Os impactos sociais da construção da barragem Acauã na comunidade de Pedro Velho

Abstract

The increase in water conflicts was 27% between 2015 and 2016, reaching 172 cases across the country. Since it began recording data in 2007, CPT has estimated an increase of 97.7% over nine years. The number of people involved in these conflicts has also skyrocketed. In 2007, there were 164 thousand. In 2016 this number jumped to 222 thousand, an increase of 35.8% in nine years. Man as a space shaping agent can do great damage to the environment and to itself respectively (NETO1; SILVA1; PEREIRA, 2012). An example I can cite is the construction of a dam to supply water in the dry season. In the state of Paraíba, with the announcement of the Acauã Dam project, came the promise of work the hope of better days with plenty of water and a better life. But it did not preserve even the bonds between families and the neighborhood, nor the respect to the memories of the past and the origin of the affected residents were not considered in the construction of the dam. With more than 15 years since the dam was inaugurated, what can be seen in the countenance of the affected families is the total disappointment and the lack of hope with the government's promises. What actually happened is quite different from what it was propagating years ago. This article aims to analyze the social impacts caused by the construction of the Acauã dam in the Pedro Velho community, to describe what happened to the families after the construction, to present the importance of the Dam-Affected Movement (MAB) for the community.