From Maceió to Cuiabá, through Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, Brasil hosts crucial meetings that will shape the proposals that will be submitted to ministers of the G20 countries and will compose the Leaders' Declaration that will be approved at the Final Summit in November
Brasil is preparing for a week of intense diplomatic and economic activity, with a series of G20 meetings that promise to set the tone for the long-awaited Leaders' Summit in November. From today (09) until September 13, four Brazilian cities will become epicenters of global discussions, addressing topics such as technological innovations and strategies to tackle climate change.
In Maceió, digital revolution will in the spotlight. The capital of the state of Alagoas will receive experts and ministers to discuss the future of the digital economy, focusing on topics such as technological inclusion and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro will be all about green-not only in terms of its landscape but especially its finances. The marvellous city will host crucial discussions on how to make climate change policy financing more accessible, with particular attention to the needs of developing countries.
The city will also host technical meetings of the Bioeconomy Initiative (9 to 11), with the aim of reaching consensus on the fundamental principles of this concept, emphasizing the role of local communities in sustainable development and the Global Climate Change Mobilization Task Force (12 and 13), discussing urgent issues on global warming and impacts on the world's populations, especially the most vulnerable.
In the heart of Brasil, Brasília will host a virtual meeting that gains even more relevance in the post-pandemic world: the intersection between global health and finance. Cuiabá, in the state of Mato Grosso, will host debates from the Agriculture Working Group: debates on international trade, food, and nutrition security, the role of traditional peoples and communities in promoting sustainable food systems, and the integration of fishing and agriculture into global and local chains.
This series of meetings in Cuiabá, Maceió, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília seeks to build consensus and set an agenda for the meeting of Heads of State, which takes place in November in Rio de Janeiro.
