For instance, energy subsidies to fanners have detrimental impacts on groundwater management and water demand, which works against water policy effectiveness. Yet, there are some good practices that could serve as examples. Established by the General Law of Climate Change (issued on 6 June 2012), an Inter-ministerial Commission on Climate Change (CICC - Comision Intersecretarial de Cambio Climdtico) was created to co-ordinate all actions of the federal administration in relation to the formulation of national policies to prevent and mitigate climate change impacts and to promote strategies and programmes to comply with international commitments. In some municipalities, permits are granted without the need for water operators’ approval or consultation. This lack of co-ordination imposes excessive costs, which are borne, without proper retribution, by utilities.