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Rio de Janeiro (Enviroment (Air (Solution:Air pollution is estimated to…
Rio de Janeiro
Enviroment
Air
Solution:Air pollution is estimated to cause 5,000 deaths per year in Rio. The city is often covered with brown smog. This happens because:
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Social
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Water Issue
Solution: Most of the work has quantity or quality of the water in the favelas and in the Olympic Park. Seven new treatment plants were built between 1998 and 2014, and over 300 km of pipes were laid. By 2014, 95 per cent of the population had a mains water supply.
Health Care
Solution: One Example of how the authorities have tried to improve health care is the favela of Santa Marta. Set on a steep hillside, with a population of 8,000, it has few roads and the main means of access is an overcrowded cable car.
Economic
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Unemployment
Solution: The local government is using education to try to reduce youth unemployment. The Schools of Tomorrow programme aims to improve education for young people in the poor and violent areas of the city.
Courses are available for adults who have temporarily left education but want to continue their studies. Free child care is provided for teenage parents to enable them to return to education.
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