Sweet water program – pad and sustainability: Development actions in the Brazilian semiarid region

The main objective of this article is to analyze the actions of the Sweet Water Program – PAD in the development of the Brazilian semi-arid region. Initiatives such as the Sweet Water Program, which promote the sustainable use of water, directly contribute to combating the effects of climate change. It is an effort by the government to internalize such concerns, disseminating good practices in the sustainable use of water. This isanexploratory, descriptivestudywith a qualitative approach, bibliographical and documentary. Given what was exposed about the Sweet Water Program - PAD as an instrument of the public policy of access to water. Regarding the experience in the semi-arid region, it found positive points arising from the presence of the program in the rural community, mainly in the supply of good quality drinking water throughout the year, not depending on the seasonality of the rains or the supply of water trucks in periods of prolonged drought. The program's action, in addition to presenting itself effectively in the provision of water resources for the community, therefore, responds to the positive socio-environmental and socio-economic aspects for the rural territory.