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Political Implications Of Brazil’s Drought
May 28th, 2014
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the political implications of Brazil’s drought: A general view shows the Jaguari Dam, one of the main reservoirs supplying Sao Paulo, Brazil, with its water level to 12 percent of its total capacity on April 25. Summary The current drought in Brazil has already affected the […]
Read more »Sao Paulo: Facing Severe Water Shortages
May 23rd, 2014
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at how Sao Paulo’s recent drought is forcing water managers to face new conditions of supply and demand in world’s ninth largest city: With a population of 20 million, the Sao Paulo metropolitan area is the largest city in Brazil and the ninth largest in the world. […]
Read more »Brazil’s Cup Runneth Under…
April 28th, 2014
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at how dry weather and a growing population are spelling rationing for Brazil: BRAZIL has the world’s biggest reserves of fresh water. That most of it sits in the sparsely populated Amazon has not historically stopped Brazilians in the drier, more populous south taking it for granted. No longer. […]
Read more »Dams In The Amazon: The Rights And Wrongs Of Belo Monte
May 3rd, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the return Brazil is getting for having spent $14 billion to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener: THE biggest building site in Brazil is neither in the concrete jungle of São Paulo nor in beachside Rio de Janeiro, which is being revamped to host the 2016 Olympics. […]
Read more »Why Is Brazil The New America? Water.
September 27th, 2012
Via The Christan Science Monitor, an interesting commentary on Brazil’s position as a water “superpower”: If you would like to get a firsthand peek at the bright future of Brazil, but you don’t have $7,500 for a business-class fare to Rio de Janeiro, you can learn almost as much, while having less fun, by making […]
Read more »Dam Boon In The Amazon
July 1st, 2012
Via The New York Times, a look at the tension between water and energy as Brazil looks to tap the power of its rivers via dams: A confrontation between the insatiable appetite for energy and the enduring need for habitability is under way in Brazil as it moves aggressively to harness the power of its […]
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