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Chapter17 DroughtPreparednessPolicies andClimate ChangeAdaptationandResilienceMeasures inBrazil:An InstitutionalChange Assessment EmiliaBretanandNathanL.Engle Abstract Brazilhashistoricallycopedwithdrought,aphenomenonthatespecially impacts the semi-arid landsof theNortheast.Todealwith thevarious impactsof a currentmulti-year drought (2010-ongoing), theGovernment of Brazil, led by the Ministry of National Integration, partnered with the World Bank (WB) on a technical assistance program to foster proactive drought policy andmanagement. The program works across sectors (climate/meteorology, water and sanitation, agriculture, environment, and disaster risk management) and levels (local, river- basin, urban, state, regional and federal) in relation to the outcomes and stake- holders it aims to engage and influence, and trough the integration ofWBGlobal Practices andprograms. Inspired by successful models and lessons from other countries, the program aims to contribute to greater climate change resilience and reach a broad commu- nity of beneficiaries. To achieve these objectives, partners convened to (1) build a Northeast Drought Monitor; and (2) pilot drought preparedness plans across Northeast. This chapter showcases the program and highlights key-milestones and direct and indirect outcomes identified by 2015. The institutional change process was assessed using qualitative analytical tools that integrate Outcome Mapping, the Capacity Development Results Framework, and Outcome Harvesting. Strengths, challenges, and outcomes (institutional changes) were identified, by tracking the program’s contribution throughout its duration and at its completion. The evidence shows that the initiative was able to convene key-regional and federal level multi-sector stakeholders at a decisive moment, resulting in an unprecedented bottom-up and regionally-led collaboration. Through the E.Bretan (*) WorldBank, Sa¯oPaulo,Brazil e-mail: emiliabretan@gmail.com N.L.Engle ClimatePolicyTeam,WorldBank,Washington,DC,USA e-mail: nengle@worldbank.org ©WorldBank2017 J.I.Uitto et al. (eds.),EvaluatingClimateChangeAction for Sustainable Development,DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43702-6_17 305