Manufacturing site scheduled to be complete in 2026 If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed Today's WSJ fronts a story on the rise of local currencies in Brazil The lead anecdote is about a town called Silva Jardim which recently launched new money featuring the world's largest rodent: The capivari circulates only in this dusty agricultural town 60 miles north of Rio de Janeiro one of the poorest in southeastern Brazil to encourage its 23,000 residents to spend locally Ten months after introduction of the capivari—named after the capybara a pig-sized rodent common in a local river—the currency is lifting fortunes of local retailers and gnawing holes in the pockets of consumers Capivaris pay for everything from haircuts to restaurant tabs to tithing at churches The mayor even has plans to open a "Capivari Megastore," where local artisans and growers can showcase wares The capivari is equal in value to the Brazilian real (a community bank issues the currency and holds a real for every capivari in circulation) Merchants offer discounts to people who use the local currency There are now 63 local currencies in Brazil, according to the WSJ. Others feature the sun, cactus and the Brazil nut. The idea has been around for a while now; in the U.S., BerkShares is one prominent example Inevitably, there's been an effort to get this sort of thing going in Brooklyn. It's called the Brooklyn Torch Maybe they should call it the Brooklyn Rat Become an NPR sponsor Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Please help us improve PreventionWeb by taking this brief survey Your input will allow us to better serve the needs of the DRR community See the survey Those displaced from their homes doubled in the last 25 years and cost the world more than US $20 billion in 2020 alone New York - Governments the world over must urgently respond to a rapid increase in the number of people forcibly displaced by conflict and climate change, or risk going backwards in development targets says a study released today 2020 saw more people uprooted by conflict and crisis than at any other time in recorded history and the global population of internally displaced people (those forced to flee their homes but who stay in their country of origin doubled over the last 25 years from about 27 to 55 million the average amount of time this group of people spent displaced also increased to 17 years Providing basic services and covering loss of income for internal displacement cost the world more than $20 billion in 2020 The new report, Towards Development Solutions to Internal Displacement: A Political Economy Approach has been produced by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) It cautions that this financial burden may harm long-term efforts to improve living standards because low and middle-income countries host almost all internally displaced people and bear most of the economic burden It warns that many countries with high populations of displaced people are at risk of failing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and fight their own battles against poverty “Internally displaced people are among the most vulnerable in the world and employment - and are exposed to discrimination exploitation and gender-based violence,” says Asako Okai UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Crisis Bureau they can still make vital contributions to their own and their community’s development,” Because internally displaced people stay in their countries of origin this can make a difference to the way they are treated “While refugees fall under international law internally displaced persons remain the responsibility of their own government,” says the report “This makes internal displacement one of the greatest development challenges as the government tasked with the wellbeing of IDPs may well be the reason they fled.” most internally displaced people were forced to flee because of violence or armed conflict a degraded environment and extreme weather events are increasingly driving people to uproot from their homes the number of people displaced by climate change could reach 13.3 million by 2050 the countries with the largest populations of internally displaced people are Syria (6.5 million) the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5.2 million) displaced people face an increased risk of homelessness a lack of access to health care and fewer opportunities for education Many – especially women and young people - are at high risk of forced marriage “The record number of people internally displaced and the length of their displacement show that there needs to be a greater emphasis on inclusion resilience and finding longer-term solutions,” says Professor Laura Hammond “Asking who stands to gain or lose from maintaining the conditions that lead to internal displacement and from working towards comprehensive solutions The paper looks at experiences from Bangladesh and considers how vested interests play a role in determining why and how displacement happens and what is possible in terms of solutions It argues that anticipating displacement and integrating the needs of affected individuals and communities into national development plans many national COVID-19 response plans have not included internally displaced people yet Embedding displacement within a country’s development goals requires giving a say to affected communities in creating those plans.  