Water resources managementthe scenario of Brazil's Northeast

Resumo

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.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

1993

Instituição

Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)

Fonte

Revista de Administração Pública

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/8669

Temas

Desenvolvimento Regional

Palavras-chave

managementwater resourcessemi-arid region of the Northeast.Gestiónlos recursos hídricosregión semiárida del Nordeste.Gerenciamentorecursos hídricosregião semi-árida do Nordeste.