Recorded October 25, 2004
Below is the original description of the event.
What are the possibilities and limitations of municipal action in applying environmental policies in Latin America? To what extent can local authorities fulfill their constitutional responsibility regarding environmental management?
In this talk, Neves will examine the decentralization process of the 90s, how it changed the context of government action in the environmental arena and how local governments are responding to the new challenges. She will compare the situation in Brazil with that of Mexico, another environmentally rich country that shares many common threats.
Estela Neves is an environmental planner affiliated with the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janerio. She specializes in environmental policies and management, particularly at the local government level. Originally trained as an architect and urban planner, Neves has 18 years of professional experience in environmental planning. She is currently a visiting scholar at CLAS.