This study is part of the series "Observatory of Subnational Actors" of the Socio-Environmental Platform, a research program of the Brics Policy Center which is supported by the Climate and...
Continuing with the series of studies published by the Observatory of Subnational Actors of the Socio-Environmental Platform, the present research focuses its efforts on an analysis of environmental legislation and...
Conceived in 2000, Editora PUC-Rio (affiliated to the Brazilian Association of University Presses) is dedicated to publishing knowledge and research of academic excellence. The most recent ebook, entitled “Global governance...
The economic value of China's financing of overseas projects is almost as relevant as that of the World Bank, albeit of a more intermittent nature. From 2008 to 2019, Chinese...
China is one of the biggest international players in the energy sector. The country accounts for 26.1% of worldwide primary energy consumption, ahead of the United States and Europe. In...
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is Brazil's main institution for promoting national development. However, the bank has been losing strength and undergoing reformulations over time. Several...
Adopted on October 31, 2000 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Resolution 1325 has since then been one of the main references for the development, strengthening, and expansion of...
The precedence afforded in recent decades to environmental issues and to the centrality of a sustainable development agenda has led financial institutions to redefine and redirect their funding as well...
In both the Going Global Strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the presence of Chinese companies and investments across the world has increased in the past two decades...
In its 31th edition, the Socio-environmental Radar analyses The United Nations Climate Action Summit. The edition provides an overview of the Climate Summit, including the statements made by the BRICS...