A percepção dos atingidos pela construção da barragem do Figueiredo sobre suas condições de vida

Abstract

The construction of Figueiredo Dam in the state of Ceará is part of the regional water resources policy, projected for multiple use - supply, irrigation, fish farming, tourism and other functions - caused the involuntary displacement of the local rural population, requiring the resettlement the affected families. The affected population is in the agricultural and livestock activity, their main source of income. In this context, the study characterized the affected families and investigated the effects of construction of the Dam Figueiredo in the living conditions of rural families. With the aim to represent the population affected were objects of study the settlements Agrovila São José in Iracema and the Lapa in Potiretama. The analysis was performed based on the degree of satisfaction of families, before and after construction of the dam, which considered the economic aspects, housing relations, level of consumption, health, education, leisure and information. The results indicate that there was an improvement in the living conditions of the affected families. The aspects that most contributed to the improvement in family living conditions were housing ratio, access to leisure and information, and contributed the least were the economic aspect and the health service. It was found that the açudagem policy is a viable strategy of coexistence with semiarid conditions, but the need to develop the use of water resources democratization mechanisms is essential to avoid increasing inequality.