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Water resources management is a key element of Brazil's strategy to promote sustainable growth and a more equitable and inclusive society. Brazil's achievements over the past 70 years have been closely linked to the development of hydraulic infrastructure for hydroelectric power generation and just recently to the development of irrigation infrastructure, especially in the Northeast region.
Completed projects: São Paulo Water Quality and Pollution Control Project (1994–2000) [42] – A $387 million project co-financed by the State and the World Bank, which initiated the learning of the Guarapiranga river basin, implemented the institutional capacity to manage the basin in an environmentally sustainable manner and improved the ...
The basin extends to the states of Tocantins and Goiás (58%), Mato Grosso (24%), Pará (13%), Maranhão (4%), in addition to the Federal District (1%). It is the largest hydrographic basin entirely Brazilian. [2] For water resource management purposes, it is inserted in the Tocantins-Araguaia hydrographic region. [2]
Das Rãs River; Ratones River; Real River (Brazil) Regame River; Reis Magos River; Represa Grande River; Riachão River (Bahia) Riacho River (Espírito Santo) Ribeira de Iguape River; Ribeira River (Paraíba) Ribeira River (Paraná) Ribeirão River (Araraduara River) Rio de Janeiro (Bahia) Riozinho River (Amazonas) Riozinho River (Braço Menor ...
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) -The Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of ...
Map of the Amazon Basin with the Madeira River highlighted. The Madeira River (Portuguese: Rio Madeira [maˈdejɾɐ]) is a major waterway in South America.It is estimated to be 1,450 km (900 mi) in length, while the Madeira-Mamoré is estimated near 3,250 km (2,020 mi) [4] or 3,380 km (2,100 mi) in length depending on the measuring party and their methods.
Integrated urban water management in Aracaju, the capital city of the Brazilian State of Sergipe (SSE) has been and still is a challenging prospect.Home to half a million people, Aracaju is located in a tropical coastal zone within a semi-arid state and receives below average rainfall of 1,200 mm/year where average rainfall in Latin America is higher at 1,556 mm/yr. (Source:FAO 2000) Most of ...
The camouflaged animal blends in with the murky river water and surrounding rocks, researchers said. ‘Armored’ creature found lurking in underwater caves of Brazil. It’s a new species