SILVA, Allan Gustavo Freire da.; SILVA, José Irivaldo Alves Oliveira.; LACERDA, Alecksandra Vieira de.; DORNELAS, Carina Seixas Maia.
Resumen:
In the municipality of Sumé - PB, the absence of effective public policies for the harmonious
coexistence between man and the natural adversities inherent in this region has led governments to
implement emergency actions to combat drought. As a general objective, this research sought to relate what are the public policies and barriers that pervade access to water in the municipality, and
perform an accounting survey on investments made by the municipal government of Sumé
regarding the environmental aspects that directly involve the municipality of Sumé - PB and hinder
access to water in the region. For this, the research considered the period 2009-2012, the financial
data provided by the municipal government to the National Treasury under review, public policies
approved by the Legislature location, plus the collected financial data on government transparency
portal site Federal relating to investments aimed at access to water in the municipality. Thus, it was
found that the transfer of public resources and the development of local public policies, have
contemplated and mitigated efficiently and effectively with environmental problems - such as areas
of degradation, desertification, siltation of rivers and waste treatment solid - which involve directly
or indirectly the availability and quality of access to water for the population.