Legal challenges for the implementation of the environmental flow in Cuba

Authors

  • Daimar Cánovas González Director e Investigador Titular del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-8661
  • Yaset Martínez Valdés Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica, Centro de Investigaciones Hidráulicas (CIH), Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “José Antonio Echeverría” https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9770-022X

Abstract

This article addresses the main shortcomings and opportunities regarding the regulation of environmental flows in Cuban legislation, particularly in Law Nº 124. “On Terrestrial Waters” approved in 2017. Issues such as legal gaps and contradictions in the definition are addressed of the concept of environmental flow, its link to other aspects such as the integrated management of water resources (IWRM), as well as the regime for granting water rights in Cuba, developing concrete proposals for possible legal reform.

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Published

2021-07-03

How to Cite

Cánovas González , . D. . . . . . . . . . . . . ., & Martínez Valdés, Y. . (2021). Legal challenges for the implementation of the environmental flow in Cuba. Ingeniería Hidráulica Y Ambiental, 42(3), 64–79. Retrieved from https://riha.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/riha/article/view/551

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