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Decree No. 50.741 providing for the admission of the Rio Grande do Sul State to the National Pact for Water Management.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio Grande do Sul
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Governance Water rights Environmental planning Sustainable development Policy/planning
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 provides for the admission of the Rio Grande do Sul State to the National Pact for Water Management. It establishes that the Rio Grande do Sul State declares its voluntary admission to the National Pact for Water Management, under the terms established by Resolution No. 379 of 21 March 2013, of the National Water Agency (ANA). The Secretariat of the Environment (SEMA), as an entity part of the State System of Water Resources of Rio Grande do Sul, will be responsible for coordinating the actions of the State Executive Branch related to the implementation of the Pact. The implementation of the Pact within the State will observe the goals of the federal cooperation and institutional development agreed with the Union, through the National Water Agency, and approved by the Water Resources Council of Rio Grande do Sul.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.al.rs.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Resolution ANA No. 379 approving the Regulation of the Consolidation Programme for the National Pact of Water Management (PROGESTÃO).

Legislation | Brazil | 2013

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Governance, Water rights, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX