Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina are to embrace a joint project to adapt to the effects of climate change in their coastal regions. Called Atlasur, the UNESCO-coordinated project is designed to find action that can be developed on the coasts of the three countries by the governments and incorporated into the development and environment agenda.
By July, the ministries of the Environment and Planning, states and universities will have created guidelines on how Project Atlasur will be developed in Brazil. The project will get US$ 12 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), matched by the countries.
Atlasur will collate information on the South American coastline, climate change scenarios and effects on the coast, and coastal modeling systems. With this information, coastal management structures, such as early warning systems, will be established. The idea is to draw up short, medium and long term projects. The effects of climate change on the coast range from a loss of biodiversity, erosion and flooding to damage to port, energy and sanitation infrastructure.
Brazil has the Coastal Zone and Marine Macro-diagnosis, which could be used as the basis for the studies. The document contains information used in territorial planning, conservation, regulation and control of natural and cultural heritage. For Brazil's part, Project Atlasur will be run on the coastlines of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states.
Source: Portal Brazil / MMA
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