In 2014, the city of São Paulo nearly ran out of water, while drought, deforestation, and urbanization continue to pressure the state’s water supplies.
- In 2018, a Water Institute delegation was invited by the Secretariat for the Environment of the State of São Paulo and its research institutes to participate in a three-day workshop to address and discuss the major water challenges facing the state, and the metropolitan area where more than 20 million people live.
- In 2018-19, the Water Institute will work with the Secretariat to develop a comprehensive, collaborative work plan to investigate priority water security issues to inform water policy and decision-making.
- A delegation from the University of São Paulo and the State research institutes will visit the Water Institute in late-2018 to continue collaboration and action.