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The man revamping Brazil's approach to water quality

How Adalto Bianchini's research is helping the largest country in South America rewrite its rules on one of its most precious resources
  • Sep 20, 2017
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It’s one of the wealthiest countries in South America, but Brazil’s approach to setting water policy and pollution regulations lags behind that of most of the developed world. Adalto Bianchini is working to change that. Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.

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