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rio de janeiro - Coggle Diagram
rio de janeiro
challenges
education - only half of all children continue their education beyond the age of 14, because of a shortage of schools and children + lack of money and need for teenagers to support their families
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water supply - 12% of rios population has no running water + 37% is lost through leaks and illegal access + droughts make water expensive
unemployment - a recession in 2015 increased unemployment in rio, unemployment rates in favelas are over 20% + most people work in the informal economy
crime - murder, kidnapping and armed assault occur regularly + powerful gangs control drug trafficking e.g red command
energy - frequent power cuts and blackouts + many poorer people get their electricity by illegaly tapping into the main supply
air pollution and traffic congenstation - steep mountains limit where roads can go + the number of cars has grown + people prefer to drive due to high crime rates
water pollution - Guanabara bay is highly polluted because the government has not paid for sewage pipes + there has been oil spills from the Petrobas oil refinery + ships empty their fuel tanks in the bay
waste pollution - many favelas are on steep slopes with few proper roads so waste collection is collection + most waste is dumped and pollutes the water system causing disease
solutions
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education - authorities given school grants to poor families + opened a private university in Rocinha favela
water supply - 300km new pipes and seven plants built + by 2014, 95% of the population had mains water
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unemployment - the schools of tomorrow progamme aims to improve education in the poor and voilent areas + free child care is provided to enable teenage parents to return to education
crime - in 2013, pacifying police units were established to regain control of faveals from drug dealers + police have taken control of some crime dominated favelas
air pollution and traffic congestion - expansion of the metro system + new toll roads + making coast roads one way in rush hours
water pollution - 12 new sewage works have been built since 2004 + ships are fined for discharging fuel illegally + 5km of new sewage pipes have been installed
waste pollution - a power plant has been set up which consumes 30 tonnes of rubbish a day and produces enough electricity for 1000 homes