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A basin committee for the Alto Tietê basin, which covers the entire area of the MRSP and supplies half of its water, brings together all stakeholders. It has drawn up two master plans for the management of water resources in the basin. The first was approved in 2003 and focused on urban sprawl. The second was approved in 2009 and focused on ...
Water resources management is a key element of Brazil's strategy to promote sustainable growth and a more equitable and inclusive society. Brazil's achievements over the past 70 years have been closely linked to the development of hydraulic infrastructure for hydroelectric power generation and just recently to the development of irrigation infrastructure, especially in the Northeast region.
The basin extends to the states of Tocantins and Goiás (58%), Mato Grosso (24%), Pará (13%), Maranhão (4%), in addition to the Federal District (1%). It is the largest hydrographic basin entirely Brazilian. [2] For water resource management purposes, it is inserted in the Tocantins-Araguaia hydrographic region. [2]
The soil, plants and atmosphere could be considered as components of a system physically related and dynamic. In some regions, the quantity of water that evaporates is larger than the runoff flow. A study by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in Ribeirão Preto - Brazil, from 1994 to 2001 indicates that agricultural activity ...
The Parnaíba River (Portuguese: Rio Parnaíba [paɾnaˈibɐ]) is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of Maranhão and Piauí. Its main course is 1,400 km (870 mi) long and the Parnaíba River Basin covers 330,000 km 2 (130,000 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Other countries, notably France and Spain which both have a long tradition of well-established river basin organizations (see fr:Agence de l'eau and es:Confederación hidrográfica), are represented both at the Ministerial level and by river basin organizations. Algeria, Brazil and Mexico, which have all established river basin organizations ...
The Cuiabá River is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long to the point where it joins the São Lourenço River. [5] After their confluence the subsequent river continues to be named the Cuiabá River on some maps. [5] The combined river flows through the Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, and is a tributary of the Paraguay River.
The Ivinhema River (Portuguese: Rio Ivinhema) is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil. It is one of the main tributaries of the western part of the Paraná River . Forty-six different species of fish were found in seven streams in the river basin. [ 1 ]