Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors During the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019 New York City launched the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Declaration for local and regional governments worldwide to formally commit to report their local progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals more than 330 local and regional governments have joined the movement the representatives of local and regional governments express our commitment to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 associated targets unanimously adopted by United Nations Member States at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 We pledge to use the framework of the SDGs to do our part to help end extreme poverty and work to prevent the harmful effects of climate change by 2030 We appreciate the 2030 Agenda's recognition of the critical role of local authorities noting that we are on the front lines of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and in this effort we have a unique ability to establish cooperation with key sectors of societies and people working toward the establishment of a new and equitable global partnership that can more efficiently advance the 2030 Agenda We look forward to local and regional governments joining the City of New York in submitting directly to the United Nations a Voluntary Local Review of local progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals By signing the Voluntary Local Review Declaration we agree to the following nonbinding commitments acknowledging that each signatory will take into consideration their individual structure and other local dynamics in order to use the Sustainable Development Goals as a common language to discuss our priorities in concrete terms and identify areas where we can share and acquire knowledge: NYC launched the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Declaration for local and regional governments worldwide to formally commit to reporting on the SDGs using existing resources to ensure a low barrier to entry The declaration consists of three key commitments: Commitment 1: To identify how existing strategies and targets align with the Sustainable Development Goals Commitment 2: To provide at least one forum where stakeholders can come together to share experiences and information gathered using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals Commitment 3: To submit a Voluntary Local Review to the United Nations during the United Nations High-Level Political Forum We pledge to cooperate in good faith and in a spirit of partnership to work toward the fulfilment of the principles embodied in this Declaration NYC is a trademark and service mark of the City of New York Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.  Jun 30 2023 (IPS)- “The rainwater tanks are the best invention in the world for us,” said Maria de Lourdes Feitosa who recalls the deadly droughts of the past in Brazil’s semiarid Northeast region “There has been a reduction of many diseases” that came from the so-called “barreros” puddles and small ponds that are the result of the accumulation of water in muddy holes in the ground that people shared with animals a farmer from a rural community in Afogados da Ingazeira Feitosa owns a six-hectare farm and is less dependent on water than some of her neighbors because she produces agroecological cotton which requires less water than horticultural and fruit crops Nearly 1.2 million tanks that collect 16,000 liters of potable rainwater from the roofs of homes now form part of the rural landscape of the semiarid ecoregion an area that covers 1.1 million square kilometers and is home to 28 million of Brazil’s 214 million people which extends throughout the interior of the Northeast and into the northern fringe of Brazil’s Southeast region The water tanks are a symbol of the transformation that the Northeast has been undergoing since the beginning of this century there was no repeat of previous tragedies of deaths mass exodus of people to the south and the looting of businesses by desperate people According to the Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA) a network of 3,000 social organizations that created the program adopted as public policy by the government in 2003 some 350,000 families are still in need of water tanks Another battle is to increase fourfold the more than 200,000 “technologies” for collecting water for production which already benefit family farming and are decisive for food security and poverty reduction in the region resort to reusing water from the bathroom and kitchen in their home faced with shortages aggravated by the altitude of the hill they live on in Carnaiba a municipality of 20,000 people bordering Afogados da Ingazeira A complex of pipes carries the wastewater to the so-called “fat box” and then to the Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor and a tank for “polishing” and another for the water ready for irrigation This system filters contaminating components and prepares the water with fertilizers for irrigation of the fields and fruit trees passion fruit and even dragon fruit,” said Nunes The large size of the banana bunch is “proof” of the fertilizer’s effectiveness it gives us good fertilizer,” Nunes said Her husband Silva is also a bricklayer and has built many water tanks in the region He also drives school children from the rural area in an old van and keeps fodder for his ten cows in hermetically sealed plastic bags We had to bring water from the ‘barrero’ on the plain for 2500 reais and had to sell it for 500 reais (104 