Brazil-UK PACT

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UK PACT is partnering with Brazil, a country with a strong commitment to action on climate change and sustainable growth.

Brazil and the UK’s mutual recognition of the need to show leadership in combating climate change whilst promoting social development, jobs and economic growth, represents an opportunity to develop broader and deeper bilateral relations, through the UK PACT Country Programme offer. 

The Brazil-UK PACT Country Programme, aims to build on existing climate programming by exploring new areas where Brazil and the UK can collaborate on reducing emissions and promoting low-carbon development, including support for the implementation of Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

UK PACT has already delivered 16 projects and 5 skill-shares in Brazil. The Brazil-UK PACT Country Programme will work closely with government stakeholders to identify further opportunities for support, including mobilising green investments, increasing the economic value of standing forests and making forest products and services a driver of sustainable livelihoods and green growth.

Watch the recording and view the slides from the market engagement webinar supporting our call for proposals in Mobilising Green Investment here.

Current Calls for Proposals

Our market engagement event for the launch of the Brazil-UK PACT forest sector call for proposals will be held on 14 December 2023 at 10:00 BRT/ 13:00 UTC.

Register here.

 

Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Building capacity for Agroforestry Organic Cotton production to benefit marginalised communities

Project lead: Imperial College London

This project seeks to build capacity for Agroforestry Organic Cotton (AOC) production and develop scalable business models for sustainable AOC supply chains in Brazil, contributing to sustained reduction of GHG emissions, reducing deforestation, and inclusive recovery generating income opportunities for marginalised communities.
AGROcotton is delivered through a partnership of Imperial College London,  FarFarm and the University of Brasilia, bringing together world-class expertise in agroforestry and cotton production in Brazil.

Read our case study

Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Paving the way for the sustained adoption of low emission production practices by community-led enterprises in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado

Project lead: Instituto Conexoes Sustentaveis

The project will blend knowledge, technical support, and adequate finance to build capacity in small producers, cooperatives leadership and financial agents to sustain the adoption of low emission agriculture and extractivism.

Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Agroforestry for green development in Brazilian Atlantic forest

Project lead: AGROICONE LTDA

This project aims to promote the adoption of agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Forest and highlight its potential for Brazil's sustainable development. The local participation and governance will engage communities, private sector and environmental organizations – and then promote green recovery while generating economic and social benefits for the Brazilian population.

Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Mainstreaming climate risk assessment in credit operations of Brazilian development banks

Project lead: WayCarbon

This project will raise awareness and create capacity to empower Brazilian Development Banks (DBs) to improve decision-making. It will achieve this by integrating climate-related risks and opportunities into credit operations, effectively supporting the promotion of a greener, low-carbon, and more resilient future aligned with the country's NDC. BNDES and BDMG are the DBs that will be piloting this project.

Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Enhanced TCFD-aligned transparency for an economically and environmentally resilient financial system in Brazil

Project lead: CDP Worldwide

This project aims to enhance the capacity of financial and corporate organisations to measure and report climate and deforestation risks in a way aligned to Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.
It will also enhance the understanding of key banking, regulatory and policymaking staff of climate and deforestation risks, as well as of the impact and opportunities of TCFD.

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Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Greening Agri-Finance in Brazil: mainstreaming low carbon and gender inclusive interventions in Plano Safra to transform Brazil’s agriculture and livestock sectors

Project lead: Carbon Trust, UK

This project aims to incentivise the widespread adoption of low-carbon and gender-inclusive interventions in Brazil’s agriculture/livestock sector. It will provide key financial institutions with the capacity and tools to assess and incorporate socio-environmental metrics and promote understanding of the climate and reputational risk advantages.

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Green Recovery Challenge Fund Project

Unlocking the power of nature-based solutions to build sustainable, no-deforestation commodity supply chains in Brazil

Project lead: CDP Worldwide

The project addresses the key underlying obstacles to adopting sustainable agriculture in Pará, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais states in Brazil. The project has a strong focus on GHG emissions reduction and reducing deforestation with actions delivered towards global supply chains at local, regional and global levels.
"The Minas Gerais Climate Action Plan is a special achievement for the path of the State of Minas Gerais in neutralizing its net carbon emissions by 2050. The development of this project allowed the construction of this important instrument that will lead the State Government to fulfil its commitments through the involvement of all areas of government, the private sector and society, seeking a cohesive action by the state in the search for effective results with the global climate strategy to reduce global temperature and defend the rights of current and future generations of all forms of life.” - Marília Carvalho de Melo, Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of the State of Minas Gerais

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UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) is a unique capacity-building programme. Jointly governed and funded by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) through the UK's International Climate Finance, it works in partnership with countries with high emissions reduction potential to support them to implement and increase their ambitions for tackling climate change.

 

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