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  • Brazil to Invest R$220 mil. in Recycling / Brasil vai investir R$220 milhões em reciclagem

    Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

    At a meeting for new mayors held this morning in Brasilia, representatives of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Socioeconomic Inclusion for Catadores (catadores is what waste pickers are known as in Brazil) that federal government investments in various recycling, selective collection and municipal waste management training projects will exceed R$ 220 million in 2009 (about US$95.6 […]

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    Expanding Water Security in Drought-Prone Ceará / Expansão de acesso seguro à água no Ceará

    Monday, December 22nd, 2008

    From the World Bank: Loan to Expand Successful Water Security Initiatives in Brazil’s Semi-Arid Region Project focuses on safe access to water for the poor in drought-prone Ceará State The World Bank approved yesterday a US$103 million additional finance loan for the Ceará Integrated Water Resource Management Project (Progerirh).  The loan will allow the semi-arid […]

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