Brazil promotes water security

There can be no life or freedom without water. This is why the Brazilian govt has finalized the construction of 700km of canals to transfer water from the São Francisco river basin throughout the semiarid Northeast region, as we celebrate the bicentennial of our Independence.

The 1st plan to build an irrigation system was conceived during the Imperial Government of Dom Pedro II, who considered funding the project personally: “there will not be a Crown Jewel, but no Northeasterner will die of hunger.” For political reasons, the project stalled.

By 2022, the current government will have delivered Section IV of the Canal do Sertão Alagoano; the Water Belt of Ceará; the Coastal Canal Paraibana; the Agreste Pernambuco Water Supply and Canal; the Oiticica Dam.

Brazil is still working to enable the construction of more irrigation works, such as; Extension of Salt; Seridó Water Supply; Canal of the Sertão of Bahia; and, Xingó Canal.

This year, during “Water Journey“, investments of R$ 12 billion were announced in resources that will make water infrastructure works feasible.

Today, more than 100 million trees are being planted to restore springs and degraded river areas. Since 2019, over 50k wells, cisterns, simplified supply systems and desalination units have been built, benefiting people from the most isolated rural communities.