Many conflicts currently take place around the world due to disputes over water use. In many major river basins of the world, water is increasingly scarce. In Brazil, some regions face problems of water deficiency, such as the Northeastern semi-arid region and some metropolitan areas. The aim of...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential impacts of the water transfer Project of the Sao Francisco River, located in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Besides this evaluation, the study aims to identify if the Sao Francisco River Project is or is not an adequate alternative to...

The São Francisco River Transposition Project was proposed by the Federal Government as one of the solutions to overcome water insecurity in part of the Northeast Brazil. This study was proposed with the objective of evaluating water security, in the human, economic, ecosystem and resilience...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential impacts of the water transfer Project of the Sao Francisco River, located in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Besides this evaluation, the study aims to identify if the Sao Francisco River Project is or is not an adequate alternative to...

Many conflicts currently take place around the world due to disputes over water use. In many major river basins of the world, water is increasingly scarce. In Brazil, some regions face problems of water deficiency, such as the Northeastern semi-arid region and some metropolitan areas. The aim of...

A Bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul localiza-se na região Sudeste do Brasil e abrange 184 municípios de São Paulo, Minas Gerais e Rio de Janeiro. Pesquisa do IBGE, sobre o estado do meio ambiente nos municípios brasileiros, identificou os problemas e as suas prováveis causas. Os resultados da...

The São Francisco River Transposition Project was proposed by the Federal Government as one of the solutions to overcome water insecurity in part of the Northeast Brazil. This study was proposed with the objective of evaluating water security, in the human, economic, ecosystem and resilience...

Portuguese Abstract: O Brasil tem mais de 23 milhões de pessoas na zona rural sem coleta ou tratamento de esgoto, o que corresponde a 75% da população rural. Um reflexo desta situação é observado na área de saúde, onde há um índice de mortalidade causada por diarréia (principal...

Dieses Grünbuch möchte als Katalysator wirken, um auf allen Ebenen der europäischen Gesellschaft – sei es auf EU-Gemeinschaftsebene, sei es auf einzelstaatlicher, regionaler oder kommunaler Ebene – auf eine erneuerte Energieeffizienz-Initiative hinzuwirken. ... Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und...

Wind power generation is essential to reduce the use of fossil resources and, consequently, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). Currently, the National Interconnected System (SIN) has about 9971 wind turbines in operation, the sixth largest network in the world ranking, and 80% of Brazilian...