Water Security of Paraíba Municipalities: An Integrated Modeling of Climate Variability and Natural and Anthropogenic Dynamics

The SIGMA project, "Water Security of Paraíba Municipalities: An Integrated Modeling of Climate Variability and Natural and Anthropogenic Dynamics," funded by Fapesq-PB/FAPESP 2022, involves collaboration between UFCG, UMD, INPE, UEPB, IFPB, geo-T, and the SIRJ Lab. It assesses water security across basins, municipalities, urban and rural areas, emphasizing public participation for resilience.

Bostwick is a historic, eighteenth-century site located in Bladensburg, Maryland. It consists of a Georgian-style, central passage, main house that was altered in the early twentieth century in a Colonial Revival redo, multiple outbuildings dating from the late eighteenth to early twentieth century and landscaped grounds, including terraces. Christopher Lowndes, a locally prominent, English-born merchant built Bostwick in 1746 using indentured and enslaved workers. The house reflects the wealth and aesthetic tastes of Maryland’s colonial elite.