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Brazil: Enhancing the Capacity for Integrated
Assessment and Planning in the Context of the
Brazilian Amazon Sustainable Plan: The Soybean
Sector in the BR163 Road Influence Area
UNEP Initiative on Capacity Building for Integrated
Assessment and Planning for Sustainable
Development
Mid-term Review Meeting
Geneva, February 16-17, 2005
Some General Features
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Brazilian Federation – 27 states (5600 municipalities)
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Brazil – 8.5 millions Km2
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Amazon Region (9 states) – 5 millions Km2 = 60%
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Population:
Brazil - 180 millions
Amazon Region – 23 millions = 12% (in 1980 = 8%)
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Rate of urbanization:
Brazil – 81%
Amazon Region – 68%
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Brazil: 1st world’s soybean exporter
PLANO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL SUSTENTÁVEL DA ÁREA DE INFLUÊNCIA DA RODOVIA BR-163
Figura 1: Área de Influência da BR 163.
Objective of the Project
Enhance the capacity of the Brazilian government and national
institutions to undertake integrated assessment and planning
for sustainable development, for the consolidation of the
Sustainable BR163 Highway Plan.
Addressing sustainable agriculture, environmental management,
poverty alleviation, and sustainable trade promotion.
Assessing the planning procedural and substantive aspects of the
plan that take into account social, economic and environmental
linkages and causalities.
Introducing legitimate participatory methods in the planning
process and decision-making that involve all relevant
stakeholders.
Expected Outcome
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The development of an integrated assessment and
planning method replicable to the remainder of the
PAS region
A final document containing the results of the
assessment studies, both procedural and
substantive, with sustainable development policy
recommendations for the BR163 influence area
The strengthening of the transversal (integrated
planning and decision-making) management policy
Institutional Arrangement
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Leading government institutions
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Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of the National Integration
Facilitating National Institution
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Centre for Sustainable Development of the
University of Brasília (CDS)
Institutional Arrangement
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Civil House of the Republic Presidency*
Ministry of the National Integration – MI*
Ministry of the Environment – MMA*
Ministry of the Planning, Budget and Administration – MP*
Ministry of the Transport - MT
Ministry of the Agrarian Development - MDA
Ministry of the Development, Industry and Trade - MDIC
Ministry of Mines and Energy - MME
Ministry of the Cities – MCid
Ministry of the Justice – MJ
Ministry of the Health – MS
Ministry of the Education – MEC
Ministry of Social Development – MDS
Ministry of the Labour and Employment – MTE
Ministry of the Agriculture, Livestock and Supplying – MAPA
Ministry of Finance – MF
Ministry of Science and Technology – MCT
Other government institutions
Initiation of the Project
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Two meetings organised with ministries involved in the planning
process of PAS and Sustainable BR163 Plan – design of the
project and preparation of the MoU
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One meeting with the direct assistance from DTI/UNEP, June
2004 – focus on project’s scope
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Background document prepared for the 1st National Workshop
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1st National Workshop - October 2004 – launching the project
and discussing key issues
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Steering Committee – relevant stakeholder representatives and
development agencies participating in the workshop.
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Coordinating Group – led by the Ministry of the Environment –
Ministry of National Integration, UNEP-Brazil, CDS
Stakeholder Involvement
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Relevant Stakeholders
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Environmental and social movements, including relevant
NGOs
Private sector (agribusiness and transport)
Federal government
State government
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Development agencies
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Methods of Consultation
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workshops and meetings
Rationale of the Planning Process
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Planning process initiated by the creation of
an Inter-ministerial Working Group led by the
Civil House of the Presidency with the
purpose of offer a set of measures leading to
the mitigation of impacts resulted from the
investment in transport infra-structure –
BR163, and the sustainable development of
its influence area
Rationale of the Planning Process
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Gaps and weaknesses of the contents of the
plan (yet a preliminary analysis)
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Unclear and disputed understanding of the
linkages and causalities of the economic, social
and environmental issues
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Insufficiency of conceptual debate on sustainable
development, dividing stakeholders – causing
weak political support
Rationale of the Planning Process
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Gaps and weaknesses of the process
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Loose articulation with state governments and
social movements
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Fragile people’s participation in the public
hearings
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No clear method of conciliation between different
government (federal, state) interests.
Tools and methods to be used to
overcome the weaknesses
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1 – Regional studies (starting)
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Identification of key issues and formulation of
hypotheses of linkages and causalities
Selection of economic, social and environmental
indicators for the assessment
Field study using participatory appraisal method
in three priority areas, with different social,
environmental and economic processes
Simulation of scenarios
Regional workshops
Tools and methods to be used to
overcome the weaknesses
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2 – National studies (to be started, involving other institutions
and projects)
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Compilation of existing studies, information,
documents
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Specific study on relevant stakeholders
participation in actual decision making
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Cataloguing of projects implemented or planned
for the influence area of BR 163 road.
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2nd National Workshop
Key Geo-Economic Issues
Land tenure, land market (access
cost)
– Competitiveness of the agribusiness
sector
– Economic alternatives –
diversification
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Key Environmental Issues
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High deforestation rate
Preservation of the protected areas
Loss of environmental services and connectivity
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Soil erosion and connectivity;
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Genetic erosion
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Water contamination
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Pesticides contamination
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Degradation of urban environment
Figura 3: Áreas Protegidas na área de abrangência da BR 163
PLANO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL SUSTENTÁVEL DA ÁREA DE INFLUÊNCIA DA RODOVIA BR-163
Key Social Issues
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Land concentration and regularisation
Migration and frontier mechanisms (land
grabbing, violence, unemployment, swelling of
slums in small towns, etc)
Malfunction of official land settlements
Disarticulated government actions
Modest involvement of social actors, especially
affected family operators and traditional
populations,
Preliminary Results of using tools
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Insufficient studies
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Inventory of key issues
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Mobilization of stakeholders
Challenges
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Improve institutional mechanisms for the
implementation of the field study and integration of the
project team with the GTI planners;
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Find efficient method to assess stakeholder
participation in planning process
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Get more involvement of development agencies
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Integrate actions of governmental agencies concerned
Opportunities
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Increasing interest raised from the success
and quality of the participation in the national
workshop – potentials to design a new
project – replication of the method, use as a
less costly or an alternative method for
strategic assessment of large investments or
other regional development programmes
(e.g. ecotourism poles).
Planned Activities and Next Steps
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Organise and implement the participatory
field study and the national study.