Interbasin Water Transfers: The Brazilian Experience and International Case Comparisons

摘要: This paper critically examines Brazil’s transbasin diversion experiences and two select, large-scale projects outside of Brazil. Rather than simply compare with international cases, the authors explore historical context projects, focusing on water resources environmental regulatory institutional frameworks in place during initial proposals how they influenced projects’ development completion rates. Huge investments, lengthy time span between date project start construction, need to garner public political support, more recently, fulfill national regional laws are major factors underlying heated debates about proposed projects. After a broad discussion subject, examine recently approved Brazilian project, Sao Francisco river diversion. is considered crucial economic semi-arid northeastern region. Despite fact that this government-funded was debated for several decades among various stakeholders, it under newly formed framework, which enabled improvements key technical aspects greater involvement social players.