to allow societies to cope with the effects of climate change. Analyzing the design of Brazil’s National Adaptation Plan sheds light on the main goals and tools of the country’s adaptation strategy for the rural sector and its divergent policy approaches at distinct subnational levels. This study shows that the government’s ambition for promoting change drove the design process by mainstreaming climate adaptation goals into well-established development agendas, but it resulted in the layering of existing sector-based instruments. The Plan became a mix of loosely coordinated and inconsistent strategies, lacking a common implementation approach. Thereby, this analysis provides insight into the politics of adaptation policies and the challenges of promoting policy integration in this field.

摘要

本研究解决了定义气候适应政策的范围和实质的问题，该政策具有全面的目标，并涉及多种含义、政策工具和部门，以使社会能够应对气候变化的影响。分析巴西国家适应计划的设计，可以阐明该国农村部门适应战略的主要目标和工具，以及不同地方各级的不同政策方法。这项研究表明，政府推动变革的雄心推动了设计过程，将气候适应目标纳入了既定的发展议程，但它导致了现有基于部门的工具的分层。该计划变成了松散协调和不一致的战略的混合体，缺乏共同的实施方法。因此，该分析提供了对适应政策的政治和促进该领域政策整合的挑战的洞察。