Management of transboundary water resources in South America: the contribution of the Coordination Intergovernmental Committee of the countries of the La Plata Basin (CIC)

• Grant number: 19/10125-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: September 16, 2019
• End date: March 15, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Wagner Costa Ribeiro
• Grantee: Isabela Battistello Espíndola
• Supervisor: Naho Mirumachi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: King's College London, England
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/17997-9 - Management of transboundary water resources in South America: the contribution of the coordinating intergovernmental committee of the countries of the Plata Basin, BP.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 the 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 Intergovernmental Committee of the Plata Basin (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 the environment. Exploratory, descriptive and explanatory methods will be used, through bibliographical 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.

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)

ESPINDOLA, ISABELA BATTISTELLO; RIBEIRO, WAGNER COSTA. Transboundary waters, conflicts and international cooperation-examples of the La Plata basin. WATER INTERNATIONAL, n. SI, MAR 2020. (19/10125-1)

ESPINDOLA, ISABELA BATTISTELLO; RIBEIRO, WAGNER COSTA. Transboundary waters, conflicts and international cooperation-examples of the La Plata basin. WATER INTERNATIONAL, v. 45, n. 4, SI, p. 329-346, MAY 18 2020. (19/10125-1)