(In)segurança hídrica e o desafio de viver e produzir no PDS Sepé Tiaraju, SP
Abstract
The water management in the settlements of the brazilian Agrarian Reform is a
topic of great relevance and always current, due to its complexity and
developments. Amidst the current environmental crisis, therefore, debates about
the importance and process of water scarcity are even more present.
Recognizing the importance of water for domestic and productive uses, this work
sought to describe the characteristics related to water supply and management
in the SDP Sepé Tiaraju, by the own settlers, through their speeches. The study
area is located on the recharge area of the Guarani aquifer, in the cities of Serra
Azul and Serrana. The settlement is an example of agroecological production
amid the highest concentration of sugarcane in Brazil. Questions about the
sources of supply, distribution and uses of water in everyday life were adressed.
To understand the experiences of farmers related about the water, qualitative and
quantitative approaches were chosen, through the application of questionnaires
and semi-structured interviews with 10 farmers from all nucleus of the settlement.
Data analysis was performed based on the interdisciplinarity that the central
theme requires. The results indicate that problems related to water supply and its
multiple uses have existed for years on SDP, pointing to a situation of human and
productive vulnerability over all the life cycles of the settlement, which goes
against the construction of the guiding principles of the SDP modality: the
construction of a rural settlement model, in which Agroecology is the center of the
technological matrix. It is considered urgent the strengthening of public policies
aimed at water supply for family farming, as well as basic sanitation in general.
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