Proposal of guidelines and plans for governance and adaptive water security: technical, participatory and sustainability dimensions, in a context of climate change, based on the actors at Alto Tietê and Paraíba watersheds

• Grant number: 22/08396-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2022
• End date: March 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Agreement: CONFAP - National Council of State Research Support Foundations
• Principal Investigator: Pedro Roberto Jacobi
• Grantee: Pedro Roberto Jacobi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Amauri Pollachi ; Bruno Peregrina Puga ; Carolina Monteiro de Carvalho ; Estela Macedo Alves ; Isabela Minelli D'Andréa ; Laís Cristina Malaquias Avelino ; Leila Maria Vendrametto ; luiz henrique gonçalves nickel ; Marcelo Aversa ; Mariana Gutierres Arteiro da Paz ; Osvaldo Aly Junior ; Paulo Antonio de Almeida Sinisgalli ; Pedro Luiz Côrtes ; Riciane Maria Reis Pombo ; Sandra Irene Momm Schult ; Valeriana Augusta Broetto ; Vanessa Lucena Empinotti ; Victor Uehara Kanashiro ; Zenaida Luisa Lauda Rodriguez
• Associated research grant(s): 23/01595-0 - Water security and human mobility in the context of climate change and disasters: relationships, synergies and potential for sustainable development in the Alto Tietê watershed, AP.R
• Associated scholarship(s): 23/06441-0 - Systematization of data and documentary research related to governance and adaptive water security, BP.TT; 23/04908-9 - Diagnosis of nature-based solutions related to water security in the municipalities of the Alto Tietê Watershed, BP.TT

Abstract

The present proposal is based on the contextualization of the water realities of two regions, Médio Paraíba and Alto Tietê, located in the states of Paraíba and São Paulo, respectively, increasingly affected by water scarcity, with their specificities associated with water security. The project builds from the assumption of adaptive governance and sustainability to prioritize the development and application of social technologies. These technologies promote empowerment and dialogue with different segments of society in face of climate change in urban and peri-urban contexts. Therefore, the central objective of the project is, on one hand, to investigate and analyze practices and plans, and, on the other hand, to develop and propose guidelines and action plans for adaptive Water Security, which include the technical, participatory and sustainability dimensions as pillars in the formulation of a dynamic water governance in the context of climate change, discussing guidelines for the action of multiple actors in the river basins chosen in the states involved. The research will be based on participatory methodologies centered on documentary and bibliometric research, semi-structured interviews and a social learning approach, aiming to constitute a research network around the two regions involved, as well as a dialogue between teams and partners around the watersheds that are vital for public supply. (AU)