Visao Coop
Visão Coop is a Brazilian initiative that builds resilience through collective intelligence and climate modeling, accelerating community knowledge for ecological adaptation using digital tools and artificial intelligence. The organization connects communities and scientists with technologies to amplify local capacities, foster adaptation and regeneration, and support inclusive, sustainable solutions to climate and environmental challenges, especially in peripheral and vulnerable regions.
Theory of Change
Inputs
Community participation
Technological resources (AI, digital tools)
Expertise in climate, urbanism, and social sciences
Partnerships with public, private, and academic sectors
Funding from innovation and climate organizations
Activities
Collaborative mapping, data-gathering, and monitoring
Development and operation of digital/AI tools
Community workshops, immersive labs, and mutual aid events
Production and dissemination of audiovisual and educational content
Integration of traditional knowledge into climate data systems
Outputs
Community maps and risk models
Educational workshops, episodes, and reports
Data sets and public policy proposals
Tested regenerative solutions
Impact metrics (households/areas served, technologies deployed)
Outcomes
Greater climate resilience in marginalized territories
Stronger public policy informed by community knowledge
Replication and scaling of successful adaptations
Empowerment and inclusion of local voices in environmental action
Programs
1. Território
An innovative tool for community regeneration, linking local needs to strategic resources. Combines real-time data collection, collaborative mapping, and collective action to address environmental impacts. Integrates ancestral knowledge and digital tools to deliver responsive, inclusive solutions for risk anticipation, adaptation, and regeneration in territories.
Community expertise
Digital technologies
Artificial intelligence tools
Collaboration with local actors
Funding for tech and field actions
Mapping and diagnosing local emergencies
Gathering environmental and social data
Organizing collective actions (mutirões)
Integrating ancestral/local know-how with tech
Real-time maps of risks and needs
Data sets and reports
Documented community actions
Resource linkage for intervention
Stronger local capacity for regeneration and adaptation
Reduced vulnerability to climate disasters
Improved policy recommendations
Sustainable, community-driven environmental change
2. Como Sobreviver
A documentary and educational project transforming local adaptation solutions into accessible audiovisual content. Travels through various communities to document nature-based and technological adaptation practices, then shares this knowledge through videos, workshops, and debates.
Filmmaking and media expertise
Community access
Support from environmental and tech partners
Filming and documenting community knowledge
Hosting workshops and debates with residents
Producing and distributing series
Audiovisual episodes
Educational workshops
Knowledge resources
Wider dissemination of community-led adaptation
Increased climate resilience in target populations
Cultural valorization of local/ancestral practices
3. Mutirão
Immersive gatherings that unite scientists and local residents in territories affected by environmental crises. Facilitates hands-on testing of regenerative technologies and collaborative methodologies for climate adaptation, aiming to build both practical knowledge and long-term resilience.
Expert and local participation
Technologies for testing
Logistical and financial support
Organizing immersive workshops and fieldwork
Exchanging technical and local methods
Testing and co-developing technologies
Field-tested regenerative solutions
Reports on outcomes and impact
Cross-learning among participants
Stronger local networks for adaptation
Scalable models for climate action
Empowered local actors for ongoing resilience
4. Inteligência Coletiva
Harnesses the power of collective problem-solving and decision-making by integrating popular and expert knowledge, especially in favelas and underserved areas. Uses participatory media and AI to systematize and transform local experiences into actionable data for shaping public policy.
Community and expert contributions
Development of AI-powered data tools
Outreach/media resources
Collecting media (audio, video) from communities
Using AI to organize and analyze narrative data
Synthesizing experiences into reports/policy recommendations
Actionable datasets
Policy recommendations
Media stories
Increased public and institutional support for locally-driven solutions
More informed, inclusive climate adaptation policies
Greater community visibility and voice in decision-making
Other Information
Core Values
Collective intelligence: Valuing the power of co-creation between communities, scientists, and technology.
Social and environmental justice: Centering vulnerable territories and populations in climate solutions.
Innovation: Merging digital and ancestral knowledge to develop new models for adaptation and regeneration.
Collaboration: Operating through networks and alliances for stronger, more resilient territories.
Transparency: Documenting and sharing solutions and learnings openly.
Empowerment: Building local capacity for ongoing adaptation and advocacy.
Scale
Active in multiple communities across Baixada Fluminense and broader RJ region
Finalists at BNDES Garagem 2023; Top100 Sebrae Startups 2024; impactful presence in G20/Startup20 policy engagement
Documented ending of flood cycles in at least one territory; systematized approach to scaling solutions through education, modeling, and networking
Affected Users
Residents of favelas and peripheral areas
Local leaders and community organizers
Scientists and environmental practitioners
Public officials and urban planners
Wider Brazilian society affected by climate risks
Geographical Areas
Baixada Fluminense, RJ
Queimados, RJ
Nova Iguaçu, RJ
Other vulnerable or peripheral areas in Brazil
Contact Info
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