"It's not just the noise and the smell of the site that angers him. Soon, a pumping station will begin operation at the site, spewing wastewater from surrounding rich neighborhoods directly into Vila da Barca, from where it will then be pumped to Belem's first large-scale wastewater treatment facility. Wastewater from Vila da Barca, however, will continue to flow directly into the estuary."
""COP30" is printed on every billboard shielding the construction site. The pumping station and the large-scale treatment facility are part of a multi-million dollar investment that was made with the climate conference in mind. The water treatment facility was opened in October. Until then, Belem and its nearly 1.4 million inhabitants had practically no sewer system. Less than 4% of all sewage gets treated here, and only 20% of inhabitants are connected to a municipal sewerage network."
Belem opened its first large-scale wastewater treatment facility as part of multi-million-dollar investments tied to the COP30 climate conference. Much of the city's sewage remains untreated: under 4% treated and only about 20% of residents connected to sewers. A pumping station will redirect wastewater from wealthy neighborhoods through Vila da Barca, where sewage will be discharged into the Baia do Gaujara estuary while affluent areas gain parks and promenades. Residents of Vila da Barca report no local benefits and fear increased pollution and health risks. The project highlights unequal infrastructure distribution and environmental injustice between rich and poor neighborhoods.
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