WOSC 2024 Keynote Juliana Mariano Alves: Water Governance for Sustainability.

Описание: WOSC congress 2024 Keynote
Juliana Mariano Alves
Water Governance for Sustainability: What Do We Need for a Viable Future?

Dr. Juliana Mariano Alves
Is a professor at Universidade Estadual do Tocantins (UNITINS), Brazil. Tocantins is the youngest state in the Brazilian Federation and is home to the largest hydric system on Brazilian soil, - the Tocantins-Araguaia River Basin. Juliana is recognized for her contributions to rural development, sustainable management, systemic governance, and the design and implementation of key institutions for Water Governance in the state of Tocantins.

She has developed programs to mitigate environmental impacts of hydroelectric plants on the Tocantins River and implemented decentralized environmental policies in northern Brazil, as a consultant for the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA). She is committed to the improvement of water governance and management for ensuring the sustainability of water use.Juliana serves on the board of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC), and is engaged in international research projects.

Title of keynote: Water Governance for
SustainabilityTopics: Water governance for sustainability requires complexity-oriented management systems to address multifaceted challenges.River Basin Organizations should play a pivotal role, in enhancing water govern-ance, by fostering coordination and collaboration among stakeholders.Effective water governance relies on adaptive management and prioritizes ecosys-tem health in and around hydric systems.