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Managing Water (In)Security in Brazil—Lessons from a Megacity

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This paper discusses the 2013–2015 water crisis in São Paulo from a water governance perspective and seeks to offer an explanation for the crisis by exploring the political and administrative decisions that contributed to it. It aims to uncover the rationale behind the decision making processes that, combined with drought, led to increasing water scarcity, with a view to understanding how political economy factors can impact water security in a megacity such as São Paulo. Finally, it makes recommendations with a view to institutionalizing greater accountability, averting future crises and adapting to increased water insecurity under changing climatic conditions.

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  • Water Governance
  • Water Crisis
  • Water Security
  • Cantareira System
  • Providing Sanitation Services

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de Andrade Melim-McLeod, C. (2018). Managing Water (In)Security in Brazil—Lessons from a Megacity. In: Leal Filho, W., Esteves de Freitas, L. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56946-8_25

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