Climate change has started to alter Brazil’s water system. This has an impact on human consumption, agriculture, river transport and also hydroelectric power dams, which are the foundation of the country’s energy portfolio.
Even though Brazil has around 12 per cent of all fresh water available on the planet, it is starting to run out. In the last 30 years, we have lost almost 16 per cent of our surface water, according to data from the MapBiomas project. If things carry on like this, soon the lights will be going out.
