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Belem (PA) - The Ministry of Cities and Caixa will support small and medium-sized municipalities in a major bottleneck: the development of climate adaptation projects. The Minister of Cities, Jader Filho, and Caixas vice-president of Housing, Ines Magalhaes, announced at COP30 that they are structuring a new line of support specifically for this with its Infrastructure Fund for Recovery and Adaptation to Extreme Climate Events (FIRECE), which is operated by Caixa and will be open to receiving private and international contributions.
Many small municipalities encounter technical difficulties in structuring climate adaptation projects, so we will support them in developing projects, said the Minister of Cities, Jader Filho.
Brazil faces an increase in the frequency and intensity of climate disasters, such as floods, droughts and heat waves. Between 2015 and 2025, 84% of Brazilian municipalities (4,708) were affected by disasters, totaling 113.4 million people directly affected, 1.7 million homes damaged and more than 293 thousand destroyed with a loss of R455 billion in material damage.
In the coming years, towards 2030, the scenario tends to worsen, especially in municipalities with up to 500 thousand inhabitants: 60% of the population at high and very high risk of flooding, flash floods and flooding and 83% of the population at high and very high risk for water scarcity are in municipalities with up to 500 thousand inhabitants.
The Fund was created by the Ministry of Cities, the Civil House and the Ministry of Finance for reconstruction actions for Rio Grande do Sul worth R6.5 billion, but it also foresees that there will be new application plans aimed at adaptation projects. And this is the new phase of the fund that is beginning for municipalities across Brazil.
The Ministry of Cities expects to contribute R100 million starting next year and also rely on private, national and international resources. The operationalization of the initiative will involve the selection of municipalities based on criteria such as exposure to climate risks, social vulnerability and alignment with the guidelines of the Ministry of Cities Programs.
The supported proposals will address climate threats that affect the national territory, including: increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme rains and winds; warming and heat waves; rising sea levels and coastal erosion; water scarcity and prolonged periods of drought.
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