Sustainable Use of Groundwater in the Semi-arid Ribbon Valleys of Northeast Brazil. Interim Knowledge Review.

Abstract

The knowledge review presented in this report is part of an ongoing process of collating knowledge related to topics that are of relevance to the KaR Project goal and purpose. A review of available literature was undertaken at the start-up period of the Project in November 2003. An overview of this review is given in a tabulated form in Appendix A. Also included in this report are information on specific water resource studies in NE Brazil, details of national and state level water policy and institutions, and descriptions of the project areas, including physical and socio-economic settings.

Citation

Cambridge, UK: Mott Macdonald, 66 pp.

Sustainable Use of Groundwater in the Semi-arid Ribbon Valleys of Northeast Brazil. Interim Knowledge Review.

Published 1 January 2004