Evaluation on applying sustainability models in the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí Rivers watersheds

Abstract

The degradation of the environment and the impacts on water resources increased after the First Industrial Revolution, together with the lack of actions to mitigate the negative effects. In this context, in 2015, the United Nations proposed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that make up the 2030 Agenda. It is a global strategy to deal with environmental impacts and balance the three dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic. Since water is an indispensable resource for life, the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí River Basins Committee (PCJ Basins) was founded in 1993 in the State of São Paulo and, with a specialized team, has increasingly employed efforts to meet to the SDG. Thus, the general objective of this work was to evaluate sustainability models for the PCJ Basins. The methodology of this study uses qualitative data, the research being characterized by descriptive methods and based on the bibliographic review of sustainability on PCJ Basins, models and sustainability indicators. The results obtained show that the PCJ Basin reports use the Driving Force, Pressure, State, Impact and Response (DPSIR) model. Complementary to the DPSIR model, in this research the Gibson model is used to assess sustainability, being broader than those traditionally applied for this purpose. It is concluded that the proposition of articulating the Gibson model associated with the DPSIR model and the water resources indicators is relevant, as it presents itself as a relevant tool for application in the assessments of the PCJ Basins.