Next year, bidding will start for the next megadam - a 8,000MW plant at São Luiz on the Tapajós river, despite opposition from the Mundruku tribe, whose lands are likely to be partly submerged.
In many cases, effective climate adaptation will entail asking the question of whether it's better to help communities remain in situ, providing better facilities to help them survive floods, store water, keep animals, or whatever the issue may be - or whether the traditional lands are likely to become uninhabitable, in which case assisted migration might be considered a better option.
By 2050, 1bn hectares of land is likely to be cleared to meet rising food demands from a growing population.
The new canal, which will pass through a much wider stretch of land, is likely to be more than 250km long.
The tax on land is likely to be capitalized (absorbed in the future profit to be realized from the property) to the extent that it is not offset by benefits of public services.
The history of Streeterville suggests that when legal title to reclaimed land is highly uncertain, conflict over control of the land is likely to persist until one or more persons succeed in establishing what is perceived to be possession of the land.
The sustainability of food production in such conditions "will also be a key issue for the region, with much of the population dependent on rice crops as a staple". The report warns that a "rapid loss of some arable land is likely to promote local, then national migration", which may contribute to unrest.
A multi-national firm has said the planned Bristol Rovers stadium on university land is likely to be a "bad neighbour".
Sustainable economic activity by farmers may not lead to the release of land where there are no profitable alternative uses; under these circumstances, land is likely to remain in livestock production, albeit under more extensive conditions.
