📋 Tender Overview
The Green Climate Fund (Green Climate Fund - GCF) approved, on May 24, 2025, the project Support for Strengthening Municipal Action in Adapting Climate Change (Support for Strengthening Municipal Action In Adapting to Climate Change), with a contribution of 2.86 million euros. This is the first time Brazil has accessed GCF resources focused exclusively on adaptation through the Country Window support window of the Readiness program.
The proposal was prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), in partnership with the German International Cooperation Agency (chalk), and has the institutional support of the Ministry of Finance, as GCFs designated National Authority (and) in Brazil.
Lasting 36 months, the project enables the implementation of the adaptation initiative, which is part of the Resilient Green Cities Program (PCVR), coordinated by MMA with support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Cities (MCID). The central objective is to strengthen the policy of adaptation at the subnational level, expanding the capacity of states and municipalities to plan and execute measures in the face of climate impacts.
The proposal is aligned with Law No. 14.904/2024, the National Adaptation Plan (PNA) and the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) of Brazil, reinforcing the countrys commitment to more integrated and fair climate governance.
Among the main actions planned are:
Creation of a national training program based on the adaptation cycle;
Technical support for the elaboration of adaptation plans in 260 priority municipalities, selected based on climate vulnerability criteria;
Strengthening governance and articulation between federal, state and municipal levels;
Mapping of financing sources and national programs to support local adaptation;
Structuring permanent coordination and monitoring mechanisms.
In addition to the 260 municipalities that will receive direct technical support, other subnational entities can also benefit from products, methodologies and tools developed, through distance learning courses and local data sharing on climate risks.
Program
The GCF program supports developing countries in the construction of institutional capacities, strengthening governance mechanisms and the structuring of effective climate policies. Project approval represents an important advance in consolidating the adaptation agenda in Brazil, focusing on reducing urban vulnerabilities and promoting climate justice, especially in territories more exposed to floods, landslides and dried.
