Blueprint framework for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): dashboard for the Tapajos River basin

Franco, Vânia dos Santos; Lima, Aline Maria Meiguins de; Souza, Everaldo Barreiros de; Raiol, Lucas Lima; Rocha, Yuri Antonio da Silva

doi:10.1590/2318-0331.302520240067

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Scientific/Technical Article • RBRH 30 • 2025 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.302520240067 linkcopy

Blueprint framework for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): dashboard for the Tapajos River basin

Blueprint framework para a Gestão Integrada dos Recursos Hídricos (GIRH): dashboard para a bacia do rio Tapajós

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The Tapajós River basin is one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River (on the right bank) and flows through the territories of four Brazilian states. Its complexity translates to the different physiographic aspects, from protected areas defined in part of its territory (indigenous lands and conservation units) to the economic potential (agricultural and mineral) and social pressure from the forming municipalities. In response to this setting, the objective developed was to describe a Blueprint Framework (BF) scenario, taking as reference the forming municipalities and the main factors that affect the development of cities. The processing consisted of developing the Trends and Pressure Framework (TPF) and City Blueprint Performance Framework (CBF), defining the Governance Capacity Framework (GCF), and reclassification by major groupings. The data gathering construction used public sources grouped the social, environmental, and economic dimensions. The results emphasized that the Tapajós River basin is a fragmented and heterogeneous region, and the critical sub-basins are Jamanxin, Teles Pires, and Juruena. The municipal indicators and the river’s active area establish a division between the medium-high and medium-low courses, increasing water insecurity and indicating that having water availability in the river basin does not mean immediate social and economic access to the resource.

Keywords:
Water security; Governance; Environmental management

State	Municipality	Number	% of watershed area
AM and RO	Apuí (AM), Maués (AM) and Vilhena (RO).	03	2.73
PA	Altamira, Aveiro, Belterra, Itaituba, Jacareacanga, Juruti, Mojuí dos Campos, Novo Progresso, Placas, Rurópolis, Santarém and Trairão.	12	38.03
MT	Apaiacás, Aripuanã, Alta Floresta, Brasnorte, Campo Novo do Parecis, Campos de Júlio, Carlinda, Castanheira, Cláudia, Colniza, Colíder, Conquista D'Oeste, Comodoro, Cotriguaçu, Diamantino, Guaratã do Norte, Itaúba, Ipiranga do Norte, Itanhangá, Juara, Juína, Juruena, Matupá, Lucas do Rio Verde, Marcelândia, Nobres, Nova Santa Helena, Nortelândia, Nova Brasilândia, Nova Lacerda, Nova Marilândia, Nova Ubiratã, Nova Bandeirantes, Nova Canaã do Norte, Nova Guarita, Nova Maringá, Nova Monte Verde, Nova Mutum, Novo Horizonte do Norte, Novo Mundo, Paranaíta, Paranatinga, Peixoto de Azevedo, Pontes e Lacerda, Primavera do Leste, Planalto da Serra, Porto dos Gaúchos, Rosário Oeste, Santa Rita do Trivelato, São José do Rio Claro, Sapezal, Sinop, Sorriso, Tabaporã, Terra Nova do Norte, Tapurah, Tangará da Serra, Vale de São Domingos and Vera.	59	59.24

Category	Goal	Indicators		Weights
TPF	Social, environmental and financial pressures evaluation	Social pressures	- Urbanization rate: relative population growth percentage (2010 to 2020)¹ and population density2	Score
				0: No Concern
				1: Little Concern
				2: Medium Concern
			- Diseases related to inadequate environmental sanitation²	3: Concern
				4: Great Concern

		Environmental pressures	Water crises profile: water scarcity3 and water availability² (demand x supply)
		Financial pressures	- Economic pressure: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)²
		Financial pressures	- Poverty rate²
	Trends and Pressures Index (TPI): arithmetic mean of all indicators.
CBF	Integrated water resources management (IWRM) performance	- Water quality (threat level)1		Score (performance degree)
		- Water consumption: human supply¹ and productive sector4		Score (performance degree)
		- Water consumption: human supply¹ and productive sector4		0: Low
		- Municipal management of basic sanitation (solid waste, basic water services and wastewater treatment)¹		3: Low to Moderated
				5: Moderated
		- Infrastructure (energy security)²		7: Moderated to High
		- Infrastructure (energy security)²		10: High
		- Climate robustness (climate adaptation - Adaptive Capacity Index)²
		- Governance (water efficiency measures)5
	Blue City Index (BCI): arithmetic mean of all indicators.
GCF
Score	0: No Concern; 1: Little Concern; 2: Medium Concern; 3: Concern; 4: Great Concern
Indicators		Conditions
Water scarcity		Applied legislation and planning structure: social and government control and regulation, management, implementing capacity, and multi-level network potential.
Flood risk
Climate control
Wastewater treatment
Solid waste treatment
Governance Capacity Framework (GCF): arithmetic mean of all indicators.

