Harvesting Water for Living with Drought: Insights from the Brazilian Human Coexistence with Semi-Aridity Approach towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Lindoso, Diego; Eiró, Flávio; Bursztyn, Marcel; Rodrigues-Filho, Saulo; Nasuti, Stéphanie

doi:10.3390/su10030622

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“…The efficiency of local governments has been analyzed in relation to different public services (e.g., waste collection, drinking water supply, street lighting, and transport). In addition, other aspects have been evaluated such as: The extent of SDGs at the local level [8], the problem of water scarcity in reference to SDGs [9], the analysis of a part of SDG-6 [10], the indicators for evaluating drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) related to SDG-6 [11], and the total service gap in reference to target two of SDG-6 [12]. Among them, our study focuses on the SDG-6 from the perspective of Spanish local governments, considering that access to drinking water represents a fundamental need for the citizens [13].…”

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Efficiency in the Spanish Clean Water and Sanitation Sector

2020

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In recent years, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is becoming a major challenge for local governments. This research focuses on the role of Spanish local governments in the fulfillment of SDG-6, which aims to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all citizens. Specifically, this study analyses the evolution of the efficiency of Spanish local governments, and its determining factors, in the achievement of the SDG-6. The results indicate that the taxes associated with water supply and sanitation services, the private management of these services, population density, local government budget revenues, the income of the inhabitants of the municipality and the fragmentation of local governments are factors that can improve the evolution of the efficiency of Spanish local governments in achieving the SDG-6.Sustainability 2020, 12, 3015 2 of 13 debate on the efficiency in the management of water resources, which has become even more relevant with Agenda 2030 and, in particular, in relation to SDG-6. In this regard, measuring the evolution of the efficiency in the provision of water supply and sanitation services, and identifying how it can be improved to achieve SDG-6, is a further step towards the prosperity of the planet and people. However, despite the relevance of the topic, previous studies have investigated the efficiency of local governments in the provision of drinking water through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and regression models. These approaches do not allow the measurement of inter-annual efficiency. In light of this, there is a clear need for more advanced methodologies capable of enabling a better understanding of the phenomenon. In this regard, our study aims to fill this important gap by using a different approach, represented by the Malmquist index (inter-annual evolution of efficiency) and a truncated regression model. In fact, this methodology allows an assessment of the inter-annual evolution of the efficiency of Spanish local governments in relation to the resources used to achieve SDG-6.Regarding the analysis of the determinants, this study investigates the impact of the characteristics of the service and the demographic, economic, and political factors of the municipality represented by taxes, type of management, population density, level of tourism, citizens' income, political ideology and political strength of the government.The structure of this study is organized as follows. After this introduction, we review the literature analyzing the relevance of SDGs and the determinants of efficiency in water supply and sanitation. Section 3 presents the methodology, referring to the sample, variables, and econometric model. Section 4 presents the results and discussion. Finally, in Section 5, we draw the main conclusions and implications of our findings, the limitations of the study, and the directions for further research. Literature Review

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Efficiency in the Spanish Clean Water and Sanitation Sector

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“…A participação em estratégias de assistência técnica e extensão rural (Ater), implementadas de forma única ou em associação com alguns programas (ex. : Programa Cisternas), tem sido indutora de um crescente aumento do conhecimento de técnicas de Convivência com o Semiárido (Lindoso et al, 2018), que se resumem a técnicas que permitem que a produção se ajuste melhor às condições edafoclimáticas locais (Pérez-Marin et al, 2017). Nessas estão incluídas informações sobre a necessidade de melhoramento de rebanho, ajustes na produção, construção de infraestrutura adequada para eventos de seca, foram eleitos como mais relevantes os de infraestrutura hídrica, crédito, seguros e programas sociais (Bolsa Família e Aposentadoria).…”

