Comunicação, empoderamento e gestão participativa no Comitê da Bacia do Salgado

Abstract

This article deals with communication as a strategy of empowerment among members of the Watershed Committee of Salgado River (CBHS), in Ceará, from the point of view of language and information sharing. This paper is based on research applied to the members of this Committee, which evaluated the communication between holders of formal knowledge and the members of the Board, from the point of view of language, information sharing, and interference on the agenda of the CBHS. Members of the Executive Board of Committee and Regional Management of COGERH were heard, in open interviews, applied also to a representative of users. There were not found dissatisfaction with regard to the language used in technical discussions, but most considered that access to information is not complete. It was highlighted the need for a communication which contributes best to the growth of the subjects involved, making possible a more effective participation.