Publications of Colombia | Producción de desigualdades en las relaciones con el agua: Consecuencias de la construcción de infraestructuras
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Colombia | Producción de desigualdades en las relaciones con el agua: Consecuencias de la construcción de infraestructuras
The construction of water infrastructure by itself does not solve the problem of stress and water scarcity in territories with large-scale mining and can generate and increase socio-environmental inequalities, conflicts and disputes in access to water. Based on the evidence of the case of La Guajira in Colombia, authors recommend that the construction of infrastructure […]
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Diversas formas de infraestructuras en el Perú y Colombia. El papel de las empresas mineras en el control y manejo del agua en contextos de escasez
In territories with large-scale mining, the construction of water infrastructure has generally been considered the most appropriate response to water scarcity problems. However, the infrastructure itself does not always provide solutions. When these constructions are mainly functional to the mining expansion and are imposed on the socio-environmental logic of the town, they end up aggravating […]
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Poor education and precarious jobs in Peru: understanding who is left behind and why
Given the large inequalities in Peru, fulfilling the ’leave no one behind’ UN 2030 Agenda commitment might become the country’s largest challenge to SDG implementation. In light of this, understanding who is left behind, and why, gains particular importance. This study uses a mixed methodological approach to provide a baseline of the left behind in […]
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Chile | Nuevos atributos en los protocolos de emergencia ambiental a considerar en el ámbito de la minería
Repeated incidents in mining operations in the Aconcagua river basin have generated uncertainty in the population about water quality, which has deepened the water crisis in the Valparaíso region. In this context, it is necessary for the State to improve its crisis management protocols against environmental accidents, through the inclusion of local actors. A coordinated […]
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Mapeo y tipología de la expansión urbana en el Perú
This document summarises the main findings of a study commissioned by the Asociación de Desarrolladores Inmobiliarios (ADI) and executed by the Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) during 2019, which aims to quantify and understand the internal dynamics of urban growth in Peru over the last two decades.
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Hallazgos y recomendaciones para mejorar la calidad de la participación en territorios con minería a gran escala
In recent decades, Chile and Peru have achieved sustained economic growth from the exploitation of their natural resources and the expansion of their extractive industries. In this development model, mining has played a central role, specifically that both countries have large copper reserves and are leaders in its production, being the first and second producer […]
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Latin America and the end of the demographic bonus
Key messages Latin America’s social demography is experiencing important changes. Life expectancy is increasing and fertility is dropping: thus the ‘demographic bonus’ is ending. A renewed architecture of social expenditure, in line with the new population pyramid, is called for. The components of the dependency rate are moving in opposite directions. While the one for […]
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Water-related challenges in nexus governance for sustainable development: Insights from the city of Arequipa, Peru
Peru has one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, but there are concerns regarding how long this can be sustained. Negative environmental impacts are increasing due to the pressures of a growing urban population and competition for natural resources. This study explores stakeholder perceptions linked to nexus governance in the context of integrated management […]
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Moviéndose de una decepción a otra: los jóvenes que cambian de escuelas en contextos urbano-vulnerables de Lima Metropolitana
The study analyses the phenomenon of student mobility in relation to the characteristics of the social and educational context of the city of Lima, Peru. The article recounts the educational trajectories of 18 young men and women from Carabayllo who experienced between 2 to 9 transfers during school. In this article, we focus on three […]
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Predictores de la deserción escolar en el Perú
The paper on which this policy brief is based analyzes what factors are associated with dropping out of school in the four countries covered by the Young Lives longitudinal study: Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. For this, personal, family and educational factors are considered. This policy brief focuses on the findings of Peru.
