CILT/BRAZIL-BRASILIA-3B-TEACHER:Cristina Lourenço

Environment   Sep 30, 2017 by Kássia Leandra Mendes de Oliveira

       The initiative by itself, already promotes awareness on the subject, draws the attention of the great leaders to the situations that are degrading our water, our lands and the whole planet Earth. I really think relevant the mobilization to raise 100 billion for developing countries in their climate needs.It brings the union that we need, in a cause that belongs to everyone.Some countries suffer more than others in natural disasters, for example, because it does not have enough structure for the recovery of the population after the event. Some are in extreme misery, and do not have access to the most precious thing that we have that is water.This mobilization brings concrete action to help these countries address these issues, which can later spread throughout the world.

The Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aims at "a sustainable low-carbon future," and this will help reduce acidification of the ocean, once CO2 emissions will be lower.

The indigenous communities will benefit from these initiatives because they are in direct contact with nature. All the events for them are marked by the signs that nature gives. The climate usually defines the type of cultivation, and this is becoming unpredictable. In addition, the dry season fires are increasing and uncontrolled, burning much of the forest. Agriculture is becoming increasingly difficult due to the lack of rain. This is all due to climate change, and SDG # 13 and is fighting these events through treaties with various countries. As for non-Indians, I can give a clear example and very close to me, which is what is happening in the city where I live.

We have been for more than 100 days without rain, and the government has implemented a water rationing system, where each neighborhood runs out of water once a week. The rains should have started months ago, and we are suffering from this.This has already occurred in other cities of the country, such as São Paulo, where the population was totally deprived of water.This is a clear example of climate change. In September 2016, Brazil ratified the Paris agreement and the Brazilian targets were no longer intended and became official commitments. This was a big step for our country in the environmental issue, and this treaty will bring benefits as much as for the Indians living in the Amazon, both for us, who live in the cities.

Something that I believe should be increased in these initiatives, is the reduction of the amount of garbage we produce and its disposal in an incorrect way (as in the dumps) that pollutes the soil and groundwater.

If I had to build a action/target, I would do something to reduce water consumption, especially by the branches of industry and agriculture. The water expense in these sectors is immense, to make a jeans, for example, 15 thousand liters of water.What I would do is a law where factories have a limit of water per production, or that causes them to reduce water consumption by at least 30%. The reason for this intervention is quite clear: while liters and liters of water are used too much to make a product, there are people (even in the north-east of my own country) who do not have clean drinking water.

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