On the occasion, the head of division of the Audit Department for Agriculture, Environment, and Economic Development (AudAgroAmbiental), Carlos Lustosa, and the ClimateScanner project manager, Dashiell Velasque, led the discussion on improving the tool that will evaluate government actions related to climate change.

                                                             Dashiell Velasque, ClimateScanner project manager

The workshop addressed technical aspects that can help structure the framework, which will serve to standardize the information and analysis required to the implementation of ClimateScanner. As a result, areas of greatest impact, risk, and relevance related to governance, climate finance, and public policy were identified. Communication strategies to expand the scope of the initiative and training for the application of the tool were also discussed.

The INTOSAI WGEA Steering Committee members attending the meeting were Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Czech Republic, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Morocco, Nigeria, New Zealand, Poland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, the United States, and the European Court of Auditors.

Ahead of INTOSAI, Bruno Dantas participates in the opening of the INTOSAI WGEA Steering Committee meeting

The chair of the TCU, Bruno Dantas, who also chairs the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), spoke at the opening of the 19th meeting of the INTOSAI WGEA Steering Committee. Dantas emphasized that the group is a reference in the development of relevant products in a collaborative way and that it works to maintain the dialogue and interaction with the main actors involved in environmental issues.

For the minister, ClimateScanner "is a joint effort of the Supreme Audit Institutions to provide a comprehensive and independent assessment of the global status of government actions to address the challenges of climate change. It is a great contribution that INTOSAI can offer the planet".

Global audit led by the TCU

ClimateScanner is an initiative of INTOSAI's chairmanship, led by the TCU, and which relies on the partnership of the INTOSAI WGEA. The main objective is to develop a methodology to allow the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) to promote a rapid assessment of the implementation stage of the respective national governments' actions related to climate change. The consolidation of these assessments will also make it possible to obtain a broad view of the development of actions at the global level.