Estratégias de acesso e uso da água entre os moradores do Bairro Javarizinho em Benjamin Constant - AM

Abstract

Water is fundamental to life on the planet. However, there are still many people who still do not have access to enough treated water. Unfortunately, water is letting it be a common good, and it becomes a good of economic value. Another important factor to consider is the lack of public policies aimed at the residents. We can also highlight the issue of environmental degradation. The research is a case study and had as initial procedure the survey of the environmental perception of the residents of the neighborhood Javarizinho, in the city of Benjamin Constant – AM, verifying how they access water, how they relate to the Javarizinho River, and the streams existing in the neighborhood, such as the pulse of the rivers, influence the daily life of the residents. During the research one can realize that there are many residences that do not have piped water. This forces residents to use the water directly from the river, often without any treatment. It was also realized that the river Javarizinho has great social and economic relevance, since it is used for fishing, leisure, transportation, domestic use, agriculture, tourism. However, there is a high rate of waterborne diseases in the neighborhood due to the fact that sewage is discharged directly into the river without any treatment, and because of the large amount of waste that is discarded in it. It is clear that even when the river is used in multiple ways, it is still necessary to work hard with residents and public policymakers to sensitize them to the importance of conserving the common good. In this sense, the school has a fundamental role in the training of students, because teaching environmental sciences is fundamental to have a better quality of life and, consequently, to ensure a healthy environment for the current and future generations. With the result of the research a primer was developed with the objective of teaching sciences to students of basic education.