Amid historic water crisis, Brazil wastes the energy of the Itaipu power plant per day
According to a warning from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil faces an unprecedented water crisis, the worst in...
August 1, 2021Topic
Drought
Argentina urges people to ‘save water’ with Paraná river at 77-year low
Argentina's government has urged citizens to limit water use in a bid to alleviate pressure on the Parana River, a...
July 20, 2021
How to mitigate the impact of Brazil’s worst drought in 111 years in the fields?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Institutions developing studies on the impacts of climate change have often related this process to...
June 29, 2021
Drought: Brazilian government denies energy rationing but calls for less consumption
Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, denied Monday that the country could be on the verge of power...
June 28, 2021
To the last drop – Water rescue in Chile
Water rescue is being sought by Chileans through sustainable alternatives and a demand to reform the 1981 Water Code
May 20, 2021
IBGE lowers Brazil’s coffee harvest projection for 2021 by 0.6%
In 2021, Brazil should harvest around 46.7 million 60-kg bags of coffee, estimated on Wednesday the Brazilian Institute of Geography...
May 12, 2021
Brazil Announces R$755 Million in Investments to Combat Drought
President Temer announces investments of R$755 million to fifteen Brazilian including the construction of 133,000 water reservoirs.
December 28, 2016
Rio de Janeiro’s Water Reservoirs Critically Low Again
The month of July has been another dry month for Rio de Janeiro and the water reservoirs feeding the city...
July 23, 2015
Food Basics More Expensive in Seventeen Brazilian Cities
Food is more expensive in seventeen out of eighteen cities in Brazil, a recent survey by the Department of Statistics...
May 8, 2015