Marina Silva: Political will needed to achieve universal sanitation
Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva stated on Monday (May 26) that achieving universal basic sanitation in Brazil by 2030 will require going beyond the provisions already set in law.“We need a political will and the commitment to prioritize it, ensuring that this translates into effort indicators supported by financial, human, and ecological resources, coordination capacity, and a forward-looking vision with technological innovation,” said the minister.Silva made the statement during a keynote speech at the 33rd Brazilian Congress of Environmental Sanitary Engineering in Brasília, stressing that Brazil must make the issue a priority.“Basic sanitation is about health, development, creating jobs and income — and even improving education for our children,” said the mini...
