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This analysis delves into precipitation dynamics in the Bacia Taquari Antas region, with a focus on September 2023.
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This paper analyzes the root causes and the key triggering factors of the 2022 Petrópolis landslide disaster in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil by assessing the spatial relationship of landslide occurrence with various environmental factors.
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In a case study of the Brazil-Europe soy supply chain, this paper aims to explore how stakeholders perceive past and future shocks, how climate change impacts affect stakeholders differently, and how they might respond.
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This article looks at institutional capabilities to cope with climate change at municipal and metropolitan levels. Municipal institutions in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region consistently lost capabilities to cope with climate change during 2013–2020.
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The researchers study the long-run effects of weather-induced rural migration to cities in Brazil.
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In this publication researchers examined rural insurance in Brazil, analyzing the coverage of this financial instrument for soybeans, the main insured crop
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The article draws on lessons learned from participatory and community-based research with 30 young people in the urban periphery of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as educational approaches on dealing with climate anxiety and ecological distress.
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This report focuses on the latest drought conditions in the La Plata basin, their evolution, their drivers, and their impacts. The relevance of regional efforts for monitoring, forecasting and mitigating the effects of droughts are also discussed.

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