O Programa Água Doce no Nordeste brasileiro: uma análise do município de Estrela de Alagoas

Abstract

This monograph analyzes the freshwater program as an action that promotes the public policy of water supply for rural development in the northeastern Semiarid region. The experience that underlies this case study problematizes the action of the program in the site Pé de Serra, populated in Impueiras, rural area of Estrela de Alagoas, municipality located in the Semiarid region of the state of Alagoas. To achieve the proposed objective, methodologically, an analysis of the official documents that deal with the development of the program in the state was carried out, focusing on the study area. We launched a semi-structured interview with eight beneficiary families, as well as the president of the Community Association of Rural Producers São Sebastião. As a qualitative and quantitative part of the systematization of the data presented by the study, it is proposed to detect how the program has been managed in relation to the socioeconomic benefits brought to the local community. According to the results collected, it is concluded that some specific situations, in the face of precipitation change climate issue and instability, may compromise in the future, the stability and efficiency of the system adopted by the program in the region. However, if this happens, the program will continue to fulfill its purpose, which is the supply of quality water during long drought periods.