Análisis comparativo de modelos e instrumentos de gestión integrada del recurso hídrico en Suramérica: los casos de Brasil y Colombia

• Published in: Revista ambiente & água Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 73 - 97
• Main Authors: Padilla, Johnny Harold Rojas, Rincón, Mario Alejandro Perez, Malheiros, Tadeu Fabrício, Parra, Carlos Arturo Madera, Prota, Mariza Guimarães, Dos Santos, Raquel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Taubaté Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Case studies; Comparative analysis; ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL; Water resources management; Water supply; Brazil; Colombia; ferramentas de GIRH; IWRM tools; comités de cuencas hidrográficas; comitês de bacia hidrográfica; Gestión integrada del agua; water basin committees; participación comunitaria en gestión de cuencas; Integrated water resources management; Gestão integrada de recursos hídricos; Brasil y Colombia; Brasil e Colômbia; herramientas de GIRH; Brazil and Colombia; water management society participation; Participação da comunidade na gestão de bacias hidrográficas
• ISSN: 1980-993X; 1980-993X
• DOI: 10.4136/ambi-agua.971

Brazil and Colombia are rich in terms of water supply, ranking as world leaders in the supply of water resources. Despite this, both countries have problems of relative scarcity of this vital liquid in highly populated areas with much economic activity. Establishing policies and legal environmental standards has long tradition in both countries. However, although there are provisions and instruments for water management at the water basin level, these do not necessarily follow the conceptual development of integrated water resources management (IWRM). As a result, the two countries have partially implemented IWRM elements but with different characteristics both in its structure and instrumentality. In Colombia the State Government, through the Regional Environmental Corporations, implements IWRM (concessions, fee for water use, pollution rate, basin plans, etc), with no formal involvement of civil society management. In Brazil, however, IWRM management structure and tools are decentralized and participatory, as are the Water Basin Committees, entities where the State Government, municipalities and users participate, those with the greatest weight in water management. In Brazil, however, this model is not yet implemented in all watersheds. Thus, the aim of this paper is to compare the institutional and legal aspects of water management models in Brazil and Colombia with regard to the integrated water management concept. For the latter, we worked with a case study for each country regarding Nima River watershed (Colombia) and Tietê Jacaré (Brazil). [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]