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Case image: Participatory construction of a municipal climate agenda for mitigation and adaptation to floods in Belém, Pará

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Participatory construction of a municipal climate agenda for mitigation and adaptation to floods in Belém, Pará

The Jandyras Network is a network of young Amazonian women from Belém, aged 18 to 35, created to face in an intersectional way the effects of the climate crisis in the city, such as the recurring floods in the outskirts. Launched the Climate Agenda for Belém (2021) and managed to include the Municipal Climate Change Forum in the PPA 2022-2025, becoming a reference in the urban Amazon.

Measure
Policy
Territory
Amazonia
Youth participation
The network was born from a free online training in which 40 women aged 18 to 35 participated, the majority of whom were non-white, who collectively built their own network from it. After graduating, the members become multipliers for other women and young people in Belém.
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Case image: Participatory construction of community charters to adapt to extreme climate events in Brazil

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Participatory construction of community charters to adapt to extreme climate events in Brazil

The Climate Bills of Rights are political and pedagogical instruments, led by young people, built in a participatory way to identify vulnerabilities and formulate demands for climate adaptation. Created by the Climate Reality Project Brasil, from the Brazil Climate Center (CBC), they have already resulted in 19 Letters launched in all 5 regions and 6 biomes of Brazil, plus an international letter bringing together 8 Latin American countries, mobilizing more than 600 people in territorial meetings.

Measure
Policy
Territory
Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pampa and Pantanal
Youth participation
In each territory, young leaders are trained through the course "Building Charters of Climate Rights" and begin to coordinate listening and mobilization of their communities, including older leaders. A Young Ambassador for Climate created the Charter for Pará workers.
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