Fabiana Frayssinet – InterPress Service, 08/02/2011
Despite increased spending on sanitation works, the water quality in rivers near large urban centers in Brazil ranges from poor to very poor. Some say the reason is the development model chosen by the South American nation.
The 2011 report on the country’s water resources by the national water regulatory agency (ANA) was received with satisfaction by the government: in terms of availability and quality, 90.6 percent of the country’s freshwater sources presented “good” results, according to report coordinator Ney Maranhão.
But viewed from other perspectives, the study, published Jul. 19, does not give cause for optimism, the representatives of a number of water-related environmental and social organizations told Tierramérica.
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