O Programa Um Milhão de Cisternas (P1MC) como instrumento de convivência sustentável com o semiárido: a experiência da comunidade Cacimbas no município de Jaguaribe-CE

Abstract

Analyze if the One Million Cisterns Program is an effective tool for sustainable coexistence with the semiarid in the city Jaguaribe/CE, in Cacimbas community. From the construction of rural tanks for the poorest families in the hinterland, the program has an innovative perception and objectives that seek to help build a new vision of the region and the issue of sustainability and local social actors as the axis and the purpose of their actions. Counting with funding from the federal government, the private sector, international cooperation and NGO agencies, the program is conducted exclusively by representatives of local civil society organizations (rural workers' unions, community associations, service clubs, pastoral church, etc.) gathered in committees and their actions implemented in a decentralized and participatory manner. The choice for this location is justified because this area belongs to Brazilian semi-arid and is within the P1MC working area. A data survey was done through documents, reports and records prepared by the entities responsible for their implementation in the state, as well as conducting field research through a questionnaire applied to ten (10) benefited families from the program in the Cacimbas community. Through the results, we could look at five important aspects: the coexistence with the environment in which families live; the economic coexistence with the semiarid; living in the semi-arid region with quality of life; culture and living with the semiarid and finally; living together as a proposal for mobilization of society and the state. The research results supports a conclusion that the P1MC, in fact, is an efficient tool for the living with the semi-arid region, but needs some adjustments to the aspect of living economy.