Effects of water scarcity on the irrigated perimeter of São Gonçalo, Paraíba
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
The availability and uses of water in the northeastern region of Brazil, particularly in the semi-arid region, continue to be an important issue in its development. The population suffers from serious problems caused by water scarcity, which makes agricultural production unviable and, consequently, survival in dignified conditions, generating situations of hunger and misery. The objective was to identify the effects of water scarcity on the economics of the irrigated perimeter of São Gonçalo in the municipality of Sousa, Paraíba, between 2012 and 2016. The work was developed through the application of questionnaires with prior consent of the interviewed population residing in the housing nuclei I, II and III and in the district of São Gonçalo. Visits were also made to the National Department of Works Against Drought and to the Executive Agency for Water Management of the State of Paraíba, to collect data on the perimeter economy, information on production and volumes of the São Gonçalo dam. There were losses with the production of banana and, mainly, of coconut; Increased unemployment; Soon the rural exodus and the violence with a high rate of assaults rose. Water vulnerability triggers other vulnerabilities: economic, social and environmental, conditioning the development of semi-arid populations.
Authors and Affiliations
Semirames do Nascimento Silva, Francisco Guimarães Lopes, Francisco Edu de Andrade, Caio Braga Ferreira, Maria Cândida de Almeida Mariz Dantas, Eliezer da Cunha Siqueira
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