O DESIGN COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE MOBILIZAÇÃO PARA A GESTÃO INTEGRADA DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS

The PIRAHIBA Project (Integrated Planning of Hydropower Reservoirs in the Amazon Basin), Federal University of Amazonas, since November, 2010, has developed actions that contribute to the integrated and participatory management of UHE Balbina Reservoir, President Figueiredo/Amazonas, continually seeking involvement of residents and representatives of local organizations. In this regard and in order to continue the process of mobilization and training in four pilot communities located in its surroundings, workshops MY HOUSE , MY SCHOOL , MY COMMUNITY were performed when results of characterization studies of land use were presented and water, made by groups Water & Communities and Geography PIRAHIBA Project, with the involvement of local residents and governmental and nongovernmental organizations. This paper therefore presents the role and importance of the products developed by Design in the mobilization process. Index Terms - Communities, Design, graphic pieces.