Studies show Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a successful methodology within the environmentalsciences. In the present study, this methodology was implemented in the Tuxás indigenous communityin Bahia-Brazil, to understand the configuration of interaction and information flow of the people andtheir multilevel relationship to face the environmental problem of drought. By creating networks byscale, we identify actors and their roles within the community, characterising the centrality of actorsand their internal and external relationships to create adaptive strategic actions that strengthen thelinks between them and local and regional initiatives. For data collection, structured interviews wereconducted with key informants using the snowball methodology. As a result, the SNA made it possibleto identify links, bottlenecks and potential institutions to reduce the vulnerability of the traditionalpopulation and to identify adequate ways to promote adaptation and solve environmental problems.Studies show Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a successful methodology within the environmentalsciences. In the present study, this methodology was implemented in the Tuxás indigenous communityin Bahia-Brazil, to understand the configuration of interaction and information flow of the people andtheir multilevel relationship to face the environmental problem of drought. By creating networks byscale, we identify actors and their roles within the community, characterising the centrality of actorsand their internal and external relationships to create adaptive strategic actions that strengthen thelinks between them and local and regional initiatives. For data collection, structured interviews wereconducted with key informants using the snowball methodology. As a result, the SNA made it possibleto identify links, bottlenecks and potential institutions to reduce the vulnerability of the traditionalpopulation and to identify adequate ways to promote adaptation and solve environmental problems.Studies show Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a successful methodology within the environmentalsciences. In the present study, this methodology was implemented in the Tuxás indigenous communityin Bahia-Brazil, to understand the configuration of interaction and information flow of the people andtheir multilevel relationship to face the environmental problem of drought. By creating networks byscale, we identify actors and their roles within the community, characterising the centrality of actorsand their internal and external relationships to create adaptive strategic actions that strengthen thelinks between them and local and regional initiatives. For data collection, structured interviews wereconducted with key informants using the snowball methodology. As a result, the SNA made it possibleto identify links, bottlenecks and potential institutions to reduce the vulnerability of the traditionalpopulation and to identify adequate ways to promote adaptation and solve environmental problems.Estudos mostram a Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS) como uma exitosa metodologia dentro das ciências ambientais. No presente estudo esta metodologia foi implementada na comunidade indígena Tuxás de Bahia-Brasil, com o intuito de compreender a configuração de interação e fluxo de informação do povo e sua relação multinível para enfrentar a problemática ambiental da seca. Identificamos mediante a realização de redes por escalas, atores e seus papéis dentro da comunidade, caracterizando a centralidade dos atores e as suas relações internas e externas para projetar a criação de ações estratégicas adaptativas que fortaleçam os vínculos entre eles e as iniciativas locais e regionais. Para a coleta de dados foram realizadas entrevistas estruturadas a informantes chaves usando a metodologia bola de neve. A ARS permitiu identificar elos, gargalos e potenciais instituições para diminuir a vulnerabilidade da população tradicional, assim como identificar caminhos adequados para promover adaptação e dar solução a problemáticas ambientais
