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1. Groundwater and the Right to Water in a Context of Crisis

Author

Pilar Carolina Villar

Subjects
water crises, groundwater, human right to water, aquifer management, public water supply, Human ecology. Anthropogeography, GF1-900
Abstract

Abstract The water crisis tends to intensify the use of groundwater, which supplies almost half of Brazilian population. Despite that, its management is precarious. The article analyses the role of groundwater and its management in the current context of water crisis and forward the need to ensure the human right to water. The methodology used is the documentary analysis of literature, legislation, international documents and governmental reports. The fragilities over management and the private appropriation of groundwater threaten water security. The water crises focus in the idea of scarcity stimulates the quest for new sources but does not face the structural flaws of the management models. So the use of aquifers reflects the same problems that have allowed the degradation of surface waters, which is aggravated by the hidden character and the irregular exploration.

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2016
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2. Human Right in Perspective: Inequalities in Access to Water in a Rural Community of the Brazilian Northeast

Author

Bernardo Aleixo, Sonaly Rezende, João Luiz Pena, Gisela Zapata, and Léo Heller

Subjects
water access, human right to water, inequalities, vulnerability, Human ecology. Anthropogeography, GF1-900
Abstract

Abstract This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the increasing inequalities in access to water and the concentration of the deficit among certain population groups. In particular, it seeks a better understanding of the multiple inequalities of access to water that can exist within a community that lacks a water supply system. Data collection took place in the community of Cristais (Ceará) and included the application of 232 questionnaires to all of the community's heads of household between May and July 2014. The findings reveal that the conditions of access to water in relation to quantity and physical and economic accessibility are not uniform within the community of Cristais and these inequalities derive from the various forms of vulnerability found in the community. Understanding how these inequalities in access function within an excluded group can contribute to the development of more effective public policies to tackle this problem.

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2016
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3. HUMAN RIGHT IN PERSPECTIVE: INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO WATER IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST.

Author

ALEIXO, BERNARDO, REZENDE, SONALY, PENA, JOÃO LUIZ, ZAPATA, GISELA, and HELLER, LÉO

Subjects
RIGHT to water, POOR people & the environment
Abstract

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2016
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4. GROUNDWATER AND THE RIGHT TO WATER IN A CONTEXT OF CRISIS.

Author

VILLAR, PILAR CAROLINA

Subjects
RIGHT to water, GROUNDWATER monitoring
Abstract

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2016
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5. Human Right in Perspective: Inequalities in Access to Water in a Rural Community of the Brazilian Northeast

Author

Léo Heller, Sonaly Rezende, Gisela P. Zapata, João Luiz Pena, and Bernardo Aleixo

Subjects
Acesso à água, vulnerabilidad, 0208 environmental biotechnology, General Social Sciences, 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, human right to water, acceso al agua, 01 natural sciences, 020801 environmental engineering, derecho humano al agua, GF1-900, Vulnerabilidade, Human ecology. Anthropogeography, Political science, inequalities, vulnerability, Desigualdades, Direito humano à água, water access, Humanities, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science
Abstract

This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the increasing inequalities in access to water and the concentration of the deficit among certain population groups. In particular, it seeks a better understanding of the multiple inequalities of access to water that can exist within a community that lacks a water supply system. Data collection took place in the community of Cristais (Ceará) and included the application of 232 questionnaires to all of the community's heads of household between May and July 2014. The findings reveal that the conditions of access to water in relation to quantity and physical and economic accessibility are not uniform within the community of Cristais and these inequalities derive from the various forms of vulnerability found in the community. Understanding how these inequalities in access function within an excluded group can contribute to the development of more effective public policies to tackle this problem. Resumen Este trabajo busca contribuir al debate sobre el aumento de las desigualdades en el acceso a agua y la concentración del déficit en determinados grupos de la población. En particular, busca una mejor comprensión de las múltiples desigualdades en el acceso a agua que pueden existir al interior de una misma comunidad que no posee Sistema de Abastecimiento de Agua. El articulo se basa en datos recogidos en la comunidad de Cristais (Ceará), que incluyó la aplicación de 232 cuestionarios al universo de los jefes de domicilio entre mayo y julio de 2014. Los hallazgos muestran que las condiciones de acceso a agua con relación a los aspectos de cantidad, accesibilidad física y económica de la comunidad de Cristais no son uniformes y son resultado de las diversas formas de vulnerabilidad encontradas en la comunidad. Entender como se dan las desigualdades de acceso al interior de un grupo excluido puede contribuir a la elaboración de políticas publicas más eficaces para enfrentar este problema. Resumo Este trabalho propõe-se a contribuir com o debate sobre o aumento das desigualdades no acesso à água e a concentração do déficit em determinados grupos populacionais. Em particular, busca uma melhor compreensão das múltiplas desigualdades de acesso à água que podem existir no interior de uma mesma comunidade que não conta com Sistema de Abastecimento de Água. A coleta de dados se realizou na comunidade de Cristais (Ceará) e compreendeu a aplicação de 232 questionários no universo dos chefes dos domicílios entre maio e julho de 2014. Os achados revelam que as condições de acesso à água nos aspectos da quantidade, acessibilidade física e econômica da comunidade de Cristais não são uniformes e são decorrentes das diversas formas de vulnerabilidade encontradas no local. Entender como se dão as desigualdades de acesso ao interior de um grupo excluído, pode contribuir para a elaboração de políticas públicas mais eficazes para enfrentar este problema.

Published
2016

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