Brazil: Mr. Figueiredo Machado talks about the climate negotiations (2 of 6)

English translation

Part 2: What is the role of Brazil in the negotiations and which issues are important to the country?

Brazil has been playing a leadership role in the negotiations for a long time. Last year, Brazil chaired the negotiations. This year, Im the vice-chair of the Convention track (the negotiation has two tracks: a Kyoto Protocol track and a Convention track). Brazil coordinates the Group of 77 (G-77) in several issues, especially mitigation.

Which issues are important to Brazil?

The important issues to Brazil are mitigation, both to developed countries and developing countries. As a developing country Brazil is very interested in the forests issue we want a strong REDD system. Adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity-building are very important to us too. Finance negotiations are fundamental to all the others because without financing its not possible to take mitigation and adaptation actions.

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• UNFCCC
• Kyoto Protocol
• climate change
• climate negotiations
• CoP-15
• Copenhagen
• Adopt a negotiator
• Brazil
• Protocolo de Quioto
• mudanças climáticas
• Bangkok
• Adote um negociador
• chefe da delegação
• Convenção de Clima