Você tem sede de quê? Os Programas de Cisternas no Semiárido Potiguar Brasileiro como dispositivos de desenvolvimento.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the evolution and implementation process of the Cistern Programs in Rio Grande do Norte, pointing out the possible implications taking apart of this policy for the rural families of the potiguar semiarid. Initially, we reconstituted the implementation of these Programs, based on two data sources: those provided by the Extraordinary Secretariat for Overcoming Extreme Poverty and those of the Electronic Citizen Information Service System. From a literature review, It was elaborated the state of the art of Cistern Programs and presented the possible scenary and consequences of their emptying. The article shows that the Cistern Programs have important contributions to family agriculture, which are expressed in different dimensions: political, social and economic. In the literature, the inclusive character of the action is highlighted, its mobilizing capacity, built through the valorization of the knowledge and the place reality. It´s prominent in studies the reference to improving the quality of life of the population that began with access to drinking water and later enabled agroecological production, expanding the possibilities for food security. Aborting this public action means depriving thousands of poor peasants of expanding their capacities.