Implications of land use and occupation for environmental planning and management of the Aquidauana River Basin, Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract: The hydrographic basins are the spatial units for planning and management of the water resources. Information on the number of inhabitants and the area of the basins contribute to the interaction between the government and the population to be served by natural resource. This work aims to raise subsidies for the management of the hydrographic basin of the river Aquidauana, estimating the number of its inhabitants and its area. Two active management entities have been identified in the Aquidauana river basin: the CIDEMA and CBH Rio Miranda. It was found that the five most important cities of the drainage basin in relation to population and area, part of basin management bodies, may be a facilitator in decision making. It was concluded that due to the low population density of the basin there is a low pressure on resources to be used.