The purpose of the Brazilian Federal Government’s National Adaptation Plan, is to guide initiatives for management and reduction of long-term climate risks, as established in Ministry of Enviroment (MMA) Order 150 of 10th of May 2016, published in the Official Gazette (DOU) of 11th May 2016. The Plan was drawn up by the Executive Group of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Climate Change (GEx-CIM) between 2013 and 2016, as provided for in the National Policy for Climate Change (PNMC - Law 12.187/09) and its enabling decree (Decree 7.390/10). The NAP was drawn up in consonance with the National Plan for Climate Change, with sectoral mitigation and adaptation plans, and with decisions on adaptation undertaken by Brazil within the framework of the Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change.