Transboundary conflicts and water governance in the Paraguay River Basin – South America

This article analyses the conflicts and the structure of water governance in the Paraguay River Basin– South America – based on a review of documentary sources, specialised literature, and interviewswith key stakeholders operating in the basin. The study shows that the internal asymmetry of Brazilan...

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Autores: Barbosa, Flavia Darre, Ribeiro, Wagner Costa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Sustentabilidade em Debate (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52302
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/52302
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transboundary Waters
Paraguay River Basin
Water Governance
International Cooperation
Conflicts over water
Water governance
hydropolitics
Águas Transfronteiriças
Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraguai
Governança Hídrica
Cooperação Internacional
Conflitos pela água
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Sumario:This article analyses the conflicts and the structure of water governance in the Paraguay River Basin– South America – based on a review of documentary sources, specialised literature, and interviewswith key stakeholders operating in the basin. The study shows that the internal asymmetry of Braziland between this country and Paraguay is crucial in the definition of water use in the Basin, thusresulting in conflicts. The results of the study highlight the need for advances in the implementation ofagreements for the basin and the fact that these should include instruments that encompass new scalesof management and cooperation opportunities from local stakeholders, who have been neglected indecisions despite the coexistence of informal agreements between the parts.