Campinas will map the budget for climate change and foresees future works adapted to the 'green agenda'

Video: Campinas will map budget for climate change and foresees adaptation of works The City of Campinas (SP) will map, in the budget, investments related to climate change. The objective is that, from 2028, these expenses will be seen as fixed (forecast annually) and part of the planning of works or actions by the departments, aiming to prepare the city for extreme events. The information was brought by the Deputy Secretary of Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Marcela Pupin. According to her, future works in the municipality must already be adapted to the "green agenda" and the "blue agenda" — that is, with requirements for sustainability. "The gray work that we used to do in the city, the one that was just concrete, is being embraced by the climate lens, by the green agenda, by the blue agenda and bringing a result of equalization in the city for the confrontations. Both the confrontation of climate emergencies and mitigation", he said. A rainwater drainage project and the purchase of air conditioning for a healthcare unit are examples of investments to combat climate change. ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp Works at the RP-1 reservoir (Proença), in Campinas (SP). "Piscinão" is an example of work to combat floods Bárbara Camilotti/g1 Currently, the municipality analyzes the works carried out and makes an assessment of how much was spent, on objects or on the project itself, on mechanisms to resist heat or to avoid flooding. From 2028 onwards, the value will already be defined ("labelled") and will become part of public policies. "When we talk about work, we talk about money. When we talk about money, we need to talk about the budget. So, there was this understanding that, for public policies to be effective, the budget has to have this climate lens", stated Pupin. Changes File photo of a sunny day in Campinas Carlos Bassan/Campinas City Hall The deputy secretary also commented that this change in the budget should have an impact on legislation. The municipality has the Campinas Local Climate Action Plan (Plac), which brings together actions, sub-actions and goals proposed until the year 2050 to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and increase the city's resilience. This document already influences the construction of the budget, since it is necessary to "reserve" funds to meet the goals. However, other legislation will receive a "climate perspective", such as the Works Code, which is in the process of being revised until the end of November, the Land Use and Occupation Law and the Campinas Master Plan. In practice, this means that projects approved by the city will be required to comply with mechanisms or pay for works (the counterparts or conditions for approval) to combat climate change. "In the past, for example, this was not thought of for the road system. It was necessary work, period. Not now. There is a diagnosis of a heat island. This heat island has a counterpart, which is being involved in the recovery of the water resource that is embracing the road system", explained Pupin. According to the deputy secretary, works that take sustainability into account have already been encouraged when raising funds. "The banks themselves minimize, reduce the impact of financing, the cost of the operation when it is focused on the climate lens." Meeting Meeting in São Paulo brought together city halls to discuss climate budget C40 Cities This week, representatives from the city councils of Campinas, São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Salvador (BA), Fortaleza (CE), Curitiba (PR) and Recife (PE) met in São Paulo, during the first meeting of the Climate Budget Academy. The event discussed how climate action can be included in municipal budgets to better react to changes and protect residents. "A climate budget does not necessarily mean spending more, but spending better. When a city understands how resources contribute to its climate goals, it can transform plans into government priorities and direct public money to actions that reduce emissions, protect the population and prepare the city for the climate impacts that we are already experiencing", commented Sara da Silva Freitas, climate budget manager at the Mutirão Brasil Program. Among the topics that were debated was "Super El Niño", which is expected to increase the risk of extreme weather events in Brazil in the coming months. The phenomenon, caused by the warming of the waters of the Pacific Ocean, has already begun to influence the climate and tends to favor severe storms and floods. It was through this meeting that Campinas derived the idea of ??the "climate budget" to create a type of climate labeling for expenses. "The city needs to act preventively to be quick when it needs to mitigate, but especially when it needs to adapt to the consequences of what was already constituted and will suffer from these emergencies", stated Pupin. VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region See more news about the region on g1 Campinas