The survey was released by the University of Pennsylvania and also shows CEBRI as 31st in the world in the category
CEBRI (Brazilian Center for International Relations) is the leading Brazilian think tank on Environmental Policy in Latin America, according to a recently released annual survey by the University of Pennsylvania. It is ranked 34th among the 50 most relevant globally. This data is part of the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, produced annually by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.
According to the survey, CEBRI is, for the first time, the second most relevant think tank in South and Central America, behind only Colombia's Fedesarrollo think tank. FGV – which until last year was the leading institution in the region – was elevated to the category of Center of Excellence for South and Central America 2016-2018. Worldwide (excluding the United States), CEBRI rose from 48th to 46th place, out of a total of 8,248 institutions surveyed, 1,871 of which were in the United States.
Environment and Climate Change
CEBRI works in the area of Environmental Policy through its Environment and Climate Change thematic center, which has former Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira as a Senior Fellow. The center was created to address environmental issues that can leverage socioeconomic development, are aligned with science and environmental issues (such as resource efficiency, climate change, biodiversity, and the circular economy), and have the potential to influence public policymaking.
"Environmental issues are seen as one of the strategic drivers and drivers of a global vision for economic growth and long-term development. Here at CEBRI, we have been working hard to propose an innovative agenda capable of addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainability, guided by the development of proposals based on dialogue with different stakeholders in Brazil and abroad, and also focused on fostering the international emergence of new themes related to sustainable development," said the former Minister.
Last year, among other projects, the organization, along with the Brazilian office of UN Environment, developed guidelines for an environmental agenda between Brazil and China, centered on climate diplomacy. In partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), it structured the project "Environment and Climate Change: Brazil's Role in Strengthening Multilateralism." And it is working to propose a legal framework for the circular economy in Brazil, in partnership with Michelin, among other projects.
