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Understanding flow rate changes in rivers of the Amazon basin

Environment and Resources department - Natural risks and vulnerability , Marine and halieutic biodiversity, Water and soil ressources - Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia

January 2003

The Amazon basin is the world’s largest river basin, covering some six million km². Understanding changes in the flow rate of the Amazon and its tributaries is crucial for local people, whose livelihoods depend on river transport and fishing. The IRD and its partners, who have been studying ...

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Water supplies to Mexico City

Environment and Resources department - Water and soil ressources - Mexico

January 2001

Faced with a severe water supply problem, the Mexico City metro area must exploit new resources, further away from the city each time. Five years ago, IRD researchers and their Mexican partners launched a programme of surveys in the Valle de Bravo basin to study its water regime and water ...

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