Climate emergency and water governance: critical challenges

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https://doi.org/10.30612/rehr.v21i41.20376

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Climate emergency, Social and environmental justice, Water governance

Abstract

Considering climate change and its ongoing effects, the climate emergency appears as result of the intensification of processes such as periods of drought and/or intense rainfall. Consequently, we are witnessing unprecedented catastrophes that affect the more vulnerable parts of the population across different countries. The water governance models present around the world have coincided with a movement to privatize water services, which have hindered the treatment of water as a fundamental substance for the reproduction of life forms. Despite that, it can be useful for rethinking access to water in scenarios of scarcity or disasters, as a measure to build social and environmental justice. This paper seeks to discuss these points considering the literature.

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Sr., Geography Department, Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Literature, and Human Sciences (FFLCH), University of São Paulo

PhD in Human Geography (University of São Paulo - 1999); and Full Professor (2011) of the Department of Geography, of the Graduate Program in Human Geography and of the Graduate Program in Environmental Science (PROCAM) of the University of São Paulo (USP). Post-doctorate at the University of Barcelona (2002 and 2005) and Full Professor in 2004 (USP).

Sra., Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo

Postdoctoral fellow with a CNPq/USP scholarship in the Research Program - Revision of the Participatory Master Plan of the USP Capital Butantã Campus. PhD in Human Geography from the University of São Paulo, in the research line of Political Geography, Planning and Natural Resources. Member of the Research Group in Political Geography and Environment of the Political Geography Laboratory of the Department of Geography at USP. Bachelor's and Full Licentiate degrees in Geography from the University of São Paulo (1998) and a Master's in Geography (Physical Geography).

Sra., Institute of Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo

PhD (2020), Master's (2015) and Bachelor's (2010) in History from São Paulo State University - UNESP. She is currently doing a postdoctoral internship at the Institute of Advanced Studies - IEA/USP (Fapesp Process 2024/03325-2). She completed a postdoctoral internship in Human Sciences at the São Carlos School of Engineering - EESC/USP (2022-2023)

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Published

05/01/2026

How to Cite

Ribeiro, W. C., Soares, F. P., & Peguim, C. N. (2026). Climate emergency and water governance: critical challenges. Revista Eletrônica História Em Reflexão, 21(41), 151–167. https://doi.org/10.30612/rehr.v21i41.20376