— 18/10/2019

Water Institute and the University of São Paulo continue collaboration with groundwater security workshop

On October 7-8, the Water Institute was pleased to host several colleagues from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil to participate in a workshop that addressed various water security issues facing the Guarani Aquifer. The Guarani Aquifer, which is under increasing threat from deforestation, urbanization and climate change, is the second largest aquifer in the world and is a critical source of freshwater for the megacity of São Paulo. During the workshop, Water Institute and USP researchers exchanged information on water quantity and quality threats facing groundwater more generally and the aquifer specifically, potential groundwater remediation approaches, and the economic valuation of groundwater resources. Water Institute members and the USP professors spent the second day of the workshop discussing the development of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary 5-year research proposal, to be submitted to the State of São Paulo’s Research Foundation, focusing on “Integrated Water Management Solutions for Climate Resilient Cities in Urbanized Watersheds”, together with experts from the Secretariat for the Environment of the State of São Paulo and associated research institutions like the State’s Geological Institute and Forest Institute.

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