The Transnatinality of the Madeira River

Abstract

Although late, in the post-World War II period, the world community awoke to the protection of the environment and transboundary environmental impacts, to the point of provoking intense debates. Studies show that local environmental damage can have global consequences, impacting the other side of the planet, as a transnational occurrence. This explains the presence of the contaminant mercury even in the remote area of the Antarctic continent. In this context, the present study addresses the transnational dimension of the Madeira River, one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water volume. In order to achieve its objective, topics such as transnationality, human right to water, environmental contamination and transnational environmental impacts are analyzed. As for the methodology to be used, Pasold's precepts are followed, using the inductive method, in the investigation phase, and the Cartesian method in the data treatment phase. Futhermore, the referent, category, operational concepts and bibliographic research were also used.