Environmental education in water resources management based on environmental licensing model

Abstract

In Brazil, the theoretical-methodological basis for practical implementation of environmental education for water resources management is at its early stages. However, it presents for environmental licensing maturity and opportunity to contribute significantly to fulfill an agenda for democratization and to overcome environmental injustices. The aim of this paper was to link the environmental education in the licensing with it in the management of water resources. It involved a critical and comparative analysis in order to contribute to the advancement of these educational practices. Similar to what occurs in the licensing, the impacts generated by the use of water could be mitigated or even have some kind of compensation by imposing constraints on the water concession term towards the presentation of an environmental education program associated to the impacts arising from such activities. This proposal also fills in the gap as the users who do not have requirements in the licensing process or did not require an environmental license would still contribute towards water resources sustainability, empowering the civil society for participatory water management through the environmental education program developed.