WEAP Training and Workshop

WEAP Training and Workshop

Overview of the São Francisco and Rio Preto Basins

Overview of the São Francisco and Rio Preto Basins

Ministério da Agricultura,Pecuária e Abastecimento

BrazilBrazil

Brasil

We speak Portuguese not Spanish

Fifth largest country

About 170 million of people

Rich in water…

Our Capital is Brasília and not Buenos Aires

BrazilBrazil

Low population density

No water problem

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São Francisco River BasinSão Francisco River Basin

25.6 million hectares (40%) ofagricultural land.

Water demands => 224 m³/s.Being: 28 m³/s (12.5%) => urban supply; 160 m³/s (71.4%) => irrigation; 7 m³/s (3.1%) => animal consumption 29 m³/s (13%) => industrial purposes

2,700 km from its headwaters to its mouth;

draining a 639,219 km2 area (8%) 503 Municipalities and a population

of 15,545,866 million of people

About 85% of the SF water is originated in the cerrados and 72% comes from the State of Minas Gerais.

The long term mean discharge in the mouth varies from 2,850 to 3,360 m3/s.

The Basin has a potential power generation of 26,346 MW.9,290 MW is already installed.

HDI varies from 0,823 in the upper SF to 0,538

São Francisco River BasinSão Francisco River Basin

São Francisco River Basin - Precipitation

São Francisco River Basin - Precipitation

Annual mean precipitation depths vary from 400 to 1,600 mm.

São Francisco River Basin - ClimateSão Francisco River Basin - Climate

Great diversity of climates, going from humid, in the Southern and Westernparts, to semi-arid, in the Juazeiro / Petrolina area.

Paracatu River BasinParacatu River Basin

One of the most important SF sub-basinsArea => 45.600 km2 (7%).

About 85% of the SF water is originated in the cerrados and 72% comes from the State of Minas Gerais.

40% of SF discharge during the dry season;38% of SF discharge during the rain season.

40% of SF discharge during the dry season;38% of SF discharge during the rain season.

Preto River BasinPreto River Basin

- One of the most important Paracatu sub-basins (Area => 10.459 km2 .)

- Agriculture is the most important activity;

- Facing serious water conflict

- HDI > 0.65

Preto River BasinPreto River Basin

Preto River BasinPreto River Basin

Why Preto River?Why Preto River?

• Logistically is the most adequate place;

• Upper Catchments with serious water conflicts => Irrigators

• Lack of information for planning

• Impact of the results

Embrapa Cerrados

• Data

CP and SRCP and SR

Preto River Basin (DF) - ImageryPreto River Basin (DF) - Imagery

Preto River Basin - DataPreto River Basin - Data

São Francisco River BasinSão Francisco River Basin

Thank You!Thank You!