Call for Proposals: Climate Policy and Governance

 

The UK government seeks to extend its support to Brazil, therefore we are inviting applicants to submit proposals to strengthen climate governance through technical assistance and capacity-building in support of Brazil’s Climate Plan. 

 

Proposals should strategically engage a group of subnational governments to address the need for stronger alignment between federal priorities and subnational climate strategies. Considering the diversity of institutional capacities and the uneven distribution of mitigation potential, applicants are expected to prioritise a group of subnational governments to work with, which can include states, the Federal District, metropolitan regions, thematic consortia of states, and municipalities. These subnational governments should be selected based on key criteria, including mitigation potential, adaptation synergies (especially considering cities within the Adaptacidades programme) and the onward sustainability of the intervention after completion of the project.  Applicants should include in their proposals the methodology they used to prioritise such group of subnational governments. For further detail on the variables that should be considered when proposing such group of entities, please refer to the ToR, section 7 “Expected Outcome”. 

• Support the implementation of Brazil’s NDC.
• Align subnational climate actions with the Federal Government’s Climate Agenda.
• Enable effective monitoring and evaluation of the Climate Plan.
• Translate national climate targets into actionable subnational plans, considering Brazil’s federative climate governance architecture (e.g., Interministerial Committee on Climate Change, SISNAMA, Federation Council) and ongoing initiatives such as CHAMP, AdaptaCidades, and the Green Resilient Cities Programme.
• Address governance, capacity-building, financing, and regulatory challenges at both national and subnational levels, ensuring inclusive approaches that reflect the needs of underrepresented groups. 
• Map and analyse existing subnational climate policies to assess their alignment with national priorities and targets, including the integration of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) safeguards. 
• Propose methodologies and tools to harmonise planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, incorporating socially inclusive indicators, participatory mechanisms, and equity-focused metrics. 
• Promote vertical and horizontal integration and policy coherence across all levels of government. 
• Develop shared indicators and communication channels to facilitate coordination and transparency.
• Design and test mechanisms for the Interfederative Coordination Chamber (under the Interministerial Committee on Climate Change) to systematically contribute to the Climate Plan’s monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop methodologies to integrate subnational data and perspectives into national climate reports, ensuring that local realities inform national decision-making.