Transformando la gobernanza del agua en América del Sur: de la reacción a la adaptación y la anticipación

The GovernAgua project analyzed water governance in six South American river basins (in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay), finding that water crises are complex problems driven by ecological, climatic, economic, and governance factors. While crises have improved biophysical monitoring—such as turbidity measurement in Chubut and demand projections in the PCJ basin—responses remain largely reactive. The project emphasizes that basin committees with longer histories are better prepared for crises and calls for a shift toward integrated, anticipatory management and closer collaboration between science, policy, and society.

• Water crises in South America are complex issues resulting from a combination of ecological, climatic, economic, and governance factors. The project highlights that current responses are generally reactive, emphasizing a need to strengthen anticipatory capacities to better handle uncertainty.
• Fragmented management between institutions responsible for agricultural productivity and environmental protection remains a significant challenge in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The project advocates for integrated water management through inter-institutional cooperation and the participation of various stakeholders, including government and society.
• Analysis of basin committees indicates that those with longer histories are typically better equipped to respond to water crises. For example, during the 2014 drought in São Paulo, the Piracicaba-Capivari-Jundiaí (PCJ) committee quickly established a Drought Working Group to coordinate with local governments.
• Water crises have often led to improvements in the monitoring of biophysical indicators. Specific examples include the development of water demand projections in the PCJ case and the creation of a turbidity measurement platform involving water cooperatives in the Chubut case.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Transformando la gobernanza del agua en América del Sur: de la reacción a la adaptación y la anticipación. https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_056_es_merged.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Transformando la gobernanza del agua en América del Sur: de la reacción a la adaptación y la anticipación. n.d. https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_056_es_merged.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndtransformando, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Transformando la gobernanza del agua en América del Sur: de la reacción a la adaptación y la anticipación}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/pdf/es/ProjectBrief_056_es_merged.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }