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In earlier years, access to piped water supply in Brazil stood at 92% and access to improved sanitation also at 79% in 2008. [5] Coverage was significantly higher in urban areas, where 87% of the Brazilian population live.
Sanitation as defined by the World Health Organization: [2] "Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households ...
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.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) aim at halving, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, from a base year of 1990. According to a 2006 World Bank brief, this is achievable for some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, while it represents a mammoth task for others.
Privatization in Brazil was initiated under President Collor, through the Programa Nacional de Desestatização created in April 1990. In infrastructure, a major privatization program was initiated only in 1994, covering energy, transport, water supply and sanitation and telecommunications.
Sanepar is a Brazilian water supply and sewage company owned by Paraná state.It also operates in the waste management sector. It provides services to residential, commercial and industrial users in 345 cities and another 293 smaller areas in Paraná and on the city of Porto União, Santa Catarina state. [4]
Meanwhile, drought conditions have damaged hope for strong coffee output in Brazil, driving the price of arabica beans to a forty-year high. The commodity rose 67% in 2024.
Geographically, the projects are concentrated in the southeast of Brazil, the country's most urbanized region with the most serious pollution problems. [1] In terms of background, financing and cost recovery for urban sanitation is a challenge throughout the world. Many utilities do not levy separate tariffs for sanitation.