THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ITS SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN THE AMAZON

Abstract

The current climate crisis has had an impact on different parts of the planet, especially in the largest tropical forest in the world, the Amazon. This article aims to relate the severe drought that occurred in the years 2023 and 2024, and its main socioeconomic and environmental consequences in the Amazon. The climatic phenomena El Niño, La Niña, the rise in the temperature of the waters of the North Atlantic, deforestation and fires, have caused anomalies of precipitation and temperature in the Amazon region with severe consequences for local communities, the economy and biodiversity in the region. In order to mitigate the effects of the drought, there were emergency actions by government actors, national and international entities, in addition to the suggestion of monitoring climate change, preventive actions by actors and agents of society, and public and social policies for the preservation of the Amazon forest.