Enhancing resilience of local communities to climate change in the Brazilian Amazon

The project aims to support 40,000 to 60,000 people in the Brazilian Amazon by replacing diesel-based energy with solar power and implementing adaptation strategies to combat floods, droughts, and sea-level rise.

• The project targets the Marajó archipelago in Pará state and the Mamirauá and Amanã sustainable development reserves in Amazonas state, where communities are highly vulnerable to climate-induced droughts, floods, and sea-level rise.
• In the Marajó archipelago, 60% of the area has already experienced erosion, and a projected 2-meter rise in sea level could submerge approximately 28% of the islands.
• The project intends to reduce CO2 emissions by 38,961,900 tons over its lifespan by transitioning isolated families from diesel-based energy to solar panels.
• Local families currently spend between US$ 80.00 and US$ 95.00 monthly on diesel to power electricity for an average of two hours per day.
• The proposed adaptation components include the implementation of early warning systems, water treatment and pumping, and the use of Ecosystem-Based-Adaptation (EbA) measures to increase resilience.
• The project will establish a Center for Learning of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation in partnership with the University of Pará (UFPA) to provide training on the installation and maintenance of energy kits.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 10 million, requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund, split between mitigation (USD 4 million), adaptation (USD 5 million), and a grant facility for capacity building (USD 1 million).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Enhancing resilience of local communities to climate change in the Brazilian Amazon. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20090-enhancing-resilience-local-communities-climate-change-brazilian-amazon.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Enhancing resilience of local communities to climate change in the Brazilian Amazon. 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20090-enhancing-resilience-local-communities-climate-change-brazilian-amazon.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018enhancing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Enhancing resilience of local communities to climate change in the Brazilian Amazon}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20090-enhancing-resilience-local-communities-climate-change-brazilian-amazon.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }