Table 17.1 Summary of key-stakeholders involved in the development of the program and their
responsibilities
Area
Partner
Roles/responsibilities in the drought
NLTA
Development Ministry of National Integration
Supports the development of the DM
(i); organized a series of consultations
in the Northeast to discuss a NDP and
tools (iii)
Water
National Water Agency
Central Institution/Executive Secretary of the DM (i); (i) Involved in the
design and implementation of DPPs
for River-Basins (ii)
Water and
climate
Funceme (Ceara ´ State Meteorological
and Water Resources Foundation)
Regional leader of DM design and
implementation. (i); support to the
drought preparedness plans (ii)
Water and
environment
INEMA – Bahia State Water
Resources and Environment Institute
DM key-partner (part of the leading
group) (i)
Water
COGERH – Ceara ´ Water Resources
Management Company
Member of the DM design and
implementation team; (i)
Water
CAGECE – Ceara ´ Water and Sanitation Company
Involved in the design and implementation of DPPs for Urban Water
and Sanitation (ii)
Climate
APAC – Pernambuco State Water and
Climate Agency
DM key-partner (member of the leading group)(i); Supported the design
and implementation of DPP with
COMPESA (ii)
Water and
sanitation
COMPESA – Pernambuco Sanitation
Company
Involved in the design and implementation of DPPs for Urban Water
and Sanitation (ii)
Agriculture
EMPARN Rio Grande do Norte Agricultural Research Company
Members of the DM design and
implementation team (i); Involved in
the design and implementation of
DPPs for River-Basin (ii)
Water
Piranhas-Ac ¸u River Basin CommitteeParaı ´ba and Rio Grande do Norte states
Members of the DM design and
implementation team (i); Involved in
the design and implementation of
DPPs for River-Basin (ii)
Various
Various multi-sector universities
water, climate and agriculture institutions of the 9 Northeast states
Support the design and implementation of the DM. (ii); Involved in discussions of the NDP process (iii)
Various
State and municipal level water and
agriculture secretariats (Piquet
Carneiro Municipality -CE)
Involved in the design and implementation of DPPs for rural rain-fed
agriculture (ii)
Agriculture
EMBRAPA – Brazilian
Data provider for the DM (i)
Climate
INMET
Data provider for the DM (i)
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