Brazilian Network on Global Climate Change Research (Rede CLIMA):

structure, scientific advances and future prospects

Authors

  • Eduardo Moraes Arraut
  • Paulo Nobre
  • Carlos A. Nobre
  • Fabiano M. Scarpa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v3n2.2012.8136

Keywords:

Climate Change, Climate Modelling, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Mitigation

Abstract

In order to create the necessary scientific knowledge for Brazil to understand and deal with the
causes and consequences of climate change, the federal government created, in 2007, the Brazilian
Network on Global Climate Change Research (Rede CLIMA). Rede CLIMA needs to discuss issues,
pose questions, develop methodologies and technological products, find answers, and suggest
solutions that are relevant to society. In its first phase, it focused mainly on providing infrastructure
and consolidating the sub-networks. Several scientific advances were also achieved, a selection
of which are presented in sections focusing on climate modelling, agriculture, energy and water,
human development and mobility, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and human health. Now,
in its second phase, the objective is to straighten collaboration between sub-networks by means
of interdisciplinary projects. It is argued that in order to succeed the Network needs to foster
research whose merit is measured not exclusively by academic production.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo Moraes Arraut

Doutor em Sensoriamento Remoto, pesquisador do CCST/INPE
Gestor Executivo da Rede CLIMA.

Paulo Nobre

Doutor em Meteorologia, pesquisador do INPE, Coordenador da Rede
CLIMA e do MBSCG.

Carlos A. Nobre

Doutor em Meteorologia, pesquisador do INPE, Secretário do MCT.

Fabiano M. Scarpa

Doutor em Biologia Vegetal pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas,
Colaborador da Rede CLIMA.

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Published

2013-01-29

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Moraes Arraut, E., Nobre, P., Nobre, C. A., & Scarpa, F. M. (2013). Brazilian Network on Global Climate Change Research (Rede CLIMA):: structure, scientific advances and future prospects. Sustainability in Debate, 3(2), 241–256. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v3n2.2012.8136

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