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The government of São Paulo is investing R$47,1 million in modernizing weather radars and preventive alerts. With advanced technology and data integration, the state is reinforcing its capacity to predict and respond to natural disasters, ensuring greater protection for the population against extreme weather events.
In an effort to improve prevention and response to natural disasters, the Government of the State of São Paulo announced a significant investment in modernizing its climate monitoring structures.
The initiative aims to integrate advanced technologies to ensure greater safety for the population in the face of extreme weather events.
Governor Tarcísio de Freitas inaugurated, this Thursday (13), at Palácio dos Bandeirantes, the new Emergency Management Center (CGE) of the State Civil Defense and the Paulista Center for Radars and Meteorological Alerts (Cepram).
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These centers, which are part of the SP Sempre Alerta campaign, received a total investment of R$47,1 million.
The objective is to improve risk management, prevention and the actions of the São Paulo government in the face of natural disasters and extreme weather events.
Cutting-edge technology at the service of the population
The new CGE is equipped with advanced technology to monitor, in real time, weather conditions and occurrences throughout the state, allowing for more agile and efficient action.
Cepram, also managed by Civil Defense, focuses on preventive actions, training agents and developing resilience strategies to minimize the impacts of natural disasters on the population of São Paulo.
The modernization of the structure, with an investment of R$3,2 million, enables greater integration with municipalities and partner agencies, reinforcing the state's security and preparedness for emergencies.
In addition, the government contracted a new meteorological service, with an investment of R$3 million, expanding the technical capacity for weather forecasting and rapid response to climate events.
Data integration for more accurate predictions
With an investment of R$40,9 million, Cepram will integrate all the technology available in the state, gathering data from meteorological radars, sensors and warning systems to improve forecasting and issuing alerts to the population.
The structure will have a specialized technical team, including meteorologists, hydrologists and geologists, and will reinforce the work of the CGE, ensuring greater precision in weather reports and in issuing alerts in risk situations, such as heavy rain, strong winds and hail.
Currently, the state of São Paulo has seven meteorological radars, two of which were recently acquired: one in Ilhabela, with an investment of R$10 million, and another in Campinas, worth R$4 million.
The radars, operated by different institutions, such as SP Águas, USP, UNESP and Unicamp, will now have their data integrated.
Strengthening Civil Defense
The state coordinator of Civil Defense, Colonel PM Henguel Pereira, highlighted the importance of this integration: “We have been planning and working towards this integration since the beginning of Governor Tarcísio de Freitas’ administration.
This partnership generates positive results in terms of preventing and responding to climate change. Now, we will have a modern center that will serve as a reference for other states and will allow us to provide a higher quality service to the people of São Paulo.”
São Paulo Always Alert Campaign
The SP Sempre Alerta campaign is a partnership between the State Civil Defense and several state secretariats and aims to expand alert actions in risk situations, investment in cutting-edge technology for meteorological monitoring and protection of the population.
One of the actions incorporated by the campaign is the use of new warning sirens for storms in risk areas.
The equipment began to be used in São Sebastião, on the North Coast, and will also be installed in other cities with a history of flooding and landslides.
Anti-flood works and monitoring of risk areas
The Secretariat of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics is allocating more than R$1,8 billion in actions to minimize the impact of climate change on the population.
Initiatives include the construction of new reservoirs, cleaning of existing reservoirs and dredging of canals and rivers.
Furthermore, a partnership between Civil Defense and the Department of Development and Housing will allow the monitoring of risk areas throughout the state of São Paulo, using a digital platform that uses satellite images to monitor the progress of irregular housing construction and deforestation in environmental preservation areas.
New protocols and specialized care
The campaign also includes new protocols between state agencies.
The Health Department will expand the offer of training workshops for local health and epidemiological surveillance agents, prioritizing rapid response actions in communities affected by floods and landslides.
The Secretariat for Human Rights Person with Disabilities will offer specialized assistance to more vulnerable groups during disasters, mapping homes with people with disabilities or reduced mobility, as well as children, pregnant women and the elderly in risk areas.
Preventive plan and additional investments from the government of São Paulo
The Civil Defense Prevention Plan is also part of the SP Sempre Alerta campaign, involving actions to monitor accumulated rainfall rates and weather forecasts, field inspections and emergency assistance to municipalities or regions affected by disasters.
In addition, the State Civil Defense is investing R$188 million in 2023 to deal with disasters, with slope containment works, bridge reconstruction and the purchase of vehicles and equipment, radars and sirens.
