Decree No. 14.999 amending the State Programme to Fight Desertification and to Mitigate the effects of Drought within the State of Bahia. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Bahia Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Desertification Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Hazards Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree amends composition, administrative and legal proceeding of the State Plan to Combat Desertification which will be designed by the Secretariat of the Environment (SEMA) and implemented jointly with the Institute of the Environment and Water Resources (INEMA). In addition, it states that the State Plan to Combat Desertification should be implemented in a participatory manner with the involvement of civil society and public authorities, at federal, state and municipal levels, and compliance of the conditions and guidelines set out in State Water Resources Plan. Full text Portuguese Website www.normasbrasil.com.br References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 11.573 establishing the State Programme to Fight Desertification and to Mitigate the effects of Drought within the State of Bahia. Legislation | Brazil | 2009 Keyword: Desertification, Research, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Hazards, Policy/planning, Water shortage/drought Source: FAO, FAOLEX