Indicators	Description
Trends and Pressures Index (TPI)	Score (Weights): (0) No Concern; (1) Little Concern; (2) Medium Concern; (3) Concern; (4) Great Concern
Urbanization rate	Percentage of relative population growth (2010 to 2020)1.	Scale (%) and Score [w]:
	Percentage of relative population growth (2010 to 2020)1.	$[0] \underset{< 1}{\to} [1] \underset{5}{\to} [2] \underset{10}{\to} [3] \underset{25 <}{\to} [4]$
	Population density: number of inhabitants (n.) by municipality area (km²)2.	Scale (n./km²) and Score [w]:
		$[0] \underset{\leq 0.01}{\to} [1] \underset{0.02}{\to} [2] \underset{0.03}{\to} [3] \underset{0.09 <}{\to} [4]$
Diseases related to inadequate environmental sanitation	Occurrence of diseases (percentage) related to inadequate or insufficient environmental sanitation².	Scale (%) and Score [w]:
Diseases related to inadequate environmental sanitation		$[0] \underset{< 0.1}{\to} [1] \underset{0.2}{\to} [2] \underset{0.4}{\to} [3] \underset{0.6 <}{\to} [4]$
Water crises profile	Change in surface water availability (percentage) due to water crises3.	Scale (%) and Score [w]:
		$[0] \underset{< 0.01}{\to} [1] \underset{0.03}{\to} [2] \underset{0.05 <}{\to} [3]$
	Water demand for multiple uses of water (percentage)².	- Increases from 05 to 25%: 0
		- Changes from 0 to 05%: 1
		- Decreases from 05 to 25%: 2
Economic pressure: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)	GDP by municipality area: the demand for water increases with the need to produce food and goods².	Scale (GDP, 0 to 1) and Score [w]:
Economic pressure: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)		$[0] \underset{< 0.2}{\to} [1] \underset{0.4}{\to} [2] \underset{0.6}{\to} [3] \underset{0.8 <}{\to} [4]$
Poverty rate	Socioeconomic capacity of the family structure to respond to water crises²: groups the costs of water consumption and the income level above two minimum wages. Resilience to the effects of the crisis increases with family income.	Scale (0 to 1) and Score [w]:
Poverty rate		$[4] \underset{< 0.2}{\to} [3] \underset{0.4}{\to} [2] \underset{0.6}{\to} [1] \underset{0.8 <}{\to} [0]$
Blue City Index (BCI)	Score (Weights): (0) Low; (3) Low to Moderated; (5) Moderated; (7) Moderated to High; (10) High
Water quality	Existence of water quality monitoring for urban supplies. Who is responsible for water quality management?¹.	- Non-existent management: 0
		- Municipal: 3
		- State: 5
		- Municipal and State: 7
Water consumption	Per capita water consumption (consumption of users (n), estimated by the volume (m³) of water collected)¹.	Scale (n./m³) and Score [w]:
		$[0] \underset{< 0.2}{\to} [3] \underset{0.4}{\to} [5] \underset{0.6 <}{\to} [7]$
	Water consumption in the productive sector (industry, agriculture, livestock, irrigation, service sector)4.	Scale (0-1) and Score [w]:
		$[0] \underset{< 0.1}{\to} [3] \underset{1}{\to} [5] \underset{5 <}{\to} [7]$
Municipal management of basic sanitation	Existence of instruments, regulations and mechanisms for institutional management of basic sanitation¹.	Scale (0 to 1) and Score [w]:
Municipal management of basic sanitation		$[0] \underset{< 1}{\to} [3] \underset{2}{\to} [5] \underset{3}{\to} [17] \underset{4 <}{\to} [10]$
Energy security	Ability of the socio-ecological system to adjust to possible climatic threats to the electricity sector². The vulnerability index is linked to changes in the generation potential of renewable energy sources and increased demand from the productive sector or population growth.	Scale (0 to 1) and Score [w]:
Energy security		$[0] \underset{< 0.4}{\to} [3] \underset{0.6}{\to} [5] \underset{0.8 <}{\to} [7]$
Climate robustness	Adaptability to possible climate threats². It refers to changes due to climate change impacts on supply and demand.	Scale (0 to 1) and Score [w]:
Climate robustness		$[0] \underset{< 0.2}{\to} [3] \underset{0.4}{\to} [5] \underset{0.6 <}{\to} [7]$
Governance	Urban Water Security Index: it characterizes the efficiency of water production and distribution in cities5. It is calculated based on the efficiency of producing and distributing water and is then categorized.	- Low: 3
		- Medium: 5
		- High: 7
		- Very high: 10

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[1] Source: Adapted from Franco et al. (2021).