Research presents infrastructure classification for the Amazon
To this end, an analytical framework is being prepared to classify existing and proposed infrastructure in the region.
The Center for Sustainability Studies (FGVCes) at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) is carrying out a study in partnership with WWF-Brasil, in order to contribute to public debate on the planning and implementation of infrastructure in the Amazon.
To this end, an analytical framework is being prepared to classify existing and proposed infrastructure in the region. The study was inspired by the large number of regulations and academic papers in this area that have recently been produced around the world. In this context, the idea is to guide the classification and alignment of economic activities with environmental objectives, including the EU and Chinese taxonomies for sustainable economic activities.
In addition to the lens of sustainable development, the classification system will include regional criteria for evaluating infrastructure, expanding the scope of existing systems and innovating by proposing a classification scheme on a subnational scale.
The study’s main challenges include the quantity and diversity of papers on this subject and the complexity of conditions in the Amazon. The main purpose of the framework is to guide investments in infrastructure and public policies aligned with clear objectives for the region, based on a contemporary vision of the Amazon’s future, as already reflected in different initiatives. Among other topics, such initiatives have addressed access to high-quality services, regional protection, income generation for local communities, promotion and protection of social and biological diversity, and the production and integration of knowledge.
To discuss this project, a Working Group on Social and Regional Infrastructure was set up as part of the Cooperation for the Amazon initiative. The working group met in July and September of this year to debate progress in building the infrastructure classification system for the Amazon.
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