Análise do contributo da educação ambiental para a minimização dos impactos das inundações urbanas decorrentes da ocupação desordenada no Bairro de Maxaquene “A”

Abstract

This research analyzes the contribution of environmental education to minimizing the impacts of urban flooding resulting from disorderly occupation in the Maxaquene “A” neighborhood. The research has an exploratory and empirical character, based on the qualitative approach, which used semi-structured interviews and unsystematic observation for data collection and content analysis for data interpretation. Thirteen people participated in the study, of which 12 are residents of the neighborhood and one representative of the Department of Adaptation to Climate Change of the Maputo Municipal Council (RDAMC). The results obtained indicate that the floods in the Maxaquene “A” neighborhood are due to disorderly occupation, asymmetrical topography, insufficient drainage ditches, high water table levels, soil saturation and the deposition of solid waste in the drainage ditches, which ends up causing the destruction of infrastructure, road impassability, paralysis of socioeconomic life, and contamination of soil and water. The Maputo Municipal Council (CMM), within the scope of its activities, has developed strategies in its environmental education plans to minimize the impacts of flooding, but its efforts have proven to be inefficient due to the lack of active and inclusive communication, capable of awakening the interest of all residents to participate in the process. Therefore, it is recommended that the activities programmed by the CMM be more inclusive, promoting the active participation of residents, through the strengthening of communication for the continuous dissemination of all environmental education plans or projects related to the construction of a sense of belonging and collective responsibility for solving problems.