dollars),” lamented his wife a large property in the region where most farms are only a few hectares in size the result of the frequent divisions between heirs of the large families of the past But since the terrain is mountainous and rocky The techniques that benefit family farmers so that they can “coexist with the semiarid conditions” and prosper have been disseminated in the municipalities of the Sertão de Pajeú by Diaconia a social organization of Protestant churches Pajeú is the name of the river that crosses 17 municipalities The mountains surrounding the territory include the headwaters of several streams and creeks but ensure greater humidity compared to other areas of the semiarid Northeast Agroecology practices are one of the focuses of Diaconia whose agricultural technician Adilson Viana has dedicated 20 of his 49 years to supporting farmers and who accompanied IPS on visits to families involved in the program A tank that collects 52,000 liters of rainwater for production is the treasure of Joselita Ramos The rainwater falls on a concrete terrace on the ground that is about 200 square meters in size and is slightly inclined to fill the water tank Braz uses it to dry and thresh string beans which are typical of the Northeastern diet The couple grows fruit trees that Ramos uses to make pulp using mango acerola cherry (Malpighia emarginata) and a fruit native to the semiarid region the umbu or Brazil plum (Spondias tuberosa) that comes from a small tree native to Northeast Brazil Ramos is taking a break from the activity “because it is not fruit season in the region and the energy to run the refrigerator is very expensive.” Another difficulty is that the city government’s payments for the pulp supplied to the schools have been delayed “I only received a payment in November for sales from early last year,” she complained Braz grows them on his father’s four-hectare farm An exceptional case of entrepreneurial vocation and availability of water is that of Ivan Lopes Water is pumped from a lagoon on the property to four reservoirs located at the higher elevations That is why electricity is one of the farm’s biggest expenses “I plan to install a solar power plant to save money,” Lopes told IPS “The last harvest totaled 40 liters,” from dozens of hives distributed throughout the orchard Sugarcane is grown for the sale of sugarcane juice in the cities The farm is also a kind of laboratory for the dissemination of organic tomato cultivation in greenhouses “At the agroecological market in São José do Egito (a neighboring city of 34,000 people) people line up to buy my tomatoes there are now 10 projects for tomato production in the Pajeú Agroecological Association the farmer makes his own fertilizer from earthworm humus The success he has experienced in farming prompted him to get rid of his 10 cows in order to focus on crops and beekeeping Bnamericas Published: Friday, October 05, 2001 Potable water 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English Representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Pernambuco met this Monday (25) together with funding partners to present the results of the Integrated Education Program (PEI) initiative of the Education Department of Pernambuco having UNICEF as its technical partner and Instituto Neoenergia This joint mobilization focuses on the learning started in the early stages of schooling seeking to ensure inclusive and quality literacy for each child.  The program adopts as a strategy the training of teachers and municipal managers as well as the qualification of pedagogical environments to enhance practices committed to learning at the right time more than 70,000 children in 385 schools in 15 Pernambuco municipalities were benefited The training involved more than 3,800 early childhood teachers as well as those working early schooling years with to build a renewed committed and connected practice with each child.​ Monday's agenda starts with a breakfast with Governor Paulo Câmara at which time UNICEF representatives and partners will present the results of the Integrated Education Program in 2018 and discuss next steps for 2019 the delegation will go to Di Branco Recepções where the Program State Seminar will take place which is an exhibition of good practices already implemented by teachers participating in the training.  The 15 municipalities participating in the program will present some experiences that stood out in classrooms in 2018 based on a sample of the experiences made by the groups of students who will be present The environment will be decorated in a way that simulates the “reading nooks and other experiences" implemented in schools creating a playful and cozy setting that can be well explored in the images and interviews with characters.  there are still 2.8 million children and adolescents from 4 to 17 years out of school and 7.2 million who attend school without learning there are 149 thousand children and adolescents from 4 to 17 years old in school exclusion and 388 thousand with two or more years of school delay.   • 42 children's literature titles and 11,449 units distributed to municipalities • 15 municipalities served: Afogados da Ingazeira This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page * Lista de modalidades com atletas confirmados para as Olimp�adas "Tivemos que ensin�-la princ�pios b�sicos de esgrima Yane Marques fez em Pequim a sua primeira participa��o em Jogos Ol�mpicos como a �nica representante brasileira no pentatlo moderno Ela come�ou muito bem e esteve entre as dez primeiras durante as tr�s 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