Many water-related conflicts in CSA are rooted in inequitable water governance that excludes water users from decisions on water allocation  . In turn, inclusive water regimes leverage long-term adaptation planning. These have been addressed in some national strategies, such as in Brazil . At the local level, a decentralised and participatory bottom-up water governance model was induced by civil society and research institutions to foster rainwater harvesting technologies reducing drought risk in semiarid Brazil  .
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