Management of transboundary water resources in South America: the contribution of the coordinating intergovernmental committee of the countries of the Plata Basin

• Grant number: 17/17997-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): April 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): October 02, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Wagner Costa Ribeiro
• Grantee: Isabela Battistello Espíndola
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/10125-1 - Management of transboundary water resources in South America: the contribution of the Coordination Intergovernmental Committee of the countries of the La Plata Basin (CIC), BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Water is a natural resource of great importance to all living beings, acquiring social, economic and political relevance to the global society. However, its quantitative distribution is not homogeneous and the maintenance of its quality to meet the different demands has been compromised by the uses and inefficiency of water management systems. In the case of transboundary waters, the problem is even greater, since they require exclusive legal treatment, since they are situated in two or more countries, with consequences for all those who share it, as is the case in South America, the area privileged in terms of water availability. Within this context, it is intended to take as a case study the Prata Basin, one of the main South American river basins, to discuss its management, importance and recognition to the states and regional institutions, using possible contributions from the Committee (CIC) for the development of institutional and legal frameworks for South American transboundary waters. In order to fulfill the proposed objectives, answer the questions and test the hypotheses, the approach of the theme will be multidisciplinary, permeating concepts of geography, international relations, law, geopolitics and environment. Exploratory, descriptive and explanatory methods will be used, through bibliographic research and documentary research. The methodological approach of this research will be the qualitative analysis of international documents and bibliographies pertinent to the subject, and quantitative, when necessary. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ISABELA BATTISTELLO ESPÍNDOLA; WAGNER COSTA RIBEIRO. Cidades e mudanças climáticas: desafios para os planos diretores municipais brasileiros. Cadernos Metrópole, v. 22, n. 48, p. 365-396, 2020-04-17. (17/17997-9)

ESPINDOLA, ISABELA BATTISTELLO; TELAROLLI DE ALMEIDA LEITE, MARIA LUISA; BATISTA DA SILVA, LUIS PAULO. Brazilian Hydropolitics under the United Nations 2030 Agenda. MERIDIANO 47-JOURNAL OF GLOBAL STUDIES, v. 21, p. 20-pg., 2020-01-01. (18/02981-2, 17/17997-9)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ESPÍNDOLA, Isabela Battistello. Hydropolitics and Transboundary Water Governance: an analysis of the role of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee of the La Plata Basin countries (CIC). 2021. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.