Abstract
If in the internal area of the States the complexity that wraps the rational use of the waters is enormous, in the actions of international nature the formulation of rules becomes necessary to make possible the harmonious conciliation of particular interests of the involved States. This study aims to analyze the management of transboundary waters of Brazil and Colombia, countries that stand out for their significant water availability and because they share the waters of the Amazon Basin. For this proposal, we intend to analyze the legal framework and institutional arrangements of water resource management specific to these countries, trying to recognize the consistencies and divergences, as well as the challenges and possible improvements in the sustainable management of transboundary waters of Brazil and Colombia, even taking into account the path followed by the two countries regarding the issue, especially around the Amazon Cooperation Treaty.
Highlights
The big problem regarding water scarcity in a large part of the world is related, among other factors, to the unequal distribution of water resources with regards to population concentration
Latin America stands out; a privileged subcontinent in terms of water availability, but not exempt of problems associated with water resources management in the planet
The Shared Management of Transboundary Waters, Brazil and Colombia procedures and the dynamization of common decision execution taken by these countries in relation to the region
Summary
The big problem regarding water scarcity in a large part of the world is related, among other factors, to the unequal distribution of water resources with regards to population concentration. Brazil and Colombia, together with other six countries in South America, share one of the largest hydrographic basins in the world, the Amazon River basin, with a surface of approx. Amazon Basin is a common point of interest to eight South-American countries whose sovereign limits are overlapped regarding to it. The Shared Management of Transboundary Waters, Brazil and Colombia procedures and the dynamization of common decision execution taken by these countries in relation to the region. The creation of a common structure by these countries gains special relevance when is taken into account that the hydrographic basin has been adopted in the world, for a while, as a water resources management and planning unit. The celebration of local or regional agreements in transboundary areas requires the previous knowledge of the management systems of natural resources of the involved countries, the inventory of transboundary resources and the comparison of institutional and juridic benchmarks related to the management of water resources, making possible the prevention of conflicts and the optimization of equal distribution of gains for its respective populations
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