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Water reforms in Brazil: Challenges and opportunities for promoting water security in a continental‐sized country
Author(s) -
Cunha Libanio Paulo Augusto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world water policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2639-541X
DOI - 10.1002/wwp2.12042
Subject(s) - water security , context (archaeology) , corporate governance , water resources , water conservation , political science , environmental planning , business , geography , finance , ecology , archaeology , biology
Brazil's legal and institutional framework for water resources management has recently undergone significant reforms that have reshaped the landscape of Brazil's national and subnational water governance systems in the next years. This paper examines the prospects for water security in the context of these water reforms, considering different water security dimensions. The results of national surveys, studies, plans, and federal programs developed over the last years reveal the necessity of casting the “water security envelope” wide enough to include concerns about water conservation and water governance in Brazil.