U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability

In March 2011 President Obama and President Rousseff announced the creation of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS), an innovative public-private partnership for catalyzing investment in sustainable urban infrastructure and expanding markets for clean technology, products and services. Since its launch, the JIUS has served as a platform for identifying and overcoming barriers to investment and deployment of sustainable infrastructure.