Blogs Posts on "Ceará"

Ceará Adopts Lamp and Battery Take-Back Law by The Temas Blog on Jun 19, 2009Yesterday the governor of the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará (CE) yesterday signed a law that would require the take-back of fluorescent lamps, batteries and piles.  The very brief and simple law requires vendors of such products in the stat...

$77 mil. to Improve Specialized Healthcare in Ceará / US$77 milhões para melhorar o atendimento especializado de saúde no Ceará by The Temas Blog on May 20, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Brazil’s state of Ceará to improve specialized health care with IDB support A $77 million loan will improve health services for 3 million people Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceará will...

IDB Funds Coal-Fired Power Plants in Brazil / O BID vai financiar usinas termelétricas a carvão no Brasil by The Temas Blog on Mar 20, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Brazil expands energy supply in Northeastern region with IDB financing Innovative agreement will partially offset CO2 emissions by promoting renewable energy projects and greenhouse gas reduction resea...

Brazil Creates 22 New National Research Institutes by The Temas Blog on Feb 4, 2009Brazil’s National Council for the Development of Science and Technology (CNPq) just announced the creation of 22 new National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs), bringing the number of such national institutes to 123, with total finan...