Estratégias de internalização de políticas climáticas: um olhar para a adaptação no Nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

This paper investigates the strategies for internalizing climate policies in the Northeast region of Brazil as a mechanism for adapting to climate change, seeking to understand how these policies have been incorporated into the institutional and administrative frameworks of state governments. The research, guided by the question — How do the states of the Northeast internalize policies for mitigating and adapting to climate change, aligning these guidelines with their institutional capacities? — has the general objective of evaluating the processes of internalizing climate policies in the Northeast states, specifically within the scope of the Northeast Consortium. The theoretical approach mobilizes the concepts of state capacity, climate governance, and internalization of norms and public policies, relating them to the challenges posed by the climate crisis. Methodologically, the study adopts a qualitative approach, employing documentary and regulatory analysis. The analysis considers the historical evolution of the adaptation agenda, the current legal framework, and indicators such as the Municipal Capacity Indicator (ICM). The paper investigates how the states of the Northeast have been incorporating national and international guidelines for climate adaptation into their plans, laws, and public policies, evaluating the strategies used, the obstacles faced, and the results obtained. The study concludes that the internalization of climate policies is a necessary step towards strengthening regional institutional capacity, although financial, technical and political limitations persist that compromise the full effectiveness of adaptation actions.