Informe de proyecto: Aprender de las crisis del agua: se necesita una gobernanza adaptativa y anticipatoria del agua en América del Sur

The GovernAgua project aims to transition water governance in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay from reactive to anticipatory models. By analyzing six river basins, the project seeks to develop a system of collective intelligence and experimental governance to enhance ecosystem services and human well-being. Initial findings highlight a shift from hierarchical to integrated governance models following national constitutional reforms, though progress varies by country, with Argentina showing less developed participatory legislation compared to Brazil and Uruguay.

• The project identifies that water crises—including erosion, flooding, water quality loss, and scarcity—are driven by climate variability and significant changes in land use across the studied basins.
• Constitutional reforms in Argentina (2002), Brazil (1988), and Uruguay (2004) facilitated a transition from hierarchical 'command and control' governance to more integrated models featuring decentralization and broader stakeholder participation.
• Comparative analysis reveals that while Brazil and Uruguay utilize a combination of hierarchical and network governance (vertical and horizontal coordination), Argentina remains predominantly hierarchical with less non-governmental participation and less developed participatory legislation.
• The project focuses on three specific deep-study cases to establish an experimental anticipatory governance system: the Chubut River in Argentina, the Piracicaba-Capivari-Jundiaí (PCJ) rivers in Brazil, and Laguna del Sauce in Uruguay.

APA

Trimble, M., Jobbágy, E., Pascual, M., & Jacobi, P. R. (2024). Informe de proyecto: Aprender de las crisis del agua: se necesita una gobernanza adaptativa y anticipatoria del agua en América del Sur. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/en/transformando-la-gobernanza-del-agua-en-america-del-sur-de-la-reaccion-a-la-adaptacion-y-la-anticipacion-sgp-hw-056/

Chicago

Trimble, Micaela, Esteban Jobbágy, Miguel Pascual, and Pedro R. Jacobi. Informe de proyecto: Aprender de las crisis del agua: se necesita una gobernanza adaptativa y anticipatoria del agua en América del Sur. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2024. https://iai.int/en/transformando-la-gobernanza-del-agua-en-america-del-sur-de-la-reaccion-a-la-adaptacion-y-la-anticipacion-sgp-hw-056/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trimble2024informe, author = {Trimble, Micaela and Jobbágy, Esteban and Pascual, Miguel and Jacobi, Pedro R.}, title = {{Informe de proyecto: Aprender de las crisis del agua: se necesita una gobernanza adaptativa y anticipatoria del agua en América del Sur}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://iai.int/en/transformando-la-gobernanza-del-agua-en-america-del-sur-de-la-reaccion-a-la-adaptacion-y-la-anticipacion-sgp-hw-056/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }