Indicadores ambientais do programa de reassentamento das populações beneficiadas pela transposição do Rio São Francisco: análise da efetivação.

Abstract

The Integration Project of the São Francisco River with Hydrographic Basins of the Northeast implemented by the Federal Government (2004) aim at solutions to minimize the problems arise from the water scarcity in the Northeastern Semiarid. However, the implantation implied in deep changes in the natural landscape and in the communities with the dislocation of families of the affected areas and, after resettlement. The objective of this study was to analyze the environmental indicators foreseen in the San Francisco Transposition Project Resettlement Plan and its effectiveness in order to generate improvements in the quality of life of resettled families linked to infrastructure, educational actions and socio-environmental organization. Had as a methodological strategy, the analysis of content through the analysis of EIA / RIMA documents to identify environmental indicators for resettlement areas; case study and application of interviews through semi-structured questionnaires oriented by qualitative and quantitative research; Visits to Productive Villages to observe the effectiveness of the project; comparative study of the conditions of the families before and after the implantation of the settlements. The study counted on the participation of forty families resettled in the Rural Productive Villages, Irapuá I, Irapuá II, Cacaré and Quixeramobim in the subbasin of the River Piranhas in the county of São José de Piranhas - PB. The analysis of the data showed that 217 houses were built in the four Productive Villages with water, sewer, electricity, leisure space and community association. Only the village Quixeramobim contains school within the village, the other students are attended by the district of Boa Vista. With regard to health, only the villages Cacaré and Quixeramobim were built health post, but are not in operation. According to the resettled, there were improvements in the quality of life of the families after the enterprise in terms of infrastructure, sanitation and education. But in the health sector, there are still problems that need healing. In view of the analyzed data, it is possible to observe the effectiveness of most of the proposals mentioned in the Population Resettlement Program. However, it has been identified that there are still actions that must be undertaken in order to meet the programs planned for the beneficiary communities towards sustainability.