Brazil’s PAC for Sanitation
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009When Brazil’s multifaceted Program for Accelerated Growth (Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento – PAC) was announced in 2007, it included a segment earmarked for improving infrastructure in provision of drinking water and sanitation services. Today the head of the Civil House, Dilma Rousseff, and the Minister of Cities, Márcio Fortes, announced a list of 109 […]
Improving Environment, Water & Sanitation Management in São Luís
Friday, July 18th, 2008From the World Bank: Brazil: Improved Living Conditions and Employment Generation for over 40,000 Poor Urban Families in São Luís Project to promote city competitiveness and upgrade housing and sanitation in one of the Brazil’s poorest states The World Bank approved yesterday a loan of US$ 35.6 million for the São Luis Enhancing Municipal Governance […]
Funding Expansion of São Paulo’s Water/Sanitation Services
Monday, June 2nd, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB approves US$250 million for Brazilian water utility Sabesp Resources will help company meet needs of São Paulo’s growing population and support expansion of wastewater treatment systems The Inter-American Development Bank today approved US$250 million in financing for Sabesp, the water and wastewater company of the state of São […]
A Social Experiment in Water and Sanitation in Minas
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Synopsis in English: The government of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (MG), through Brazil’s third largest water and sanitation firm,the Sanitation Company of Minas Gerais (Copasa), is undertaking an interesting social experiment in the provision of water and sanitation services in that state. Thanks to a new state law passed earlier this year, a […]
Building a National Network to Prepare for Chemical Accidents
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Synopsis in English: After the bad accident at Cataguases that polluted 16 municipalities in three states, the Brazilian government finally got serious about getting the country better prepared for emergencies involving accidental releases of hazardous substances. The President adopted a decree in 2004 that led to the creation of the National Plan for the Prevention […]
Brazil to Evaluate the Private Sector Role in Sanitation / Brasil avalia participação da iniciativa privada no setor de saneamento
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Synopsis in English: Only weeks after adoption of the new Sanitation Law, Brazil’s Ministry of Cities has just announced that it is launching a formal evaluation of the role of private capital in that country’s sanitation sector. [Currently there are about 40 concessions involving the private sector.] The study will be undertaken in cooperation with […]