Tag: water
Amazon Deforestation to Endanger Hydropower and Water Supply in Brazil’s Big Cities
Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazil’s armed forces and endanger the country’s ...
Five Years After Brazil’s Mariana Dam Tragedy Very Little Reparation Has Been Done
Five years after the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam, in the town of ...
When Housing Rights for Brazil’s Poor Clash with Drinkable Water for 5 Million
On the fringes of São Paulo, hundreds of makeshift dwellings fashioned from discarded ...
In Three Months São Paulo Might Be Without Water If There Is No Rationing
Brazilian federal prosecutors have asked the government of São Paulo to present water rationing ...
Scientist Sees Relations Between Water and Chronic Diseases in Brazil
Coordinated by Milton Matta, a geologist at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), in ...
Fitch Sees Bright Future for Water and Sewage Companies in Brazil
According to Fitch Ratings, which has just released a special report entitled "Brazilian Water ...
Over 2% of Deaths in Brazil Are Due to Lack of Basic Sanitation
Brazil is poised to reach the millennium goals established by the United Nations with regard ...
Why Divert the São Francisco? Brazil Needs First to Clean Open Sewer River Has Become
Saturday is wash day. Together with her daughter, Rita de Lima leaves her house ...
Brazil Vows to Care for Its Water in International Conference
The president of the World Water Council, Loic Fouchon, praised Brazil for the operation ...
In Brazil Only 51% of Cities Have Sewers and a Mere 15% Treat Sewage
To fulfill the Goals of the Millennium, the group of norms approved by the ...
