Lula Administration to Seek Climate Justice in Brazil
Adriana Abdenur, climate and diplomacy expert and executive director of Plataforma Cipó, stresses the need for Brazil to ratify the Escazú Agreement, which protects environmental defenders
Jan.20.2023 5:48PM
Cristiane Fontes
OXFORD
In Lula's address to COP27 (2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt), shortly after his election, he made it very clear that the climate agenda will play a key role in Brazil's diplomatic relations.
'I would like to say to you all that Brazil is back. Brazil is back to resume its ties with the world', he said at the event, in which he also suggested holding an Amazon Summit Meeting, and put Brazil forward as a candidate to host COP30 in 2025.
For Adriana Abdenur, executive director of Plataforma Cipó [Vine Platform, in a free translation], a research institute focused on climate, governance, and peace issues, hosting such events is an important part of rebuilding Brazil’s foreign policy agenda — a priority for the new government.
Plataforma Cipó also coordinated and published a study titled 'Climate and International Strategy: New Directions for Brazil'. The final paper — presented to Lula at COP27 — results from consultations with 70 players from different sectors of society, including groups that traditionally do not have much voice in foreign policy discussions, such as women, Black and Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community, and a number of institutions outside the Brasília-Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2023/01/lula-administration-to-seek-climate-justice-in-brazil.shtml
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