Based on the results of the risks raised in the Risk and Climate Adaptation Plan, Braskem identified four basins with a high risk of water scarcity: Guandu Basin, in Rio de Janeiro; Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí River Basin (PCJ), in São Paulo; Rio dos Remédios Basin, in Alagoas and Recôncavo Norte and Inhambupe Basins, in Bahia.
For each of the identified basins, an internal calculation of the price of water was carried out, considering the risk of operational and financial losses due to the restriction of grants, in order to arrive at the price that could be paid for the investment in an alternative water source that would neutralize the risk of scarcity, such as the reuse of WWTP.
Once the internal price of water was calculated, the plants inserted in risk basins developed an Action Plan to study the cost and feasibility of alternative sources such as reuse of ETE, desalination and use of groundwater. The 2018 planning provides for the definition of the best source for short to medium term investment, in order to neutralize operational and financial risks.
These actions are part of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan, which also provides for continued support for the Aquapolo project, which ensures the continuity of production at the company's plants in the ABC region, which, like the four mentioned here, also features a high risk of water scarcity.
