1. INTRODUCTION - General Aspects 2. BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH: HISTORY OF THE TWO PROJECTS 3. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PROMOTE THE CHANGES 4. PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE AND RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS 5. THE ITAPARICA AND CASTANHÃO EXPERIENCES 6. OBJECTIVES AND RELEVANCE OF THE RESEARCH 7. WATER & ETHICS 8. TWO VIEWS OF A DAM 9. INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 10. CASE STUDY I - Itaparica Resettlement and Irrigation Project ITAPARICA PROJECT LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 11 CASE STUDY II - Relocation and Resettlement in Ceara - Castanhão Project CASTANHÃO PROJECT LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 12 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS...