Chico Mendes Memorial (CMM)
Código do projeto: 7339637
Promote access to water and the social and productive inclusion of communities in the Legal Amazon, enabling sustainable production, food security, and income generation for traditional populations in the region
Low-income rural communities and families, especially those identified as traditional peoples and communities
Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia
Access to quality water remains a significant challenge for low-income families in the Amazon region, particularly for traditional communities. Increasing water scarcity in the region, driven by climate change, has had a profound impact on these populations. Moreover, the contamination of various water sources due to illegal mining, pesticide use, and improper waste disposal—combined with the widespread lack of basic sanitation—poses a high risk of food contamination and the spread of water- and foodborne diseases. This lack of access to clean water also affects agricultural production and livestock farming, limiting the availability of fresh and nutritious food. As a result, local food security and income generation are compromised, often forcing communities to resort to unsustainable and predatory practices for survival.
In this context, the present project—funded by the Amazon Fund and drawing on the expertise and models developed under the Cistern Program—aims to provide access to quality water for 3,690 families living in extractive territories in the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia. The goal is to ensure water access for both human consumption and food production through the implementation of social technologies in vulnerable extractive communities that are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change in the Amazon.
This project is part of Public Call MDS No. 12/2024, which seeks to select institutions eligible to receive support from the Amazon Fund for the implementation of social technologies that ensure access to quality water for human consumption, food production, and family support services aimed at promoting social and productive inclusion in the Legal Amazon macro-region. Specifically, the initiative targets federal Sustainable Use Conservation Units (UCs) under the categories of Extractive Reserves (RESEX), National Forests (FLONA), quilombola communities, and agro-extractive settlement projects, in accordance with the purpose, rules, and guidelines of the Amazon Fund.
The project envisions the implementation of social technologies for water access in vulnerable extractive communities in the Amazon that are susceptible to climate change. In addition, through training activities and both individual and collective support, the project will also promote social and productive inclusion and income generation for these families by enabling the development of sustainable productive activities, thereby contributing to the strengthening of sociobiodiversity value chains.
The project is structured around four main components:
Component 1: Implementation of Social Technologies for Water Access
Component 2: Monitoring and Training
Component 3: Communication
Component 4: Project Management
The main expected outcomes of the project are:
The project falls within the the Sustainable Production (1) and Territorial Planning (3) components of the Amazon Fund’s Logical Framework. It contributes to the following direct outcomes: (1.1) Sustainable forest and biodiversity-based economic activities identified and developed; and (1.3) Enhanced managerial and technical capacities for the implementation of sustainable forest and biodiversity-based economic activities.
| Date of approval | 06.05.2025 |
| Date of the contract | 06.30.2025 |
| *Disbursement period | 12.30.2027 |
| date | amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1º disbursements | 08.22.2025 | R$3,093,632.06 |
| 2º disbursements | 04.15.2026 | R$46,198,678.60 |
| Total amount disbursed | R$49,292,310.66 |
During the reporting period, the project focused on the institutional, technical, and operational preparations required for the implementation of social water access technologies in the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia.
The main activities carried out under each project component are presented below.
Component 1: Implementation of Social Water Access Technologies
A selection process was carried out to identify implementing organizations responsible for deploying social water access technologies across the project’s target territories. Through Public Call for Proposals No. 001/2026, twelve organizations¹ were selected to implement project activities in different areas of the Legal Amazon. Preparatory actions for the implementation of the social technologies were also undertaken, including coordination with the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra) to obtain the authorizations and approvals required for activities in protected areas and extractive settlements.
In addition, the project supported the mobilization and accreditation of local organizations under the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS) Cisterns Program, strengthening institutional capacity for the implementation of the planned activities.
Technical missions and coordination meetings were conducted in the states of Amapá and Pará to assess target territories and identify the communities and settlements to be served by the project. These activities engaged local leaders and representatives of the National Council of Extractive Populations (CNS), contributing to implementation planning and the prioritization of territories for the deployment of social water access technologies.
Component 4: Project Management
The project established its central office in Manaus, Amazonas, which is responsible for overall coordination and engagement with institutional partners. An additional office was set up in Acre, strengthening the operational capacity required to implement project activities across the target territories.
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Center for Studies on Culture and the Environment in the Amazon (Rioterra)
State of Mato Grosso - The Military Fire Brigade of Mato Grosso (CBMT)
State of Pará
National Institute of Space Research (Inpe) - Science, Applications and Space Technology Foundation (Funcate)
Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA)
Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS)
