A study by InCT researchers (National Institute of Science and Technology) revealed that, among the more than 26 million Brazilian students enrolled in high school, nearly 15 million (57.6%) are enrolled in schools with low or minimal flood prevention capacity. Already 8 million (33.8%) are in teaching units without preparation for drought or drought periods.
The data were presented during the 77th SBPC Annual Meeting (Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science), which took place from July 13 to 19 in Recife. During the event, information was also shared on COMO Climate change come
Last year, More than 1 million high school students lost classes In Brazil because of extreme climate events of drought or floods. According to data presented by MEC (Ministry of Education) in early July, due to floods that plagued Rio Grande do Sul last year.
To reach the numbers presented at the SBPC meeting, the researchers took into account the ISH (Water Safety Index), Inspection method that uses georeferenced maps to identify potential extreme impacts occurred by drought and rainfall in the country.
An example is the severe climate events recorded in 2024 during the one that hit the trumpets and woodin the Amazon basin. With low water level, that interrupted navigation in the regionHundreds of students were prevented from attending classes in the region.
How to combat the dropout caused by climate events?
Amid efforts that seek to mitigate the consequences of the classroominitiatives such as the collection of funds for schools, purchase of supplies and school materials, especially in July and November, the driers in the north of the country, are seen as actions that can reduce impacts on student routine.
These, according to Eduardo Mario Mediondo, professor at EESC-USP (São Carlos School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo) and one of the authors of the study, They are called “pedagogical resilience”.
In addition, the CEMADEN (National Center for Monitoring and Natural Disasters Alerts) since 2012, at the request of the federal government at the time, an index with information on periods of drought across the country, including analyzes for areas of agriculture, rural regions and indigenous lands.
