FROM THE DROUGHT TERRITORY TO THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF THE CANAL OF SERTÃO IN ALAGOAS

Abstract

The Canal of Sertão shows itself as the biggest and most modern waterworks in the state of Alagoas, constituting itself as an important artifact introduced in the drought polygon of the state in order to appease the social problems caused by the low pluviometric indexes that frequently affect the semi-arid alagoano. Within this context, we carried out an analysis of the territorialities of the use of water along the channel, specifically in the municipalities of Delmiro Gouveia and Água Branca, in the search to understand how territorialities are formed along the canal, from the use of water. In this sense, in order to reach the proposed objective, a collection of official data was carried out in state secretariats, directly involved in the process of channel implantation and in federal and municipal agencies, ending with the application of non-directive interviews to the subjects Involved in the use of the Canal of Sertão water in the research focus area, thus being able to infer about the uses of water and the dynamics of the territorialities along the channel. We have as presuppositions for the theoretical foundation the concepts of territory, territorialization and territoriality, considering the territory as a geopolitical construction permeated by the relations of power, and its multiple territorialities.