Urban Waters for Social and Environmental Resilience

Solutions for the challenges of Extreme Drought

UTC Pernambuco – Urban Waters for Social and Environmental Resilience aims to
build actions towards the New Urban Agenda and intends to engage its participants
to commit themselves on contributing in their territories through a consensual
proposal, both at local and international level.
Held in three municipalities of Pernambuco State – Belo Jardim, Petrolina and Recife,
intends to bring to light different possibilities for local actions towards water
resilience, in dialogue with Pernambuco’s territory and different urban and socialscenarios.
UTC Pernambuco also aims to promote a final dialogue on the Metropolitan
Management Laws, mandatory for Brazilian municipalities, to be presented to
Brazilian Government in December 2017.