Cenarização hídrica de Campina Grande - PB: uma contribuição para a gestão da água e o desenvolvimento regional

Abstract

Governance as a variable is analyzed as politics, rules and regulations of the processes regarding the development of the public and private institution’s actions, bearing in mind the provision of subsidies to the institutions during the decision making, so the planning and the management of the water resources are efficient. Through this perspective, the study aims to create future scenarios concerning water resources as a tool for governance and the strategic operation of the use and distribution of water, considering the regional development of Campina Grande – PB. Striving for the best results and success of the study, the methodology adopted was an exploratory and descriptive research, with an analytical approach to the quantitative and qualitative data. Besides this, there was bibliographical review of federal and state legislation, researches on books, thesis and dissertations, as well as CAPES and Scielo journals. Regarding the qualitative data collected, semi-structured interviews were made with the social actors from the political and administrative institutions, concerning the hydro governance, gathering official data on historical indexes relating to the access to water. On the quantitative data side, a survey form was used for the application of the scenario’s methodology, adapted from Michael Godet, which was submitted to three stages of the creation process, producing scenarios with multiple dimensions and necessary actions to reach the ideal scenario wanted by the hydro management of Campina Grande – PB. Finally, it is undeniable the relevance of the hydro governance and the governmental mechanisms regarding the decision making and the planning, in order to ensure the proper provision of water to the urban area and the rural communities as well, aiming the regional development through a participative and integrated administration.