【COP30 Side-Event】Adaptação em Foco: preparação, resposta e recuperação resiliente
Day：2025.12.10
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Person in charge
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Sayako Kishimoto | JICA | Technical Advisor, Global Environment Department |
Overview
Date：2025/11/11
Ministério da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional (MIDR)
Location（Pavilion Name)：Brazil Pavilion
Moderators and panelists
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Teruyuki Ito | JICA | Director General, Global Environment Department |
| Nahuel Arenas Garcia | UNDRR | Chief of Regional office for the Americas and the Caribbean |
| Wolnei Wolff Barreiros | Secretário Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil(SEDEC) / MIDR | |
| José A. Marengo | Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais(CEMADEN) / MCTI | |
| Camila Gramcow | Brasília Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | Acting Director |
Primary objectives and outcomes
・Put disaster risk reduction (DRR) as a core component of climate change measures and strengthen preventive approaches.
・Close the funding gap for adaptation, resilience, and DRR, ensuring equitable access to finance for vulnerable countries and local actors.
・Promote whole-of-society participation and multi-sectoral collaboration, achieving inclusive governance that integrates gender equality, indigenous knowledge, and locally driven solutions.
Content of the discussions
・Mr. Ito, Director General of Global Environment Department, JICA, highlighted that Japan possesses extensive experience and expertise in disaster risk reduction (DRR), which is reflected in the Sendai Framework. He emphasized that JICA places particular importance on pre-disaster investment and noted that, building on the long-standing friendship between Japan and Brazil, cooperation in the field of erosion and sediment control(SABO) is currently underway. He explained that, within the constraints of limited climate finance and international cooperation budgets, it is crucial to be fully aware of the competition for funding needs across sectors and to demonstrate the effectiveness of investments scientifically and economically. Furthermore, he stressed the importance of developing national and regional plans for disaster risk reduction that take into account climate change risks and impacts, and, at the domestic level, the need to provide clear explanations to influential stakeholders such as the Ministry of Finance and members of parliament.
Throughout the session, participants made the following remarks:
・José A. Marengo, from the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), cited examples of disasters in Brazil and noted that risks accelerated by natural variability and human-induced climate change can be mitigated through adaptation. He introduced tools such as MHEWS and EWS systems used in Latin America and stressed the importance of promoting their use not only at the national level but also at the community level.
・Wolnei Wolff Barreiros, from the National Secretariat for Civil Protection and Defense (SEDEC) under the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR), emphasized that the Global South is particularly exposed to climate-related disaster risks. He pointed out that this is not only an issue of vulnerability but also of capability, with the poorest—those with limited access to key services—being most affected. He explained that improving access to information, education, and livelihoods is essential for preparedness, and underscored the importance of civil defense and community engagement.
・Camila Gramkow, from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), spoke about the significance and importance of understanding geographic details.
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