Políticas públicas e seca: reflexões sobre o Programa Água para Todos

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to understand the Water for All Program as public policy, with reference to the spatial distribution of polyethylene tanks in the semi-arid region of the North of Minas, a cut that includes 54 municipalities. The methodology used was based on bibliographic and documentary research, followed by data collection with the bodies responsible for the implementation of cisterns in the region under study. The compilation of the data culminated with the elaboration of maps that show the spatial distribution of cisterns throughout the semi-arid North Mineiro by municipalities. Ninheira and Rubelita can be highlighted within the scope of Idene operations with the implementation of approximately 1296 cisterns. The municipalities with the largest number of cisterns implanted by CODEVASF were Porteirinha, with 1672 and Varzelândia, with 1477. These values represent many communities that today rely on this technology in their homes to assist in the storage of water for human consumption. It should be noted that many difficulties are involved in the full functioning of the Water for All Program in the region, from those related to the planning, management, installation and maintenance of cisterns, to divergent political interests.