Environment Policy and Participation in the Tocantins River Basin, Brazil

Abstract

A water generated energy is -in the context of care of the environment -an overwhelming international challenge. As far as spring water and water reservoirs are concerned -as in the savannah biome (Cerrado) area of the Tocantins river -care of the environment requires as well technological management as sustained management including participation of local population. The River Basin Management of Tocantins -RBM-TO, has developed institutional procedures in handling the technological management, there is a need to improve the participation of local population in a sustained management process concerning decision making in questions of care of the environment. Water utilization in that savannah area has often been a controversial issue; the fact is that conflicts are caused by a permanent change of climate in that area comprising aridity and inundations. Issues such as generation of energy, water supply and its utilization, and care of the environment have great influence over the quality of life of the local population. The balance and reduction of the environmental impacts, the participation of the local persons concerned must be ensured; surveys and analysis's referring to integrated socio-ecological aspects in support of managing and planning of areas in the region.

Identifying potential stakeholders for the management of Lower Mgeta and Upper Zigi water catchments of Tanzania, East Africa

“…These multiple factors that arise from communities‐catchment interactions, bring challenges on natural resources, and more so, on the management of catchment resources. Community participation in water resources management has gained much international acceptance as a sustainable and holistic approach as it leads to knowledge production and sharing, which is a role central to any resource management (Rockström et al, 2014; Krause and Strang, 2016; Pessoa, 2020; Seth and Lyer, 2021). For instance, researchers in Africa (Msuya and Lalika, 2018), Europe (De Beer, 2012), Asia (Seth and Lyer, 2021), North America (Watson et al., 2019), Southern America (Pessoa, 2020) and Australia (Jackson, 2019) have encouraged the development of participation approaches that effectively integrate local communities in water catchment management process.…”