Análise da política do "programa água doce" na associação das tilápias em Amparo-PB.

Abstract

With the scarcity of water suitable for human consumption and prolonged periods of drought, in the Paraiban semi-arid region, we have the alternative of drilling wells and installing desalination plants to produce freshwater for desedentation of local actors. Thus, the focus of this work was the analysis of the public policy of the Fresh Water Program (PAD), access to water with potable acceptable to humans, in addition to improving the quality of life of members and also the generation of employment and income, production of proteins for humans and animals and finally the preservation of the environment. This program makes use of the concentrate resulting from the self-management process (community management), aiming at maintaining a public water supply policy, enabling sustainability, with the use of tailings, reducing environmental impacts, as well as contributing to the construction of practices of solidary economy. Thus, the general objective was to identify the contributions of the Fresh Water Public Policy as a source of income and sustainability for the actors of the Tilapia Association in Amparo-PB. The nature of this study was qualitative, descriptive, with a semi-structured questionnaire. applied to a sample of 13 associates, in addition to direct observation, informal conversations and consultation of documents, and in the processing of the data, the analysis of content by Bardin (1977). As a result, access to potable water was verified, improvement in the educational environment and better quality of life. of great social and academic importance for the possibility of discussing the nature of a program installed in the semiarid space, in particular because it is a study in the Tilápias Association in Amparo-PB, observing to this end, the perspectives that the PAD provided for the life of the associates, since this program is part of public policy of the Federal Government, coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment. Urban Environment, in partnership with federal, state, municipal and civil society institutions.