Water Statistics in Brazil:Water Statistics in Brazil:

Diretoria de Geociências

Authors:Judicael ClevelarioJunior

Valdir NevesPaula Terezina T. M. de Oliveira

Valéria Grace CostaPedro Amendola

Roberval M. Rocha Júlio Jorge G. da Costa

an Overviewan Overview

IntroductionIntroduction

Brazil has abundant water resources, although not homogeneously distributed.

Brazil has a federative political-administrative structure, with shared responsibilities for the water statistics among federal, state and municipal governments.

Federal Government (1)

States and Federal District (27)

Municipalities (5560)

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General questionsGeneral questions

overlapping among the government levels in the production of water statistics

use of different methodologies for the production of the same water statistics States

some statistics are difficult to obtain

some statistics are not easily available for consult

the absence of an entity that compile, organize and disseminate statistics related to water in Brazil

IntroductionIntroduction

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGEIBGE

ANAANA

SRHSRH

Water National Agency

Water Resources Secretary, linked to the Ministryof Environment - MMA

federal entities, are trying, independently, toimprove, compile and organize statistics relatedto water in Brazil

IBGE IBGE Brazilian Agency of Non Secret Information

This paper present an overview of Brazilian water statistics, who and what is produced, the problems faced and the plans of IBGE to compile, organize and disseminate the statistics related to water produced in Brazil.

IBGE - BrazilIBGE - Brazil

Summary Summary tabletable

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Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks

compile, organize and synthesize the existent statistics

try to fill the gaps and the lack of information

underground waters and irrigation

integrate the producers of the same kind of statistics, andtry to standardize the methodologies used

SRH, ANA and IBGE must discuss the role of each onein a water statistics system (an ideal scenario, the best one)

improve the water statistics

Brazilian “Scale” and Different Realities

How to synthesize and make the choices?

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Questions?Questions?

Thank Thank you!you!

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