Discussion contributions
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Self-employment and employment in small companies is low productivity
Self-employment and employment in small companies is low productivity. Read this and other findings by Miguel Jaramillo and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, COVID-19 and external shock. Economic impacts and policy options in Peru.
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The quarantine represents for many households an abrupt cut in the possibilities of generating income
In our economy, one in three jobs is formal; and of the other two, one belongs to the field of self-employment. The quarantine represents for many households an abrupt cut in the possibilities of generating income. Read this and other findings by Miguel Jaramillo and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, COVID-19 and […]
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During the lockdown, women carry the greater burden of domestic duties, including caregiving activities
The consequences of the lockdown are economic and social. Women carry the burden of increased domestic duties including caregiving activities. In addition, they have twice the participation of men in part-time jobs. Read this and other findings by Miguel Jaramillo and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, Impacts of the coronavirus epidemic on women employment […]
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Indigenous and Afro-descendant women and women in poor households suffer disproportionately more from job losses due to the crisis
The crisis does not affect everyone equally. Indigenous and Afro-descendant women and women in poor households suffer disproportionately more from the loss of jobs and the ability to generate income from work. Read this and other findings by Miguel Jaramillo and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, Impacts of the coronavirus epidemic on […]
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The loss of employment has affected more women whose jobs are located mainly in service industries and commerce, suspended due to confinement
The loss of employment has affected to a greater extent women whose jobs are mainly in service industries and commerce, two sectors that suspended their activities totally or partially due to confinement. Read this and other findings by Miguel Jaramillo and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, Impacts of the coronavirus epidemic on […]
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By recognizing and incorporating the local management and knowledge in infrastructure planning, the State has greater tools to reduce inequalities in access to water.
By recognizing and incorporating the management and knowledge of local communities in infrastructure planning, the State has greater tools to reduce inequalities in access to water. Read this and other recommendations by Gerardo Damonte, Astrid Ulloa, Catalina Quiroga, Ana López, Liza Gaitán and Diego Navarro in our new open access issue Diversas formas de infraestructuras […]
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Infrastructure planning must be carried out according to the physical, social and cultural characteristics of the territories
Infrastructure planning must be carried out according to the physical, social and cultural characteristics of the territories. Those that do not respond to territorial needs end up aggravating inequalities in access to water. Read this and other recommendations by Gerardo Damonte, Astrid Ulloa, Catalina Quiroga, Ana López, Liza Gaitán and Diego Navarro in our new open […]
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The State and the mining companies persist in the use of a techno-scientific language to build infrastructures without recognizing local knowledge on water management
The State and the mining companies persist in the use of a techno-scientific language to build infrastructures without recognizing the local knowledge expressed in practices, symbols and rituals associated with water management. Read this and other findings by Gerardo Damonte, Astrid Ulloa, Catalina Quiroga, Ana López, Liza Gaitán and Diego Navarro in our new open access issue Diversas formas […]
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The construction of water infrastructures responds mainly to the needs of the mining companies. These have not solved the water shortage, but have generated new conflicts and inequalities in access
In Yauri and La Guajira, the construction of water infrastructures responds mainly to the needs of the mining companies. These infrastructures have not solved the water shortage, but have generated new conflicts and inequalities in access. Read this and other findings by Gerardo Damonte, Astrid Ulloa, Catalina Quiroga, Ana López, Liza Gaitán and Diego Navarro […]
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It is necessary that the states incorporate models of plural governance of water and include indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and peasant communities
It is necessary that the states incorporate models of plural governance of water and include indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and peasant communities. Read this and other findings from Astrid Ulloa, Gerardo Damonte, Catalina Quiroga and Diego Navarro in our new open access publication Gobernanzas plurales del agua: formas diversas de concepción, relación, accesos, manejos y derechos […]
