Building the future: youth and citizenship in water management

Authors

  • Virgínia Villas Boas Sá Rego UCAM-Nova Friburgo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/2177-4560.v10n22016p91-101

Keywords:

Youth. Water Resources Management. Environmental Education. Macaé and Das Ostras Rivers Basins Committee.

Abstract

The formulation of youth policies is currently a national and international concern, for the participation of young people in the political arena and in water resources management is relatively small. The Macaé and Das Ostras Rivers Basins Committee, responsible for managing the 8th Hydrographic Region of Rio de Janeiro State, considers it essential to extend the mobilization and social participation to implement integrated, decentralized, participatory and democratic water management, encouraging youth participation, and promoting the formation and training of new actors. Based on a process perspective, which considers the complexity of the socio-environmental reality, this study reports some actions and projects developed for young people both at national and international levels. The intention is to also present the proposal of Education for environmental and water resources management of the Macaé and Das Ostras Rivers Basins Committee, which, guided by a critical and transformative perspective, aims to provide tools and enable the construction of knowledge indispensable for the strengthening of democracy and citizenship.

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Author Biography

  • Virgínia Villas Boas Sá Rego, UCAM-Nova Friburgo
    Doutora em Ciências - PPG-MA/UERJ. Mestre em Educação - PUC-RJ. Socióloga, Licenciada em Ciências Sociais - PUC-RJ). Professora aposentada da rede pública estadual-RJ.

Published

30-12-2016

Issue

Section

Review articles

How to Cite

Building the future: youth and citizenship in water management. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 2, p. 91–101, 2016. DOI: 10.19180/2177-4560.v10n22016p91-101. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/9555.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.