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São Paulo plans 30 billion reais climate response package
The São Paulo state government plans a 30 billion reais climate package for risks linked to climate change.
It is due to present the measures on Wednesday, October 14, as El Niño could bring heavier rain late this year and early in 2027.
The plan includes a special cabinet bringing together government agencies, utility companies, police and firefighters to coordinate the response.
Daily regional alerts and weather bulletins will classify risk from green, for observation, to red, for emergency.
The package also includes work on reservoirs, dams and rivers, along with measures to reduce the need to move families from risk areas.
Health measures aim to prevent disease including dengue and illnesses linked to contaminated water.
São Paulo’s government plans to launch a climate response package worth about R$30 billion on Wednesday, October 14.
The package includes a special operation to address El Niño, which could bring heavier rain late this year and in early 2027.
Measures include a special coordination office, daily regional risk alerts and weather bulletins.
The planned investments include work on reservoirs and flood-control basins, dams and the Tietê and Pinheiros rivers.
The package also includes measures to reduce risks to families and prevent the spread of diseases.
- Who
- The government of São Paulo.
- What
- It plans to launch a climate response package worth about R$30 billion, including a special operation for El Niño.
- When
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
- Where
- At the Palácio dos Bandeirantes in São Paulo.
- Why
- To address climate change impacts and prepare for El Niño, which could bring heavier rain late this year and in early 2027.
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The state government’s presentation of the measures was scheduled for the following day, though Governor Tarcísio de Freitas’s attendance was uncertain.
The government plans to present the climate response package at the Palácio dos Bandeirantes.
- Planned investment
- About R$30 billion
- Planned presentation
- October 14, 2026
- Weather risk
- El Niño could bring heavier rain late in 2026 and early in 2027
- Regional alert levels
- Green, yellow, orange and red
- Rivers named for work
- Tietê and Pinheiros
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