Educação ambiental e o diagnóstico socioambiental das comunidades beneficiadas pela barragem Umari no município de Madalena-CE

Abstract

The purpose of this article was socioenvironmental diagnosis of families benefited by dam of Umari in the Madalena – Ceará, with a view to proposing actions in the scope of the National Environmental Education Program (ProNEA). The survey was carried out in the region around the dam of Umari. The data were collected with a formulary for analysis purposes. An exploratory research was conducted and also qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results showed that there was a social and economic change in the surrounding communities, there remains, however, a persisting problem: the lack of infrastructure, which could lead to the social and economic losses to the families. Seen in these terms, the Environmental Education boosted by ProNEA can create the conditions necessary for the tackling local weaknesses.