Políticas públicas e abastecimento de água em situação de escassez hídrica: estudo de caso da comunidade do sítio Mulungu, Lavras da Mangabeira- CE.

Abstract

This monographic work aims to analyze public policies and water supply in water shortage situation in the community of Sítio Mulungu, Lavras da Mangabeira - CE. In the development of this research, bibliographic surveys were carried out, which included documentary data, cartographic information and data collected from field work showing the importance of water resources, as well as their public policies and water supply and the issue regarding the distribution issue. water, a factor that permeates all geographic scales, from the world to the local level. The paper presents the physical-environmental and population characteristics of the municipality of Lavras da Mangabeira and the community under analysis as: location, demographic, geological, pedological, vegetal, hydrographic aspects. Then, we discuss the public policies for the northeast in times of scarcity and its managing bodies, as well as the problems regarding the management of water use and supply in the community involving the forms of water distribution. The results obtained during the research evidenced the need for better planning and management of the distribution and use of water, aiming to contribute to minimize the existing problems and, consequently, improve the life of the population inserted in the research area.