Third Biennial International Waters Conference

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

BRAZILIAN SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES

IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

JOÃO BOSCO SENRA

SECRETARY OF WATER RESOURCES (SRH)

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MMA)

June/2005

Salvador- Bahia - Brazil

Legal and Institutional Framework

Federal Constitution 1988

The Water Resources Secretariat – SRH/MMA wasestablished in 1995.

Water Law (9.433/97)

Creates the National Water Resources ManagementSystem;

Enacts the National Water Resources Policy;

The National Water Agency - ANA was established in2000.

Water Resources Management in Brazil

National Water Resources Policy

Basin = Spatial unit for the implementation of the Water Policy

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State Water Resources Policy

Implementation of the State Water Resources Policy

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ANA

State entity State entity

CNRH

CERH State Entity

Federal entityBasin Committee

Basin Committee

Basin Agency

Basin Agency

National Water Resources Council

Highest deliberative forum in the National Water Resources Policy.

Composition: Federal Government, State Councils,Users, and Civil Society Organizations.

Nine Technical Chambers, which include, amongothers, one dedicated to Transboundary WaterResources Management.

MG

MT

SP

PR

SC

RS

ES

RJ

CE

PE

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RO

PA

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Legislation in progress

In process of implementation

STATE WATER

RESOURCES

SYSTEMS

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8

61

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N Number of Committees

State Council not installed

1

Basin Committeesunder Federal Domain

Approved by CNRH

Rios Pomba e Muriaé

Rios Piracicaba,Capivari, Jundiaí - PCJ

Rio Doce

Rio São Francisco

Rio Paraíba do Sul - CEIVAP

Rio Paranaíba

Rio Verde Grande

Strengthening environmental (SISNAMA) and water resources

management (SINGREH) national systems;

Water as a cross-cutting theme;

Participation and Social Accountability;

Gender Equity;

Decentralization;

Sustainable Development - Agenda 21and MDG´s

Synergies among Conventions: Biodiversity, Desertification,

Climate Change, and Wetlands (Ramsar).

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES POLICY

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Water Resources Plans

Water Permits;

Payment for water use (user-pays and

polluter-pays principles);

Water quality classification;

Enforcement and control;

National Water Information System.

Water Policy Instruments

OBJECTIVE:

To establish a national pact integrating

multiple interests of use over water

resources, promoting the goals of economic

viability, social inclusion, environmental

sustainability, and risk control during

critical hydrological events.

Planning as a process

Construction of indicators

Strategic – Participative – Decentralized

A Vision through 2020

National Water Resources Plan (PNRH)

Water Resources National Plan (PNRH)

Macro-strategies for the implementation of the NationalWater Policy and Water Resources Management System;

Guidelines, Goals and Programs to achieve the scenariosagreed socially towards integrated water resourcesmanagement;

Millennium Development Goals: inter-relation withDevelopment and Poverty Eradication; Protection of ourcommon environment;

Hydrographic Region Area (km2) Population Medium Flow (m3/s)

1 Amazônica 3.843.402 7.609.424 112.370

2 Tocantins-Araguaia 967.059 7.890.714 15.433

3 Atl. Nordeste Ocidental 254.100 4.742.431 2.514

4 Nordeste Oriental 287.348 21.606.881 813

5 Parnaíba 334.113 3.630.431 763

6 São Francisco 636.920 13.297.955 3.037

7 Atlântico Leste 374.677 13.641.045 1.400

8 Atlântico Sudeste 229.972 25.644.396 3.286

9 Paraná 879.860 54.639.523 10.371

10 Paraguai 363.447 1.887.401 1.833

11 Uruguai 174.412 3.824.652 4.117

12 Atlântico Sul 185.856 11.592.481 4.129

Brazil Hydrographic RegionsCNRH Resolution n°32, 15/Oct/2003.

National

Hydrographic Division

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Sensibilization, Mobilization and Institutional Arrangement

Regional Discussions (consulting actors)

Technical Support for Discussions (National e Regional)

Scenario Consolidation

Consolidation of Directives, Goals and Programs

Development Process

PNRH Approval - National Water Resources Council

Adoption of Scenarios – National Water Resources

Council

SRH – PNRH Technical Group, DBR (2003-2005)

Water Resources National Plan (PNHR)

Discussion of terms of reference for the Regional Brochure.

Support for the production of the Regional Brochure.

Support for the structuring of the Regional Prospective Seminars.

Support for the consolidation of the Regional Vision

Regional Executive

Commission

(Quadripartite)

State Public

MeetingsNational

Seminar

Presentation

and discussion

of results

Regional

Prospective

Seminars

Prospective

Scenarios

Consolidation

National

Workshop

- GTCE

- CT-PNRH

Hydrographic regions State Level Federal Level

Support for the

structuring of the

State Public

Meetings –

presentation of first

results and

systematization of

suggestions for

proprietary

programs in regional

scale.

Planning Levels

SRH – PNRH Technical Group, DBR (2003-2005)

Water Resources National Plan (PNHR)

PLATA RIVER BASIN FRAMEWORK PROGRAM

GUARANI AQUIFER

SÃO FRANCISCO

PANTANAL/UPPER PARAGUAY

AMAZON

DELTAMERICA

GEF IW Projects in Brazil

Common Strategy for Water Resources

Management in LAC Countries

(DELTAmerica Project)

To converge national policies toward common goals related to

sustainable water use, taking into account human

consumption needs, production activities, and ecosystems

protection.

To identify problems that make it difficult to implement

signed agreements for transboundary basin management and

to propose measures to overcome them;

To develop articulated actions and cooperation among

countries toward water management;

To strengthening national structures to attain Millennium

Development Goals.

Common Strategy - Objectives

Strengthening and harmonization of actions in projects

implemented in the same region;

Coordination of overlapping projects in an integrated way;

Need to internalize project management in the countries;

Improve institutional strengthening and stakeholder

training in water management as part of project

implementation;

Active promotion of horizontal cooperation and

information exchange;

Promotion participation and social accountability.

Lessons Learned

THANK YOU! Obrigado!

João Bosco SenraSecretary of Water Resources

Ministry of Environment of Brazil

joao.senra@mma.gov.br

Tel: +55 (61) 4009-1291

www.mma.gov.br