The world is changing – with cities at the heart of the process. In Brazil, 85 per cent of the population live in urban areas and by 2050 this figure could reach 91 per cent. Brazil's urban reality goes beyond geographical and climatic diversity – its territories are characterised by considerable socio-economic and spatial inequalities.The lack of social integration in cities has a direct impact on urban mobility, housing, basic sanitation, culture, leisure, green areas, essential services, whose provision can differ significantly between districts. This means that the impacts of climate change affect districts by a different degree. Therefore, historical social inequalities found in Brazil are reflected in the effects of climate change.The Sustainable Urban Development (DUS) project faces the challenge of implementing technical cooperation to support and promote integrated urban development that is citizen focused. This must involve service provision, national, state and municipal actors and territories, in order to enable inclusive, resilient, prosperous and climate-sensitive urbanisation.
The conditions for integrated, inclusive and climate-resilient urban development are improved in Brazil.
The Sustainable Urban Development (DUS) will select six municipalities with projects that work for integrated, inclusive and climate resilient urban development. Moreover, it will improve national support and financing instruments together with the Ministry of Cities (MCID) to encourage cooperation between the different regions, governmental institutions and all levels of government. It will also contribute to expanding the technical competence of the professionals directly involved so national policies and local governments can benefit from it.