{"id":10018,"date":"2025-11-10T11:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/cop-30-agua\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:20:46","slug":"cop-30-agua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/en\/artigos\/cop-30-agua\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should water and sanitation be on the COP30 agenda?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10018\" class=\"elementor elementor-10018 elementor-10004\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e4343 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20e4343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634d087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"634d087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COP 30 begins today in Bel\u00e9m (PA) and represents a historic milestone for Brazil, not only for hosting the biggest global event on climate change, but also for putting the Amazon at the center of the discussions.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, one key issue has yet to be given the prominence it deserves: <\/span><b>water management and basic sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><h3><b>Water at the epicenter of the climate crisis<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate change is directly affecting the availability and quality of water. Severe droughts, floods, rising sea levels and extreme events make access to drinking water increasingly vulnerable.   <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the UN,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/topic\/water-and-sanitation\/drinking-water\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"> <b>around 2 billion people in the world still do not have access to safe drinking water<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, e <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwater.org\/publications\/who\/unicef-joint-monitoring-program-update-report-2023?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><b>3.5 billion lack safe sanitation<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">numbers that are likely to grow as the climate crisis worsens.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil, despite being home to around <\/span><b>12% of the planet&#8217;s fresh water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">faces structural challenges in terms of distribution and treatment.<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><h3><b>Water and sanitation: pillars of climate adaptation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The COP 30 agenda needs to recognize that <\/span><b>without sanitation there is no climate resilience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Water treatment and reuse, effluent control and the strengthening of urban drainage systems are essential measures to mitigate environmental impacts and protect vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing in <\/span><b>sustainable water infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is to invest in health, food security, clean energy and social well-being. In addition, proper sanitation reduces greenhouse gas emissions by preventing the release of methane and other pollutants from untreated sewage. <\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><h3><b>Solutions that need to be on the table<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COP 30 is an opportunity for Brazil and the world to make progress on <\/span><b>integrated solutions for water and sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reuse and desalination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as strategic alternatives for arid regions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment of industrial and domestic effluents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a focus on energy efficiency and carbon reduction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Intelligent management of water resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supported by technology, data and innovation.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Green financing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for sanitation and resilient infrastructure projects.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f99b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f99b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/barco-motor-no-lago-cercado-por-belas-arvores-verdes-sob-um-ceu-nublado-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/barco-motor-no-lago-cercado-por-belas-arvores-verdes-sob-um-ceu-nublado-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/barco-motor-no-lago-cercado-por-belas-arvores-verdes-sob-um-ceu-nublado-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/barco-motor-no-lago-cercado-por-belas-arvores-verdes-sob-um-ceu-nublado-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/barco-motor-no-lago-cercado-por-belas-arvores-verdes-sob-um-ceu-nublado.png 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06093e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06093e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How PE contributes to this global agenda<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 years ago <\/span><b>EP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is working to transform the water scenario in Brazil by developing solutions that combine technology, innovation and sustainability. Through   <\/span><b>360\u00b0 solution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the company integrates all stages of the process, from laboratory analysis to treatment, reuse and automation, offering a complete and efficient water management model for industries, utilities and environmental consultancies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EP&#8217;s main areas of activity include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Environmental analysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with its own laboratory infrastructure for accurate diagnosis and assertive decision-making;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatability studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These studies assess the best way to treat industrial and domestic effluents based on our own laboratory tests, providing a diagnosis and customized solution;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Design and implementation of water and effluent treatment plants (WTPs and STEs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a focus on operational efficiency and reuse of resources;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Specialized technical operation for treatment plants,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring continuous performance and environmental compliance;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development of proprietary technologies for monitoring, automating and managing operations data, such as STEP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EP is increasingly expanding its know-how in the sanitation sector. Our most recent project involves a partnership with one of the country&#8217;s largest sanitation concessionaires, Aegea, which entrusted EP with a project to revitalize the supply system in Bel\u00e9m-PA, the host city of COP 30. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EP is supplying <\/span><b>25 complete and automatic systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the aim of removing elements such as <\/span><b>iron and manganese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and improving the quality of drinking water available to the population. The project is highly complex because, in addition to the large volume of systems, logistics and challenging deadlines, it was necessary to take into account the particularities of each locality, which had   <\/span><b>variable flow rates, different concentrations of chemical components and different installation structures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd35045 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bd35045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"What made EP win this contract was the flexibility we have to adapt to market needs quickly. We have the necessary experience to face major challenges, both from a technological and technical point of view.\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Rog\u00e9rio Toledo, CEO da EP<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7835ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7835ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>A call to action<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To talk about climate without talking about water is to ignore the basis of life. A  <\/span><b>COP 30 needs to consolidate water and sanitation as central axes of the climate negotiations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connecting environmental, social and economic policies around a common goal: guaranteeing the future of the next generations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COP 30 begins today in Bel\u00e9m (PA) and represents a historic milestone for Brazil, not only for hosting the biggest global event on climate change, but also for putting the Amazon at the center of the discussions. However, one key issue has yet to be given the prominence it deserves: water management and basic sanitation. 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