With programmes on internal displacement in over 60 countries UNDP collaborates with national and local governments civil society as well as with people on the move Towards Development Solutions to Internal Displacement: A Political Economy Approach is part of UNDP submissions to the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement UNDP’s recommendations include maximizing a development approach to internal displacement to protect lives provide greater socio-economic integration address the drivers of forced displacement and reduce discrimination While refugees fall under international law internally displaced persons remain the responsibility of their own government This makes internal displacement one of the greatest development challenges as the government tasked with the wellbeing of IDPs may well be the reason they fled Toward Development Solutions to Internal Displacement: A Political Economy Approach Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. 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Tarsila do Amaral was one of the greatest Brazilian modernist artists of the twentieth century 2) (1923) was painted following do Amaral’s painting studies with Lhote and Gleizes particularly in the volumetric and geometric constructions as seen in the body of the woman in the centre and the framed landscape in the background the typical luminosity characteristic of the artist’s oeuvre that was to reach its apogee in her Pau-Brasil phase (1924–1928) is already evident here in the bluish and reddish tones but especially in the vegetation near the woman’s back one of those that would gain absurd representations in her Anthropophagic phase (1929–1930) Do Amaral exhibited at Biennale Arte in 1964 Contact us Press Office Subscribe to the Newsletter and get the latest info on our programmes and initiatives Subscribe We're sorry but the page you're looking for is not on our website The Camanducaia is one of the rivers in the PCJ Basin (photo: Cassiana Carolina Montagner/UNICAMP) Scientists at the State University of Campinas analyzed samples taken at 15 points in the basin comprising the Piracicaba industrial and household effluents not yet regulated by Brazilian legislation By José Tadeu Arantes  |  Agência FAPESP – The Piracicaba Capivari and Jundiaí (PCJ) River Basin comprises 76 municipalities in São Paulo state with more than 5.8 million inhabitants and a drainage area of more than 14,000 square kilometers These three rivers and their tributaries are essential sources of drinking water irrigation for agriculture and water for industrial processes and the resulting water shortage is exacerbated by the climate crisis brooks and creeks in the basin are severely contaminated by agricultural Visible evidence of this pollution is frequently highlighted by the media but until now there have been no in-depth scientific studies that identify the main contaminated areas the specific contaminants and mixtures of contaminants and the potential risks to people and aquatic organisms Just such a study has recently been completed by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and colleagues affiliated with other institutions in Brazil and abroad The study was supported by FAPESP via three projects (14/50951-4, 21/12484-9 and 20/14988-1). An article about it is published in the journal Chemosphere “Besides the usual contaminants, which are well-known and subject to legislation, we also found emerging contaminants not covered by any legislation and with levels of toxicity in conditions of chronic exposure. Our study provides the first overview of the occurrence of PFAS compounds in São Paulo’s rivers,” said Cassiana Carolina Montagner a professor at UNICAMP’s Institute of Chemistry and principal investigator for the study Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of thousands of synthetic chemical compounds used by industry in a vast array of products to make them waterproof Most non-stick cooking pans are coated with a form of PFAS According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exposure to PFASs causes many human health problems “The occurrence of seven PFASs in different rivers in São Paulo state is reported for the first time in our study,” Montagner said The most frequent were the agricultural pesticides atrazine which we found in 100% of the samples collected Caffeine is well-tolerated by humans but can be extremely harmful to aquatic organisms BPA is an organic chemical (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane) used in the production of polymers and high-performance coatings Plastic containing BPA is used in appliances food and drink can linings and epoxy resin BPA is also often used to coat the thermal paper used in cash registers and credit card receipts ATM printouts and other everyday transactions Underscoring the severity of all this pollution it should be noted that the area served by the PCJ Basin is important agriculturally and industrially and accounts for 5.3% of Brazil’s gross domestic product (GDP) Highlights include sugarcane growing in Piracicaba and a large population in Campinas (1.1m in 2022) “Not only is the PCJ Basin the main source of drinking water for the entire area which isn’t treated at all before farmers use it the region contains many small towns that discharge raw sewage into the rivers,” Montagner said industrial chemicals and PFASs are being dumped in the PCJ Basin and no monitoring is required by the existing Brazilian legislation we collected samples at 15 different points in the basin and measured the contaminants present considering three factors: concentration Alongside the high frequencies already mentioned we obtained elevated risk quotients for the herbicides diuron and atrazine as well as the insecticide imidacloprid,” she said “In addition to longstanding unsolved pollution problems new problems are being caused by the presence of emerging contaminants which are produced to guarantee the quality of modern life but pollute the environment owing to mismanagement of solid waste and inefficient sanitation Our study suggests the need for a comprehensive monitoring program to assure the protection of aquatic life and human health.” In response to enquiries from Agência FAPESP the São Paulo State Environmental Corporation (CETESB) stated that it currently samples water at 519 points analyzing traditional parameters such as organic matter as well as agrochemicals and some emerging compounds which it quantifies indirectly by means of two assays: one measuring estrogen activity to detect endocrine interferents (which mimic female hormones including BPA); and another measuring glucocorticoid activity to detect anti-inflammatory drugs The statement also said CETESB has measured 42 different agrochemicals since 2017 in water samples from rivers in mainly agricultural areas the statement said no values have been established in legislation for estrogen or glucocorticoid activity adding that the “levels found in both of these two assays during the last five years in the PCJ Basin are considered low or insignificant on the basis of studies performed previously and international experience.” The article “Uncovering the impact of agricultural activities and urbanization on rivers from the Piracicaba, Capivari, and Jundiaí basin in São Paulo, Brazil: A survey of pesticides, hormones, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and PFAS” is at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653523022233?via%3Dihub Device transforms electromagnetic waves into electric current to power Internet of Things sensors in factory environments Léo Ramos Chaves / Revista Pesquisa FAPESP The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) in which objects are able to generate and share information over networks gained an impressive new example of how it can work in practice in which batteries are charged using energy harvested from the air IBBX Inovação offers industry a technology that captures the energy dispersed in the manufacturing environment in the form of electromagnetic radiation—emitted by high voltage cables and industrial machine motors in operation—and transmits it IoT sensors collect data regarding the operation of the machines themselves and make that information available to their operators continuously updating files with the equipment’s performance history (see infographic) Rodrigo Cunha“In addition to the advantage of recycling lost energy our solution is completely wireless and eliminates the need for cables to connect and power the sensors Eliminating cables removes the expense and constant work of maintaining them,” emphasizes William Aloise The key element for capturing and transmitting energy through the air explains electrical engineer Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Campinas (FEEC-UNICAMP) it captures electromagnetic waves from alternating current and converts them into direct current signals “The frequency spectrum for this application is vast: from a few megahertz radio waves to high optical frequencies Energy efficiency can reach 90%,” he notes Collecting and transmitting energy through the air The hypothesis had already been investigated in the late nineteenth century by scientists such as Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Because the initial ambition was to transmit large amounts of energy inherent challenges meant the idea was left in limbo “The merit of IBBX came in developing a product with commercial appeal and applying knowledge and technologies already available such as recycling energy at low frequencies,” notes Figueroa Aloise says the solution developed by IBBX is unprecedented and comes as a result of extensive research and development work “Our application translates to energy capture and radiofrequency connectivity over long distances for IoT sensors The combination of energy supply capability and low cost of deployment solve the bottlenecks in scaling up IoT for industry,” the entrepreneur adds The company applied for 11 patents relating to their device and has already provided around 1,500 units for clients around the country with 14 dedicated to research and development and has already filed 11 patent applications IBBX has a portfolio of more than 30 clients who have been supplied with around 1,500 of the units they invented: a cube five centimeters on a side which costs on average US$80 (about R$400) and the tile manufacturer Confibra are three users of the startup’s solutions maintenance engineer Humberto Ramos da Silva explains that IBBX sensors monitor about 150 devices in real time as we were able to dispense with a series of components and electrical panels dedicated to motor pumps and gear motors [a system composed of an electric motor and a reduction gear].” also highlights the leap in the quality of equipment maintenance due to the data collected by IoT sensors “By installing these devices on the machines it became possible to establish inspection routines designed for each manufacturing equipment unit Automatic data interpretation helped us avoid breakdowns and unexpected production delays,” says Forti Challenges to transmitting data in the industrial environment include obstacles such as physical barriers and overcoming electromagnetic noise over large areas such as those from bluetooth and 3G or 4G devices don’t propagate more than a few dozen meters This would require the installation of lots of signal repeaters as happens with the use of cables,” he adds we developed our own communication protocol which suffers less from interference in these environments and can cover long distances.” Once the communication obstacle was overcome the field was open for what IBBX considers one of the greatest benefits their technology offers: the predictive monitoring of a factory’s equipment machinery equipped with IoT sensors can be monitored online in real time allowing for the detection of possible failures in advance we realized that not every customer receiving data about vibration and energy consumption from each piece of equipment has a vibration analyst They need the information to be translated we got busy developing software to manage the data collected by IoT sensors,” recalls Aloise Léo Ramos Chaves / Revista Pesquisa FAPESPSensors at Confibra: a sensor collects data on the operation of industrial machinery and makes it available in the cloudLéo Ramos Chaves / Revista Pesquisa FAPESP The difference between predictive monitoring and traditional preventive maintenance is that the prior is guided by the data constantly sent by the machines while the latter works with predefined values from the manufacturers or suppliers of the assets and components being maintained a machine bearing designed to last 10,000 hours must be changed when it reaches this limit “With predictive monitoring provided by IoT sensors maintenance or replacement of components is done according to the asset’s actual state of operation avoiding unnecessary expenses and unscheduled delays in operations,” Aloise adds It’s also possible to establish parameters to alert the customer when equipment is close to reaching the critical wear limit Another insight IBBX gained through its experience developing IoT solutions was that machine performance can differ depending on the location where they are installed and their operating regimes it is important that the data provided by each piece of equipment be stored in order to create a failure database and feed a program equipped with artificial intelligence that will evaluate—with increasing precision over time—different machinery operating under different conditions Wireless phone The idea to create the startup came from Aloise then got a degree in mechanical engineering from the Piracicaba Engineering School (EEP) The initial focus of the venture was to collect energy dispersed in the environment to power cell phone batteries “We were aiming for one business and hit on quite a few others,” says Aluísio Ribeiro de Lima that needed to be miniaturized to suit internal use in cell phones They were making good progress with the challenge of miniaturization for smartphones but other application possibilities proved to be more opportune the environment where Aloise and Destro had previous experience “Working with investors and partners who supported the business we decided to focus in on offering a service to industry the mobile telephony sector didn’t offer the same possibility of scaling the application compared to the industrial sector,” recalls Aloise The startup envisions other applications for its technology in the not-too-distant future “We know that IoT will be increasingly used in agribusiness “There are a lot of applications for our technology We want to let it mature in industry so that we can move on to other sectors just provide the energy for them wirelessly reducing their battery consumption and enabling them to communicate with receivers over long distances,” the entrepreneur emphasizes © Revista Pesquisa FAPESP - All rights reserved Minermix quarry, located in the countryside of Brazil’s state of São Paulo, has been using Metso’s latest crushing technology since January 2016 Lifetime of the crusher’s linings is at least 30% higher this job was performed by two HP4s that had been installed since the beginning of the quarry’s operation in 2010 An audible alarm informs the operator that the temperature and pressure conditions are in conformity with previously established parameters.Nilson notes that the MX4 automation is another feature that has improved the operation overall “The operator turns on the equipment with a single touch of the crusher automation’s screen which also enables the crusher operation to be monitored throughout the day and gives us a final report when the equipment is turned off,” he details the MX4 crusher is calibrated by initiating an automated procedure that takes five minutes at most Calibration determines the degree of wear in wear parts and adjuststhe settings based on those findings This assessment also enables the correction of any parameter that is not aligned with what has been pre-established by Minermix The replacement of wear parts is performed after around 1200 hours of operation which is more than one-third longer than before according to the company.About ExtrabaseEstablished in 1984 Extrabase is a member of the Base Group (Grupo Base) focusing on civil construction Extrabase has 12 operating units in the state of São Paulo the company’s mines ensure the supply of construction aggregates to the regions of Sorocaba which are among the most affluent in Brazil’s wealthiest state.The company’s own fleet of transport vehicles ensures a logistics system capable of serving customers within a radius of approximately 30 kilometers from the respective cities covered Besides investing in the continuing development of its production processes Extrabase also remains alert to environmental issues and seeks ever-more efficient means to lessen the impact on nature reutilization of natural resources and reforestation as its main environmentally focused actions Advertise With UsFacebookTwitter With market-leading print and digital platforms for the Recycling and Bulk Material Handling Industries we provide a comprehensive and virtually unique route to market.Our bi-monthly magazine is available in print or electronic mediums delivering the latest news on new product launches and industry projects directly to 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Triumph New Metso MX4 cone crusher delivers 20% increase in productivity and more uptime for Minermix A Minermix quarry located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo has been using Metso’s latest crushing technology since January 2016 as a result of which the life of the crusher linings is at least 30% longer is the newest of the three quarries owned and operated by Brazil’s Extrabase group the facility has had a nominal production capacity of 200,000 tonnes per month employing a processing plant that is equipped for three-stage crushing – primary But with just a single stockpile – unlike the company’s other quarries which have two stockpiles each – the tertiary-stage crushing operation at the Capivari facility was in need of a boost Minermix wanted to reduce the presence of fine dust-like material in the production of manufactured sand This product is directed primarily to concrete plants and the presence of excessive quantities of rock dust (fines) is a problem Minermix also wanted to ensure the highest possible degree of standardization of this material given the need to continually adjust the comminution equipment used be more productive and require fewer adjustments by the equipment operator The Minermix crushing plant in Capivari is fed with basalt extracted from a site located approximately 1km from the facility The primary crushing phase utilizes a Metso Nordberg C125 jaw crusher followed by secondary crushing with a Nordberg HP400 cone crusher All the material requiring further processing is crushed in two parallel tertiary crushing stages this job was performed by two HP4 cone crushers that had been in place since the quarry began operations in 2010 a new Metso MX4 Multi-Action cone crusher works alongside one of the original HP4 crushers The number 4 stands for the power rating – ie 400hp According to Minermix Mineração supervisor José Nilson the MX4 cone crusher was installed with full support from Metso (including training of the operator) has demonstrated a 20% increase in productivity the gain in productivity may even be as high as 30% with supplementary adjustments The supervisor credits this improvement mainly to the fact that the equipment allows adjustments to be made while operating at full load capacity – in other words without the need to shut down the equipment and during its use at maximum power the equipment itself makes the adjustments to balance production,’ said Mr Nilson The stability of production has also allowed for a 5–10% reduction in the production of rock dust an unwanted by-product in the production of manufactured sand used by concrete plants but the reduction has a notable bearing and impact on daily production,’ explained Mr Nilson More uptime with patented Multi-Action technology The MX4 is based on Metso’s patented Multi-Action crushing technology that combines the piston and rotating bowl into a single crusher the crusher provides the maximum utilization of the wear parts leading to extended maintenance intervals Mr Nilson notes that the MX4’s automation is another feature that has improved the operation overall ‘The operator turns on the equipment with a single touch of the crusher automation screen which also allows the crusher operation to be monitored throughout the day and gives us a final report when the equipment is turned off.’ Calibration determines the degree of wear in te wear parts and adjusts the settings based on those findings This assessment also allows the correction of any parameter that is not aligned with what has been pre-established by Minermix The replacement of wear parts is performed after around 1,200h of operation whilst the lifetime of the crusher’s linings is at least 30% greater Extrabase are members of the Base Group (Grupo Base) focusing on civil construction Extrabase have 12 operating units in the state of São Paulo the company’s quarries ensure the supply of construction aggregates to the regions of Sorocaba which are among the most affluent in Brazil’s wealthiest state The company’s own fleet of transport vehicles ensures a logistics system capable of serving customers within a radius of approximately 30km from the respective cities covered As well as investing in the continuing development of their production processes Extrabase also remain alert to environmental issues and seek ever-more efficient means to lessen the impact on nature re-utilization of natural resources and reforestation as their main environmentally focused actions Metso say the launch of their new Metso MX cone crusher represents the introduction of revolutionary and industry-changing rock-crushing technology Based on the company’s patented Multi-Action crushing technology which combines the piston and rotating bowl into a single crusher the new machine is said to provide a giant leap in profitability cutting operational costs by 10% and delivering 10% more uptime compared with traditional cone crushers vice-president of global sales and product support at Metso explained: ‘Aggregate producers are facing increasing pressure on efficiency and cost management we rethought the crushing basics and combined our long experience in different cone crusher technologies with our extensive engineering knowledge Two individual crushing methods based on the piston and rotating bowl were conjoined we created the MX cone with Multi-Action technology.’ Designed for particularly demanding rock conditions and with a special focus on automated adjustment features the robust Metso MX is said to deliver extremely cost-effective and safe operations providing a very high reduction ratio with premium end-product shape and consistency A key benefit of the Metso-patented Multi-Action technology is the ease of setting adjustment and wear compensation under load This can be now combined with extended wear life and better mechanical protection stroke direction and effectively distributed crushing action are said to result in the optimum rock-on-rock crushing motion This combined with the innovative Multi-Action technology results in extended maintenance intervals and higher production the new Metso MX also provides maximized tramp release distance with high protection against uncrushable objects and overloading the crusher can utilize up to 70% of the mass of new wear parts – a record-breaking utilization rate – and thanks to the intelligent crusher design the quality characteristics of all sized end-product fractions remain consistent throughout the lifetime of these wear parts Jouni Mahonen concluded: ‘After 10,000h of rigorous testing we are proud to say the Metso MX meets our targets for increased profitability by allowing 24/7 crushing with minimum downtime.’ jobs events and articles direct to your inbox Subscribe Here Agg-Net is the ‘go-to’ website for key decision makers within the aggregates and recycling industries market reports and industry features provide an independent and informed voice for the industry Agg-Net is the official digital partner for Hillhead providing unrivalled coverage of our June event 7 Regent StreetNottinghamNG1 5BSUnited KingdomTel: +44 (0)115 941 1315 Orbia will support Microsoft in making progress against its target to replenish more than it consumes by 2030 via various water-positive projects using Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin) solutions for cities and urban environments The first project as part of this agreement has been initiated with SANASA a public water supply and sanitation company in Campinas The Campinas region has gone through seven droughts in the last decade and is located in the watershed of the rivers Piracicaba As the PCJ river basin supplies more than 70% of the region’s water Microsoft and SANASA to work together to reduce water losses effectively The SANASA project uses Orbia’s Water Network Management (WNM) service WNM is a cloud-based solution that helps utilities to detect analyze and manage network events and incidents including 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Click here to view our Privacy Policy 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 One of the strategies for complying with this policy is as it allows triggering mechanisms for mobilization and participation of various movements and social groups The network favors the planning of health actions understood as a social production of multiple and complex determination making it possible to access the needs perceived and experienced by the population of different territories allowing the construction of commitments and co-responsibilities in favor of life in addition to strategies for reducing social inequities intersectorality and interinstitutionality for the construction of healthy public policies one of the most recent is the Network of Potentially Healthy Municipalities (RMPS) This is a construction project based on the interweaving of knowledge and practices originating from each participating municipality and in which its characteristics and desires are respected Its mission is to collaborate in the development of healthy public policies in a participatory and coordinated way through different representatives It has technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) the State University of Campinas (Unicamp/Faculty of Medical Sciences/Department of Preventive and Social Medicine) the Institute of Special Research for Society (IPES) of the 27 member municipalities and partners such as the Piracicaba Capivari and Jundiaí River Basin Committee - PCJ RMPS has already held 35 meetings and seven seminars; it facilitated exchanges with two international missions (Ecuador and Japan) and enabled the publication of four books recording the knowledge of several collaborating experts as well as recording the actions of municipalities participating in the construction of healthy public policies and begins with the mayor's signature on a term of commitment to the Network's policies intersectorality and the transversality of public policies the RMPS aims to: support municipal administrations so that they can develop a single and integrated government project; subsidize managers organizations and society to develop public policies that consider health promotion and improved quality of life; discuss implement and monitor the Pan American Health Organization's projects and strategies for Healthy Municipalities through the construction of healthy public policies promoting social participation in all sectors and creating sustainable initiatives The webs – The RMPS adopted as development strategies the construction of webs of knowledge and practices woven by the social actors involved in its construction encouraging: 1) intersectoral and transsectoral actions; 2) strengthening of different social actors towards transformative participation and the search for autonomy; 3) construction of practices that establish the values ​​and desires of social actors in relation to their territory so that they contribute to healthy and sustainable local development respecting the criteria of social equity; 4) dissemination of successful experiences in municipalities inside and outside the Network Among the participants' obligations were defined: assuming compliance with the objectives established by the Network; indicate representative(s) for dialogue with the network coordination; appoint a committee for implementing and monitoring projects linked to the network; strengthen popular participation in the development of public policies; mobilize the different segments of society with a view to building the local network; develop a single and integrated government project inter and transsectoral aspects; and develop intermunicipal cooperation actions A preliminary assessment of the work of the RMPS shows that its action has been taking place along three axes: a transversal proposal articulating specific issues for each municipality within a framework of common interests; a dynamic “node” represented by the university to take advantage of the potential and needs of the municipalities capable of aggregating problems and solutions found in the different municipalities so that each experience is a subsidy for the rest; and the absence of hierarchical structure and formal commitment which gives it a special and sustainable dynamic The change of mayors in 2004/2005 was an interesting test for the RMPS as most of the common proposals in the Network have been taken over by municipal managers and technicians An example of RMPS activity occurred in March 2005 where a course was held for mayors and managers from different areas: “Building healthy and sustainable development” Its purpose was to present the principles of the Network and support them with knowledge in relation to successful methodologies and experiences developed in Brazil (including in the cities of the Network itself) that include health promotion strategies stimulating reflection on the preparation of the plan director of a potentially healthy municipality managers and technicians selected priorities in the following areas: environment – ​​solid waste and water quality; popular participation; security – preventive and promotional approach; health – Family Health Program; generation of income and employment lead to improved health and quality of life The municipalities that participated had the task of drafting a local strategy during the course that would meet their greatest local needs considering the principles of health promotion RMPS has been basing its events on the themes raised by participants Operation - As a result of the functioning characteristics of the RMPS the monitoring and evaluation process implies a space for participation of different social actors where it is possible to identify and articulate the information that occurs in the network through a matrix and in the collective space of the Network in which the integration of regional policies is sought based on discussions of local successes and difficulties within the Network it is important to know the new lines of policy and to recognize the elements of municipal management that allow its emergence and sustainability Top BASKETBALL – BAHRAIN representatives Riffa were crowned champions last night of the Challenge Internacional de Basquete 3x3 em Capivari de Baixo 2024 Riffa clinched the title in the 3x3 basketball tournament after defeating home side Uberlandia PC 21-15 in the final Three straight two-pointers fired in by Dennis Donkor and then Thibaut Vervoort broke a 13-all deadlock with less than five minutes to play and sent Riffa on their way to the title Vervoort’s basket from beyond the arc put Riffa ahead 19-13 and then the Bahraini outfit sealed the win with a pair of free-throws from Foerts that earned them the 21-point target The score remained tight and a Caspar Augustijnen lay-up off an assist from Foerts brought them level at 13-apiece which set the stage for the decisive long-range barrage Riffa booked their tickets to the Abu Dhabi stop on this year’s FIBA 3x3 World Tour The Brazilian competition was a qualifier for next month’s UAE event which will be followed right after by the Manama Masters Foerts was also named the Brazil tournament’s Most Valuable Player last night Riffa outclassed Antofagasta of Chile 21-12 in the semi-finals while Uberlandia PC defeated their compatriots from SP Drible Certo with a similar 21-12 scoreline in the other last-four affair Riffa edged past Brazil’s Santos De Rosis 21-19 to march through Riffa had previously won both their games in Pool A play to make it to the round of eight They first beat SP Barra Funda Fenix of Brazil 22-12 21-15 to claim first place in their division The FIBA 3x3 World Tour is the most prestigious event in 3x3 street basketball.