Glimpses on the Brazilian Agriculture and the Semiarid Challenges

Permanent Forum for Drought Management

Geraldo EugenioAustralia, June 2016

Topics to be addressed

• Brazilian climate• Brazilian ecosystems• Agriculture in Brazil• The Brazilian Semi-arid• Drought prone areas• The State of Pernambuco• How to deal with droughts?

Brazilian climate

Brazilian ecosystems

Principal hydrological systems

Brazilian hydrological basins

Agriculture in Brazil:The contrast

The Brazilian semi-arid

The State of Pernambuco

The Northeast of Brazil: a drought prone area

Pernambuco Agency for water and climate

Brazilian Outback: Os Sertões

How to deal with droughts

• http://www.apac.pe.gov.br/arquivos_portal/boletinsreservatorios/boletim%20reservat%C3%B3rio%2011.pdf

Final comments

Acknowledgments!