The problems of shortages, conflicts and water stress, year after year, have been plaguing watersheds and becoming increasingly frequent. The assessment of water quantity and quality is an essential factor for good management ...

The scarcity of water and the intense use of this resource by agricultural sector have caused social conflicts and environmental problems in the hydrographic basin of Bicudo river, an affluent of Velhas river, in Minas ...

Lagoa da Pampulha is an artificial lake located in the city of Belo Horizonte and has been suffering for decades with problems of eutrophication and silting. For almost 20 years, several actions have been implemented, ...

Incorrect disposal of waste and miscellaneous waste can cause significant environmental damage, including the contamination of soils and water resources. These materials may contain chemical substances with toxic ...

Conflicts for a particular good only manifest themselves from the moment that it becomes scarce, or rather, its availability is no longer able to meet the needs of users. The degradation of water resources puts future ...

Access to water resources is one of the main factors to ensure Water Security (WS) and is essential for regular and healthy access to food, which provides Food and Nutritional Security (FNS). Social technologies for rainwater ...

Water availability is one of the main factors that sustain mining operations, requiring knowledge of the real water volume that can be extracted or discharged in its production processes. Aiming to provide the best tools ...

The general objective of this paper was to seek alternatives for the conservation of water resources through land use management techniques, in particular the agroforestry systems, for the ecological restoration of permanent ...