Water Management

Constraints to and Contributions of Brazilian Watershed Management Committees1

Bibliographic Data

ID5084447
AuthorsLarissa De Lima Trindade (0000-0002-9708-0363, Southern Border Federal University, Brazil, corresponding author), Luiz Fernando Scheibe (0000-0002-5275-9671, Santa Catarina Federal University, Brazil)
Year2019
Volume22
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20160267r2vu2019l2ao
OpenAlexW2969521417
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2019000100310
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

This study discusses the main contributions and limitations to the performance of Brazilian Watershed Management Committees. Two integrative reviews of the literature were conducted that revealed that most of these committees are failing to contribute effectively to the purposes for which they were created. This is mainly due to: lack of support from the state; the non-implementation of management instruments and the low participation of municipal and state public authorities and of civil society in these spaces. The committees have made contributions in environmental education and by allowing greater social participation in decisions about water management

Business · Civil society · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Politics · Public management · Public participation · Watershed · Watershed Management · Computer Science · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Science · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Law · Public Administration · Water Governance and Infrastructure