Aspectos político-institucionais do aproveitamento de água de chuva em áreas rurais do semiárido brasileiro.

Abstract

Due to deficits of water supply in the Brazilian Semiarid (BSA) region, rural communities will need organizational and structural adjustments to alleviate their current vulnerability. Among these, there are the rainwater harvesting promoted today by programs for the construction of cisterns over the Brazilian Semiarid. Although these programs aim at better coexistence between society and the region, some actions associated to water supply and promoted by public policies are disarticulated, triggering actions that, with some minimum management, could be more efficient. In this context, the present study conducts an analysis of policy issues and programs related to these actions, using as case study the situation of the rural communities' vulnerability in the Sao Joao do Cariri-PB and governmental actions promoted for the construction water cisterns and their management As a result, recommendations are proposed to improve legal processes. The study has shown that the inefficiency of the legal processes are mainly caused by legal problems concerning the use of cisterns. According to recommendations, government programs which involve the use of cisterns could be better implemented.