O papel do novo banco de desenvolvimento na promoção de transições ecológicas justas

Abstract

The New Development Bank (NDB) is a mark on the institutionalization of the BRICS and a support for emerging economies and developing countries that seek the assistance of multilateral financial institutions. Aiming to incentivize sustainable infrastructure and development projects in those States, complementing the efforts achieved by other international entities, NDB proposes itself to finance projects on various areas of development, such as transportation infrastructure, energy efficiency, water and sanitation, among others. The bank’s goals and principles dialogue directly with the concept of “Just Ecological Transitions”, set of strategies and policies aimed at mitigating the economic and social effects resulting from the application of measures to contain the environmental crisis. In view of the above, the present study seeks to analyze how the performance of the NDB can help countries on the margins of international hegemony in the search fot just ecological transitions, in order to ensure their economic and social development without causing greater impact to the environment. To this end, this study seeks to discuss the importance of implementing just ecological transitions, as well as to carry out a critical analysis of the functioning of the NDB compared to traditional Multilateral Development Banks. Finally, there was made a survey of the proposed, approved, developed of canceled projects of the New Development Bank, the endowed operation elements and their effectiveness and compliance, in addition to the in-depth analysis of the implementation of the Araripe Wind Complex III, project financed in partnership with Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES), in order to identify what were the impacts observed by the residents of quilombola communities in the region.