The Paraíba do Sul River basin – The Paraíba do Sul River basin
OECD Studies on Water, 2017
The Paraíba do Sul River basin represents an interesting case-study on the implementation of water charges in Brazil for two primary reasons: i) it was the first interstate basin in the country to implement water charges, helping to improve the legal and institutional framework for the water charges system and serving as example for other basins; ii) it presents socio-economic characteristics that deserve special attention when implementing water charges aiming at changing users’ behaviour towards greater water security, e.g. highly urbanised and industrialised area subject to conflicts over multiple-uses.
