On Tuesday, November 3, the Brazilian federal government partnered with the National Research and Education Network (RNP) to launch a specialized dashboard designed to visualize future climate change projections. Integrated into the existing AdaptaBrasil platform, this new tool offers detailed maps illustrating how temperature and rainfall regimes may evolve across Brazil and Latin America in the coming decades. The primary objective is to assist stakeholders in identifying specific climate risks and guiding the planning of necessary adaptation measures.
The dashboard expands upon current data by incorporating projections for temperature and precipitation alongside indicators related to extreme weather events. It covers all 5,570 municipalities in Brazil, analyzing threats, exposure, and vulnerability. A key feature of the interface is the ability to compare four specific levels of global warming: 1.5°C, representing the lowest analyzed scenario; 2°C; 3°C; and 4°C, which depicts the highest level of warming presented. This comparative visualization allows users to observe how projected changes are geographically distributed as global temperatures rise.
Christian Miziara, a solutions manager at RNP, noted that consolidating these indicators into a single interface helps clarify how climate threats may behave under different warming conditions. During the launch event, Márcio Rojas da Cruz, General Coordinator of Climate Science at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), emphasized that understanding these potential scenarios is a prerequisite for adaptation planning. He stated that one cannot think about adaptation without first envisioning the future from a climatic perspective.
Jean Ometto, a senior researcher at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), highlighted that these projections are fundamental for calculating risks, though he cautioned that the data involves inherent uncertainties. He affirmed that the scientific community aims to provide increasingly clear, robust, and transparent information to support planning efforts. In its current version, the tool features simple navigation, but INPE is working to enable data downloads by area and biome. Future updates are expected to incorporate additional variables such as relative humidity, wind, and radiation, which will be valuable for researchers and the general public.
Aloisio Melo, Secretary of Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment, linked this initiative to broader government efforts to prioritize climate adaptation. He pointed to the update of the Climate Plan and the development of a more comprehensive adaptation strategy structured around 16 sectoral and thematic plans. This work aims to address historical socioeconomic vulnerabilities that are being exacerbated by climate change.
Sources: Olhar Digital.