Brazil
Federal Integrated Water Sector

 Description                                                        Country Challenge
 Purpose: Support the government of Brazil to                       While Brazil has 12 to 19 percent of the world’s freshwater
 improve coordination among key federal institutions                resources, water is unequally distributed around the
 in the water sector and strengthen their capacity.                 country, with the arid Northeast expected to be particularly
 Expected Results (include):                                        affected by climate change. The severity of current drought
 • Increase management capacities of 13 state water                 and flood events is increasing, and waterways near urban
   agencies and 4 federal river basin water agencies.
 • Increase water use efficiency, as well as the proper             centers are also increasingly polluted.
   management of solid waste to reach quality service
   in both urban and rural areas.
                                                                    Project Goals
                                                                    The project follows a long engagement in support of
 IBRD Financing: US$107.3 million
                                                                    Brazil’s federal programs for water resources
                                                                    management. This project supports the improvement of
                                                                    policies and planning for the way the states (particularly
                                                                    the arid Northeast) manage water resources, including
                                                                    assessing how climate change affects water availability,
                                                                    and promoting efficiency and effectiveness of irrigation and
                                                                    drainage infrastructure.




                                  © World Bank
                                                            © World Bank
For more information: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P112073/br-federal-integrated-water-interaguas?lang=en

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