sao paulo
- Created by: laura011
- Created on: 26-03-19 10:49
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- Sao Paulo
- causes
- human
- rising mc population
- higher demand for electricity, water, sanitation
- rapid urbanisation
- water insecurity
- pollutes basins/ reservoirs
- favelas, no sewage or solid waste collection
- 37% of water lost to leaks and theft
- pollutes basins/ reservoirs
- rising mc population
- physical
- el nino
- deforestation in the amazon
- their economic growth was fuelled by exploitation of minerals and timber
- trees release billions of l of water vapour into atmosphere through evapotranspiration
- 'flying river' flow south and provide provide seasonal rainfall over brazil
- human
- management
- energy/water rationing
- tariffs imposed on people who used more water
- public awareness campaign
- 20% decrease in water consumption = discount
- energy/water rationing
- impacts
- 70% of brazils electricity is HEP
- blackouts
- 70% of brazils electricity is HEP
- causes
- yield fell by 40%
- ethanol is a by product - biofuel
- buy electricity from Argentina
- 70% of brazils electricity is HEP
- blackouts
- 70% of brazils electricity is HEP
- political parties promised to reduce water rationing but not viable
- 2014 election
- impacts
- impacts
- 2014 election
- high pressure systems diverted rain bearing winds north
- physical
- el nino
- deforestation in the amazon
- their economic growth was fuelled by exploitation of minerals and timber
- trees release billions of l of water vapour into atmosphere through evapotranspiration
- 'flying river' flow south and provide provide seasonal rainfall over brazil
- physical
- relies on blue water as ground water is saline
- fresh waster aquifers only in sedimentary basins in coastal regions
- Australia
- more developed than brazil
- had a large mc for longer
- more developed than brazil
- climate change reducing precipitation
- warming and drying climate is increasing temperature
- changing rainfall patterns across Australia
- access to water in even less secure
- Australia
- more developed than brazil
- had a large mc for longer
- more developed than brazil
- changing rainfall patterns across Australia
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