Given the high probability of having a strong or extra strong, the Ministry of wants an extraordinary budget for ICMBio and ICMBio in the amount of R$ 350 million for this year.
The first approval has already been given, but the resources should only be made available after government technicians have more definitions about .
Next week, MMA members will meet with meteorologists to update climate forecasts for the coming months. It will be the fourth meeting of the year. The expectation is that it will give more security to the projections.
It is this meeting that will support the discussions in the Situation Room, coordinated by and with the participation of at least ministries and strategic bodies in combating forest fires.
The forecast is that a strategic plan will be defined to be activated at the beginning of July if the most pessimistic El Niño forecasts are confirmed.
“If confirmed, we activate the red button on a set of measures that are being coordinated with the ministries. The meetings with meteorologists prepare the environment and anticipate a projection for us to work in the Situation Room”, said the ministry’s extraordinary secretary for deforestation control, André Lima.
Cemaden (National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alerts) has already sent alerts to the government for possible disasters in regions of the country due to El Niño.
Although not definitive, the projection is for stronger heat waves, and in the Amazon and a chance of flooding in the South region.
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