Resiliência e adaptação às secas: Desafios da Microrregião de Salinas-MG

Abstract

Drought is one of the most complex and least understood climatic phenomena, has its beginning slow and silent, without presenting its visible effects in the short term. This lack of visibility, sensitization and characterization of the effects can lead to much human suffering and economic losses at the local level, as in the case of small-scale agriculture or subsistence agriculture, besides livestock and consequently affect trade. In recent years, the population living in the Salinas Microregion lives with the reduction of precipitation, which has been causing damage to agriculture and local livestock. This research sought to identify and identify the possible impacts of drought on the living conditions of the population and the resilience and adaptive capacity of the same to the effects of drought. In order to reach this objective, a survey was made of the socioeconomic profile of the municipalities of the microregion, and the effect of drought and drought on the supply of employment and agricultural income in the microregion from 2006 to 2105 was also verified. That the alternatives of adaptation and resilience found by farmers to cope with periods of droughts and droughts include reduced agricultural and livestock production, migration to other areas, and obtaining off-farm income. It is hoped that the dissertation will help municipal managers to adopt public policies for the benefit of the population affected by drought and thus to identify adaptation strategies, as well as to seek alternatives for living with the semi-arid region that can strengthen the population's resilience and allow That it continues to reside in the Micro-region