Norte Energia is developing the Social Monitoring and Monitoring Project for Communities Surrounding the Works and Host Communities, part of the Basic Environmental Project (PBA) of the Belo Monte HPP, to regularly monitor the social conditions of the affected population.
This monitoring began in the first half of 2013, on a biannual basis, through forms applied to families registered in the urban and rural Socioeconomic Registry (CSE) of the PBA. Situations of social vulnerability are identified and referred for social assistance through the Family Development Index (IDF), calculated using a methodology from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and based on information from the Single Registry of the Ministry of Social Development (MDS). Families with an IDF (Family Development Index) below 0.5 are classified as cases of social vulnerability.
The project’s target audience includes communities in the Area of Direct Influence (AID) of the Belo Monte HPP, such as resettled people, riverside dwellers, fishermen and family farmers in the municipalities of Altamira, Anapu, Brasil Novo and Senador José Porfírio, in Volta Grande do Xingu, Pará.
Most of the monitored audiences achieved an average IDF, with emphasis on Collective Urban Resettlements (RUCs), which have an average IDF of 0.70 or higher.
The data shows that Norte Energia has maintained the socioeconomic conditions of those affected at levels similar to those before the installation of the project, contributing to improvements in several indicators, especially in the Housing Dimension. Urban Area 2 of Volta Grande do Xingu has an intermediate IDF between the RUCs and other groups, while Rural Areas 1 and 2 reached an average IDF as of 2020, after a period of low IDF. The Rural Assisted Relocation public, in addition to a stable IDF, also showed improvements in other indicators.
Predicted impacts, such as “Transformations in the life dynamics of the affected populations” and “Disorientation and social disorganization generated by the new social order”, are no longer observed, reflecting the effectiveness of the actions implemented. The reduction in families in situations of social vulnerability is highlighted in the reports.
Fishermen, riverside dwellers settled by Norte Energia and families from RUC Tavaquara will continue benefiting from actions from the entrepreneur, with annual social monitoring campaigns.
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