Acesso e governança da água no semiárido brasileiro: um estudo em comunidades rurais do Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

#e main objective of this study was to understand the forms of access and governance of water in rural communities in the Brazilian semi-arid region. #e investigation took place from the social and political perspectives, aiming to identify how these peripheral communities have access to water, and to "nd out how the social participation of the residents of these locations in water governance takes place. In order to achieve an integrated and multidimensional understanding of the social and political situation of the observed locus, social research with a qualitative-quantitative approach was adopted as a methodological guideline. #e analyzed data come from pre-structured interviews with the residents of two rural communities in the agreste region of Paraíba. Among the results identi"ed, the following stand out: the absence of a water supply network in the region; the signi"cant coverage of the P1MC-ASA; the lack of quality monitoring of the water consumed; and, 113 // Novas fronteiras, outros diálogos: as Novas Geograias dos Países de Língua Portuguesa the non-existent political and social participation of the residents of the Communities in terms of water governance. #e analysis carried out indicates probable vulnerabilities in the current management model, and presents data that can be used as a comparative basis for other locations, as well as contributing to the possible formulation of new water governance policies.