SLCP Coordinator Brazil (Brasilia

Position: SLCP Coordinator Brazil (Brasilia)
Result of service

The slcp coordinator will assist the secretariat of urban environment, water resources, and environmental quality of the ministry of environment and climate change (sqa/mma), leading the the day-to-day coordination of the slcp unit's activities and short-lived climate pollutant (slcp) initiatives, while promoting an integrated climate and clean air approach and ensuring alignment with brazil's policy context and slcp strategy, and the goals of the ccac accelerator.

The incumbent will support sqa/mma in overseeing the portfolio of initiatives led by the slcp unit, coordinating activities across team members, monitoring progress against agreed workplans and expected impacts, and promoting consistency and synergies across interventions. The coordinator will also foster new partnerships to advance slcp mitigation in the country, and will facilitate coordination across ministries, subnational entities, and relevant stakeholders to engage them in the goals of brazil's slcp agenda and strengthen the slcp governance of the clean air and climate plan.

The incumbent will work closely with the ccac secretariat to ensure that the work of the slcp unit contributes effectively to the delivery of the brazil ccac accelerator, to leverage ccac projects, implements monitoring progress of the accelerator and related projects, and identify opportunities for new collaboration and impact.

Work location

Preferably brasilia, brazil. Hybrid work is acceptable with the candidate's regular presence in brasilia, as per agreement with sqa/mma

Expected duration

12 months

Duties and responsibilities

The climate and clean air coalition (ccac) is a partnership of governments, intergovernmental organizations, and representatives of the private sector, the environmental community, and other members of civil society. The ccac is the only international initiative working on integrated climate and clean air solutions to reduce the rate of near-term warming. It focuses on fast action to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (slcps) including methane, black carbon, hfcs, and tropospheric ozone. More

information on the ccac is available at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Guidance on the ccac's national planning methodology for reducing short-lived climate pollutants is available in the resource library. Brazil has been showing commitment and leadership in tackling super pollutants through several national and international policy frameworks and initiatives. The country became a ccac member in june 2023 and has served as ccac co-chair since june 2024, represented by the secretariat of urban environment, water resources and environmental quality of the ministry of environment and climate change (sqa/mma).

Brazil is also part of the global methane pledge (gmp) and a party to the kigali amendment. Through its nationally determined contribution (ndc), brazil has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (ghg) by 2050, and actions to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (slcps) were reflected in sectoral mitigation plans under the new brazil climate plan. Furthermore, in 2024, the national air quality policy was established to strengthen adequate air quality monitoring the country, and alignment with climate policies.

With ccac support, brazil has implemented a package of 5 projects to support sectoral mitigation policies in agriculture, waste, transport, and cooling, in collaboration with the respective sectoral ministries and partners in the country. Additionally, under sqa/mma, brazil is currently preparing a clean air and climate plan for slcp reduction (clean air and climate plan) which will consolidate these slcp mitigation efforts together and provide an overarching framework to strengthen governance, coordination, monitoring, and alignment with national climate targets including the ndc.

Recognizing brazil's leadership on the slcp agenda, brazil is now part of the ccac super pollutant country action accelerator ('accelerator'). Planned for , the ccac country action accelerator in brazil (brazil accelerator) foresees the establishment of an slcp unit within sqa/mma to help advance brazil's super…