@article{fdi:010096934,
  title = {{F}acing water scarcity : a critical analysis of resilience and vulnerability of irrigation systems in {C}eará, {B}razil},
  author = {{H}enriquez, {E}. {D}. and {M}itroi, {V}. and {M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}abelo, {L}. {S}. and {M}artins, {E}. {S}. {P}. {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his article examines how two irrigation schemes in {C}eará, {B}razil, coped with severe water scarcity between 2012 and 2018. {B}ased on qualitative research, the analysis focuses on two schemes: one composed of smallholders and the other primarily occupied by agribusiness, both reliant on the {B}anabuiu; reservoir, which nearly dried up. {F}indings show that differentiated forms of resilience emerge from socially constructed vulnerabilities and uneven access to resources. {P}olitical and institutional decisions promote irrigation as a development strategy, increasing water demand, framed by narratives of modern irrigation. {T}hese narratives legitimise certain strategic choices and categories of producers, shaping who is able to act and their capacity to respond to scarcity. {T}ogether, these processes influence which forms of resilience are possible, for whom, and at what scale. {C}et article examine comment deux syst{\`e}mes d'irrigation du {C}eará, au {B}r{\'e}sil, ont fait face {\`a} une grave p{\'e}nurie d'eau entre 2012 et 2018. {S}ur la base d'une recherche qualitative, l'analyse se concentre sur deux p{\'e}rim{\`e}tres : l'un compos{\'e} de petits exploitants et l'autre principalement occup{\'e} par l'agro-industrie, tous deux d{\'e}pendants du r{\'e}servoir de {B}anabuiú proche de l'ass{\`e}chement. {L}es r{\'e}sultats montrent que des formes diff{\'e}renci{\'e}es de r{\'e}silience {\'e}mergent de vuln{\'e}rabilit{\'e}s socialement construites et d'un acc{\`e}s in{\'e}gal aux ressources. {L}es d{\'e}cisions politiques et institutionnelles promeuvent l'irrigation comme strat{\'e}gie de d{\'e}veloppement, accroissant la demande en eau, dans le cadre de r{\'e}cits de l'irrigation moderne. {C}es r{\'e}cits l{\'e}gitiment certains choix strat{\'e}giques et certaines cat{\'e}gories de producteurs, fa{\c{c}}onnant qui est en mesure d'agir et sa capacit{\'e} {\`a} r{\'e}pondre {\`a} la p{\'e}nurie. {E}nsemble, ces processus influencent les formes de r{\'e}silience possibles, pour qui et {\`a} quelle {\'e}chelle.},
  keywords = {irrigated schemes ; drought ; resilience ; vulnerability ; p{\'e}rim{\`e}tres irrigu{\'e}s ; s{\'e}cheresse ; r{\'e}silience ; vuln{\'e}rabilit{\'e} ; {C}eará ; {BRESIL} ; {CEARA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ahiers {A}gricultures},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {},
  pages = {8 [8 p.]},
  ISSN = {1166-7699},
  year = {2026},
  DOI = {10.1051/cagri/2026005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096934},
}