ID: 2156
Presenting Author: Fernando Augusto Braga Castro
Session: 572 - Fit For Future and Act at Present: Impact Assessment for Leveraging Challenges and Opportunities from Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Status: pending
A study based on a Bayesian network that allows the interpretation of SDG correlations with primary community data on socio-environmental concerns, enabling government actions based on a cau
Climate change and population increase pose challenges for informal settlements in Brazil and around the world, especially those located near water bodies. Studies in communities with incipient basic infrastructure reveal the urgent need to understand the gaps related to health and environmental safety from a global sustainability perspective. The UN advocates for countries to integrate international policy frameworks to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and improve the resilience of these communities, especially in tropical countries. The primary data survey of a community in the city of Rio de Janeiro highlights the precariousness of infrastructure and the negative impacts on the local ecosystem, in addition to indicating that residents in vulnerable conditions face multiple environmental risks, especially after extreme weather events. The study adopted a Bayesian Network (BN), centered on SDG-6 (water and sanitation), to interpret and highlight correlations between the perceived SDGs and the socio-environmental conditions in the locality. The correlational analysis revealed that the lack of access to safe WASH significantly impacts populations in these locations, highlighting a clear relationship between the lack of infrastructure, increased environmental vulnerability, and health risks. By applying other steps in the methodology, it is possible to perform a contextual and holistic interpretation of the population's living conditions. The interconnections of the highlighted SDGs provide a visualization of interactions that exist at the local level but are
Architect, MSc in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Analyst at the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA). PhD student in Environmental Enginee
Coauthor 1: Alena Torres Netto
Coauthor 2: André Luís de Sá Salomão