Prospects and Challenges of Implementing the Hydrographic Region VIII Basin Plan

<em>The current “National Water Law” states that water resources plans must be elaborated by basins, states, and for the country. This essay discusses the water management process considering federal and state legislations and their interrelations, for the purpose of elucidating the gaps found...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Silva Duarte, Mônica dos Santos Marçal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora 2011-12-01
Series:Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
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Online Access:http://www.essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/1713
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Summary:<em>The current “National Water Law” states that water resources plans must be elaborated by basins, states, and for the country. This essay discusses the water management process considering federal and state legislations and their interrelations, for the purpose of elucidating the gaps found in them , aiming at their applicability to the system of water resources management within the CBH- Macaé and Ostras scope. It also discusses the construction and evolution process of the above-mentioned committee, and developments in the implementation of the Basin Plan of Hydrographic Region VIII.</em>
ISSN:1981-6197
2177-4560