Law No. 12.050 creating the State Policy on Climate Change. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Bahia Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Climate change Environmental planning Environmental standards Basic legislation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 4 Chapters, creates the State Policy on Climate Change. This Policy aims at designing and implementing the State Plan on Climate Change, Municipal plans and other plans, programmes, projects and related activities, which are directly or indirectly related to the above mentioned issue. This State Policy has the following principles: sustainable socio-economic development and environmental protection; protection of the climate system for next generations; prevention through preventive measures; adoption of measures in order to prevent any environmental damage and protect the human beings, etc. This Policy is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Principles, objectives and baselines (Chap. II); Environmenal tools to fight cilmate change (Chap. III); Final provisions (Chap. IV). Full text Portuguese Website www.meioambiente.ba.gov.br