Water resources management: the scenario of Brazil's Northeast

This paper analyzes the present institutional and legal scenario of Brazil regarding to the establishment of a water resources management system for the semi-arid Northeast Region. The water laws in Brazil were, most of them, written based on the social and hydrologic conditions of the South of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Campos, José Nilson Beserra, Vieira, Vicente de P.P.B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/8669
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/8669
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:management
water resources
semi-arid region of the Northeast.
Gestión
los recursos hídricos
región semiárida del Nordeste.
Gerenciamento
recursos hídricos
região semi-árida do Nordeste.
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the present institutional and legal scenario of Brazil regarding to the establishment of a water resources management system for the semi-arid Northeast Region. The water laws in Brazil were, most of them, written based on the social and hydrologic conditions of the South of the Country. The Brazil's Constitution, promulgated in 1988, introduced a concept where the dominion of the water can change from that Union to the States according to the point on the river. Besides, there are situations where three institutions are responsible for providing license for withdraw. This shocks against basic principles of water management. The paper also presents some suggestions in order to establish, in the future, a more suitable juridic institutional basis for the regional water resources management system.