Assessment of climate impacts and risks on existing and planned federal land transportation infrastructure (road and rail) – Executive Summary

This document is based on a cooperation agreement was established between GIZ and the Ministry of Transport, whose main action is the development of the study “Impacts and risks of climate change in the road and rail sectors”. Nicknamed “AdaptaVias” (Abbreviation in Portuguese of Adaptation and Ways - road and rail), the study is in line with Guideline 2 of the Sustainability Guidelines, which aims to “promote the inclusion of climate change issues in transport infrastructure”. The aim of the study was to survey and systematize the impacts and risks of climate change on existing and planned federal rail and road transport infrastructure, as a subsidy for the development of adaptation strategies for the sector.