Abstract

CARMO, Roberto Luiz do; OJIMA, Andréa Leda Ramos de Oliveira; OJIMA, Ricardo  and  NASCIMENTO, Thais Tartalha do. Virtual water, scarcity and management: Brazil as a large water exporter.Translated byElizabeth Abdanur,  Leonardo Brito. Ambient. soc. [online]. 2008, vol.4Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1809-4422.

The economic valuation of water has recently been discussed in the Brazilian political scenario. Part of the proposed discussion is the incorporation of water in trade and commerce, especially in commodities, using the ‘virtual water' concept. In this article we search for the impact that the utilization of the ‘virtual water' concept may have on the Brazilian scenario and discuss, at the same time, the consequences of this exportation.

Keywords : Virtual water; Water resources; Commodities.