Avaliação da governança da água : experiência de aplicação de indicadores no Comitê da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Sepotuba, Mato Grosso

Abstract

With the publication of Law No. 9,433 on January 8, 1997 (National Water Resources Policy - PNRH), water resource management in Brazil is no longer a matter of government alone and has become a matter of state and governance. Among the fundamentals of the PNRH, the decentralization of water resources management stands out, which presupposes social participation through state and national water resources councils and river basin committees, which are collegiate forums that are part of the National Management System Water Resources (Singreh). This water resource management model is twenty-three years old, but there are still many challenges and gaps for its effective application, among which stands out the monitoring of Singreh, with a view to assessing its functioning. In this sense, this research aimed to assess water governance and the functioning of the Sepotuba River Basin Committee (CBH Sepotuba), through the application of indicators developed by the Water Governance Observatory and the analysis of meeting minutes . The methodology used for the development of the research was divided into four stages: 1) presentation of the work proposal to CBH members; 2) selection of indicators; 3) analysis of the minutes of meetings; 4) holding of the Workshop to evaluate governance indicators. Thus, it was possible to assess governance through the analysis of the minutes of meetings and the indicators proposed by the OGA, where the level of governance of CBH-Sepotuba was considered as average, that is, it is still in the consultative phase in the process of participation in water management. and a logical framework for the level of involvement of key actors in CBH Sepotuba. In this sense, it is concluded that the indicators applied proved to be compatible with the current reality of the Committee and the analysis of the minutes was essential to complement the results of the application of the indicators, as it allowed to understand the historical context of CBH's actions and activities.