CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: IMPACTS AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES IN THE AÇAÍ PRODUCTION CHAIN

Abstract

Climate change has a direct impact on the circular economy, as changes in climate variables such as air temperature compromise the production of açaí. The gap that motivated this research is in terms of understanding the interaction between climate change, the circular economy and açaí and the effect of this on riverside communities. Therefore, the objective of this research is to understand this triad interferes in the riverside community socially and economically. The methodology used was the secondary investigative (desk research), obtaining the literature to compose the corpus  of this research, in  electronic links that store literature related to the theme of this research. The data obtained and analyzed indicated that climate change interferes in two ways in the production of açaí, by increasing the precipitation rate and flooding of areas where the clump is inserted. The circular economy acts to mitigate the accumulation of solid waste, especially burning and deposition in open air lessons, especially of the pits and current in a positive way in riverside communities since the use of this waste can replace income in rainy seasons. As for açaí, the analysis of the data obtained indicated that climate change causes a loss in flowering until it is lost, which determines a decrease in biodiversity diversity. Therefore, continuous studies and research, especially in the North region, must proliferate more and more, and unite riverside communities, higher education institutions and local governments in search of feasible solutions to climate change.