A seca no jequitinhonha estudo de casos no semiárido mineiro

Abstract

The semi-arid is characterized by the warm and dry climate. Part of the Rio Jequitinhonha mineiro valley is included in the Brazilian legal semi-arid. In this region, public institutions and rural families create strategies and mobilize resources for the dry seasons. The objective of this article was to estimate the costs of the dry period in the Middle and Lower Jequitinhonha. Qualitative and quantitative research was used in 4 municipalities, 8 rural communities and 24 families of farmers. The results showed that most households have access to water for drinking and cooking through plate, kite truck and spring water tanks and adopt programs or create their own water strategies for production and breeding. Eleven technologies, actions or works of coexistence or combat against drought were identified, and some were more viable from the point of view of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability, while others are emergency, immediate and high cost.