As a result of several combined factors (climate, water availability, technology, etc.), production and income generated by family farmers in the Brazilian semi-arid region are relatively low. The climate changes projected for the Brazilian semi-arid region, if confirmed, will impact regional...

Climate change is an increasingly relevant topic in academic, diplomatic and government circles. The expected impacts of climate change on cities are varied. Such impacts may include: floods and damage caused by rising sea levels in coastal cities, damage to existing urban infrastructure caused...

The concern around climate change as a global policy guideline within the United Nations has brought about numerous transformations in sectors directly related to greenhouse gas emissions such as energy and transport. Given this scenario, the objective of the study is to make a global overview...

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the economic instruments created under the Climate Convention, by the Kyoto Protocol, with the aim of reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at low cost. Considering its implementation in Brazil, the present study analyzed Brazilian both...