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THE SEMI-ARID REGION OF BRAZIL

 
- Background paper about Pintadas ("Social Capital and Local Development Theories: Lessons from Pintadas", Carlos Milani)

- Background paper about the causes of poverty in the northeast region of Brazil ("Poder dos donos", Marcel Bursztyn)

- Background paper about water management and irrigation in the Brazilian northeast ("Local water management and family agriculture in semi-arid Brazilian Northeast : limits and challenge". Eric Sabourin and Rémi Trier)

- History about the organization REDE Pintadas (portuguese)

- Articles about the Pintadas Solar project (english, portuguese and spanish)

- Additional article about the Pintadas Solar project (portuguese)


AWARDS

 

- Brochure describing the Pintadas Solar project in the WISIONS Award

- Press notice  about the Pintadas Solar project winning the SEED Award
 

CLIMATE CHANGE

 
- IPCC IV Assessment Report: "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability"
- IPCC Technical Paper VI: "Climate Change and Water" 
 
LINKS 
 
- Visit the "Partnerships" page to know the project partners