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“…O acesso à água, por meio de cisternas (que seria também uma transferência de ativos) e de outras fontes, como poços, barragens, adutoras e carros-pipa, possibilitou que um certo grau de produção fosse mantido por diversos agricultores durante a seca. Resultados similares foram discutidos por Mattos (2017) e Lindoso et al (2018).…”

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The importance of programs for family farmers in drought periods and in face of the need to adapt to climate change in the Brazilian Semiarid region

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A região do Semiárido, ao longo dos anos, foi alvo de uma transição de políticas públicas voltadas ao combate à seca para as políticas com base na Convivência com o Semiárido. Com base nesse paradigma, foram desenvolvidas políticas em vários âmbitos de modo a apoiar os agricultores familiares mais vulneráveis. Entretanto, diante das mudanças climáticas previstas para a região, preconiza-se a necessidade de um melhor entendimento das percepções sobre o clima, seu impacto nos processos produtivos e os ajustes realizados, de modo que possam ser identificadas as principais vulnerabilidades e os processos de adaptação que podem ser fomentados pelas políticas. Com base nisso, por meio de entrevistas qualitativas, buscou-se entender a percepção sobre esses tópicos por parte de 54 agricultores familiares de sequeiro na região do Submédio São Francisco. De modo geral, a maioria dos entrevistados relatou a percepção de mudanças no clima nos últimos 15-20 anos, assim como preocupação sobre o clima futuro. A última seca (2011-2018) causou perdas produtivas que, em sua maioria, levaram a ajustes reativos aos acontecimentos. Diante das declarações, foi observado que existe uma percepção sobre a necessidade de planejamento, de modo que alternativas de adaptação anteriores aos impactos possam ser realizadas. Entretanto, vários desafios limitam o desenvolvimento de uma cultura de adaptação, dentre eles os relativos à utilização e às limitações das políticas públicas. Por fim, discute-se a necessidade de se atualizar algumas estratégias promovidas pelo paradigma de Convivência com o Semiárido, de modo a incorporar a perspectiva das mudanças climáticas e possibilitar o aumento das capacidades adaptativas dos agricultores familiares para que esses possam antever os eventos (adaptação ex-ante) e não apenas responder aos seus impactos (adaptação ex-post).

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“…Beans occupy an intermediate position, since besides germination, their flowering is dependent on favorable water conditions. Maize is the most vulnerable to the semiarid climate, with several phases of the cycle being very sensitive to a water deficit (LINDOSO et al, 2018).…”

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“…From this first step, it is possible to establish a DRWS with different levels of warning that, in turn, imply actions concerning each level, carried out by a specific set of institutions that have attributions in that system. Regarding drought vulnerability, in the literature there is a set of studies that sought to identify it from both quantitative and qualitative points of view (HUMMEL et al, 2016;ALMEIDA, 2016;LINDOSO et al, 2018;LINDOSO et al, 2014).…”

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The challenges of Consolidation of a Drought-Related Disaster Risk Warning System to Brazil

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Marchezini

Lindoso

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In Brazil, droughts are widespread and recurrent in the semiarid region, mainly due to its water vulnerability. Approximately 28 million people live in the region, which concentrates the highest proportion of people living in poverty in Brazil. If drought occurs intensively and extensively in densely populated areas, it can result in disaster when local capacities are insufficient to avoid significant damage. The risks associated with drought are related to the natural hazard, local vulnerabilities, response capacity, and mitigation policies. This study presents the challenges for the consolidation of a drought risk warning system in Brazil and proposes an initial structure for assigning responsibilities among the national institutions involved in the theme in order to guide actions for the risk mitigation.

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Harvesting Water for Living with Drought: Insights from the Brazilian Human Coexistence with Semi-Aridity Approach towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 38 publications

References 24 publications

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Efficiency in the Spanish Clean Water and Sanitation Sector

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Efficiency in the Spanish Clean Water and Sanitation Sector

The importance of programs for family farmers in drought periods and in face of the need to adapt to climate change in the Brazilian Semiarid region

The challenges of Consolidation of a Drought-Related Disaster Risk Warning System to Brazil

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