Brazil's Initial National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Year of publication
2004
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Sea-level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Sub-region
South America
Region
South America
Macro-region
Americas
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
[...] about 20% of the population lives in coastal municipalities and may be affected by sea-level rise. This is a surprinsigly low figure, and this result challenges a commonly held view of Brazil as a country whose population is concentrated along the coast. However, at a regional and smaller scale, many areas are highly vulnerable do sea-level rise.
Art. 4.1