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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the variability and multiscale interaction (annual and seasonal), and in addition, to detect their trends and the impact of urban growth in the capital cities of Northeastern Brazil.
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This research aim to understand how civil defense experts are dealing with the climate change topic in Brazil: what they learn and think about. 
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In this report, researchers  analyze the inner workings of both the Agricultural Activity Guarantee Program and the Rural Insurance Premium Subsidy Program and unveil how the design of each program generates different incentives for different actors.
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This report shares inspiring stories of epidemics that didn’t happen, or whose impact was lessened, because of careful planning and swift strategic action.
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This document aims to understand the extent to which Nature-based Solutions can be embedded into Brazil's environmental policy framework and to understand how they can contribute to Brazil's biodiversity, climate and water security challenges.
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This work instigates an interdisciplinary cross-country collaboration and knowledge exchange, focused on tools, methods and policies used in the Brazil and the UK.
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This document presents and analyses the progress made by Brazilian local governments within the framework of the Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Campaign.
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This paper presents a synthesis of the main characteristics of precipitation in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) based on extreme rainfall indicators. Daily precipitation data are derived from 56 rainfall stations.

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