Avaliação da experiência de educação ambiental no âmbito do subprograma de desenvolvimento sustentável de recursos hídricos para o semi-árido brasileiro - PROÁGUA: estudo de caso adutora Pires Ferreira

Abstract

The accelerated population growth from the last 100 years, associated to the increasing capacity of destruction caused by men, turned the environmental issue a world wide concern. Given the scale of the problem, nations have adopted preventive measures, aiming the earth's sustainability. However, the complexity of this theme requires a deeper discussion of the educational processes, in a way that allows the acquisition of new knowledge, making possible a conscious decision-making, and the adoption of procedures that interfere positively on its relationship with the environment. In Brazil, The National Program of Environmental Education appears as a proposal to make changes in the society, having as basic principles: respect for freedom, learning and valuation. This study evaluates an experience of environmental education in Ceara, in the expository of Pires Ferreira municipality, on the framework of the Sub-Programme for Sustainable Development of Water Resources for the Semi-Arid Brasileiro - PROAGUA. This project served in the formation of multiplying groups, on the state of Ceará, seeking the environment's preservation, and the rational use of the hydric resources through a shared management. It was observed, that the initial proposal, added with the used instruments to bring clarifications, associated to the political conscience accomplishment's of the people involved, it had positive results in all aspects: cultural, demographical, structural and social.