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Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management : The Jaguaribe River Basin, CearĂ¡, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorJohnsson, Rosa Maria Formiga
dc.contributor.authorKemper, Karin Erika
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T18:08:51Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T18:08:51Z
dc.date.issued2005-06
dc.description.abstractThe authors describe and analyze water resources reform and decentralization of river basin management in the state of Ceara, Northeast Brazil, the poorest part of the country. The Jaguaribe river basin is located entirely within the state of Ceara. With a drainage area of 72,560 square kilometers, it covers almost half of the state's territory. The basin has 80 municipalities and more than 2 million people, about half rural and half urban, in primarily small towns, representing about a third of Ceara's population. Precipitation in the basin is highly variable, ranging from 400 mm in the hinterland to 1,200 mm along the coast. Rivers in the basin are ephemeral and only flow during the rainy season. The key water management challenge is to capture the water in reservoirs in rainy years and to manage it such that it will last for several years, in case the following years are drought years. The other important challenge is the increasing dependence of the state capital Fortaleza, located in a different basin, on water from the Jaguaribe basin. Decentralization of decisionmaking has taken place at two levels. Devolution from the federal to the state level in the past 15 years was highly successful. The state has created its own Water Resources Management Company (COGERH) which is responsible for water resources management throughout the state. Decentralization from state to local level has been more partial. Although COGERH has decentralized the allocation of strategic reservoir waters to local institutions, many traditional water management attributions continue under its and the state's purview, such as water permits, bulk water pricing, planning, operation and maintenance of hydraulic infrastructure, groundwater management, and control. The creation of sub-basin committees and user commissions has increased stakeholder participation of all types. Although so far stakeholder involvement has been limited largely to the negotiated allocation of water and to conflict resolution, these experiences represent a radical transformation in management practices, transforming water users from uninformed takers of water management decisions to informed and aware participants in the management process. That said, local stakeholders still have no say in some decisionmaking processes that affect them directly, such as bulk water pricing or inter-basin transfers to Greater Fortaleza, which continue solely under the control of state government agencies. The case of the Jaguaribe basin shows that (1) long-standing political support is of major importance in the development and implementation of water resources management reform, (2) that institutional arrangements for water resources management can successfully be adapted to local conditions to achieve positive outcomes, and (3) that even with initial conditions that seem to not favor change, decentralization can be achieved.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5866161/institutional-policy-analysis-river-basin-management-jaguaribe-river-basin-ceara-brazil
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3649
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8298
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3649
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADEQUATE SANITATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectALLOCATION PROCESS
dc.subjectARID REGIONS
dc.subjectBASIN AREA
dc.subjectBASIN LEVEL
dc.subjectBASIN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBASIN MANAGEMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectBASIN MANAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS
dc.subjectBASIN ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectBASIN POPULATION
dc.subjectBASIN-LEVEL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectBULK WATER
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF WATER
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIVE USES
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDEMAND ESTIMATES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDIVERSION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT EXPOSURE
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectDRY YEARS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFRESHWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINTER-BASIN TRANSFERS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectLOCAL-LEVEL BASIN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMAIN WATER SOURCES
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE OF WATER
dc.subjectMANAGING WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROTECTION AGAINST DROUGHT
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSEWAGE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSUB-BASIN
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWASTEWATER COLLECTION
dc.subjectWATER AGENCIES
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER FEES
dc.subjectWATER FLOWS
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER LAW
dc.subjectWATER LEGISLATION
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectWATER QUANTITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SANITATION
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECURITY
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER TRANSFER
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER USER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.subjectWATER USES
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.titleInstitutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management : The Jaguaribe River Basin, CearĂ¡, Brazilen
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okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3649
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Drought Management
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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