Adaptive governance: a challenge to Brazilian metropolitan regions

Abstract The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical discussion about the institutional dimension of the concept of adaptive governance. We discuss examples of this institutional dimension based on an analysis of the limits to the implementation of adaptive governance in Brazilian metropolises, based on: 1) the financial resources available to the environmental management of municipalities belonging to metropolitan regions; 2) the creation of an institutional arrangement for climate governance in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the incremental aspect, the analyzed data indicate the low fiscal relevance of the environmental issue, as well as difficulties in implementing governance arrangements that succeed in providing transversal planning capacity, mechanisms for the integrated action of different agents, and incentives to an enhanced participatory dynamics in the formulation and implementation of climate policies.

摘要 本文旨在对适应性治理（Adaptive Governance）概念的制度维度展开理论探讨。本文基于巴西大都市适应性治理实施局限的分析，探讨该制度维度的相关案例，分析依据包含两点：1）大都市区所辖各市政当局环境管理的可支配财政资源情况；2）里约热内卢市气候治理制度安排的设立实践。尽管研究呈现出渐进式发展特征，但分析数据表明，环境议题的财政关联度较低；同时，在构建能够提供跨领域规划能力、多主体协同行动机制，以及强化气候政策制定与实施过程中公众参与动力激励的治理安排方面，仍存在诸多困难。