Perfil socioeconômico dos moradores do Sitio Pitombeira: usuários de água do açude público Sumé-PB.

Abstract

The world's scarcity of freshwater makes this resource a focus of interest. and conflicts between countries. Water is such a precious liquid that it awaken competitions for their scarce water resources. These disputes occur since the ancient civilizations, being a reason of contention and even instrument of war for Many. This paper studies the water potential of the sude public Agué, in the municipality of Sumé - PB, and the possibilities for economic growth and quality improvement of life of the residents of the agude basin, in Sitio pitombeira, from the water of this water resource. It focused on the importance of agude for the residents of this locality, the activities that are developed from this hydrographic source and its representativeness for the economy of this rural population. The methodology was based on field visits and interviews with members of the association of residents of the Sitio Pitombeira agude basin. Preliminary results indicate that residents of this region, who survive from agriculture-related activities, are dissatisfied with the low production due to drought. This is a problem that affects such lot owners, since most of them have in agriculture the main source of income.