Source: Folha de S.Paulo.

Topics: Drought, rationing, urban planning, informality, transparency

Video: How to replace a rooftop cistern swarming with larva … It is curious how little time the media has given to the usual civic drive to stamp out dengue this year — a job where the news media can really help. Without proper inspection of pooled water, however, the mosquito gets a head start. Globo reports that reported cases are up 57% this month. Headlines:

Federal government registered 40,196 cases of dengue last month

Health minister attributes expansion of dengue to hydrological factors

Our amateur videomaker is probably a better spokesman for the problem than the government. http://youtu.be/U1wrnSHH__A

Panic on the Periphery

A scene of desperation in the eastern periphery: A woman weeps because she has been without water for her family for 11 days, schlepping water from a relative who receives water only every five days…