Law No. 12.984 creating the State Policy on Water Resources and the Integrated Water Management System. País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial Pernambuco Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2005 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agua Palabra clave Legislación básica Contaminación de las aguas dulces Manejo de recursos hídricos Política/planificación Derechos de agua Desarrollo sostenible Control de la contaminación Pueblos indígenas Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Law, consisting of 4 Titles, divided into 71 articles, creates the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System. This Policy aims at the following principles: all have the right to access to water, to social promotion and to development; in scarcity the priority use of water resources is for human consumption and secondly for animals; water resources management must be decentralized, with the participation of local communities; hydrographical basin is the territorial unit defined for water resources planning and management, etc. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.200.238.107.64