Discussion contributions
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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 […]
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Public policy and corporate social responsibility programs are based on water models foreign to local communities.
States and mining companies do not recognize local water knowledge and practices. This is evidenced in public policy and corporate social responsibility programs based on water models foreign to local 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 […]
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The various forms of relationship with water do not usually coincide with the state proposal that conceives it as a public resource
The various forms of relationship with water configure plural governances in Colombia and Peru. This diversity does not usually coincide with the state proposal that conceives water as a public resource. Read this and other findings from Astrid Ulloa, Gerardo Damonte, Catalina Quiroga and Diego Navarro in our new open access publication Gobernanzas plurales del […]
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States must modify their public policies to incorporate the rights and various water management of indigenous, Afro-descendant and peasant groups.
States must modify their public policies to incorporate the rights and various water management of indigenous, Afro-descendant and peasant groups. Read these and other findings by Astrid Ulloa, Gerardo Damonte, Catalina Quiroga and Diego Navarro in our new open access issue Gobernanzas plurales del agua: formas diversas de concepción, relación, accesos, manejos y derechos del agua en contextos de gran […]
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The water scarcity in high Andean localities near mining projects is manifested in unequal forms of access in terms of quantity and quality
The water scarcity in high Andean localities near mining projects is manifested in unequal forms of access in terms of quantity and quality; The use of water for mining is prioritized over the population and the urban environment over the rural one. Read this and other findings by Gerardo Damonte, Julieta Godfrid and Ana López […]
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The territorial management of water resources is set according to the interests of the firms.
The territorial management of water resources is set according to the interests of the firms. Read this and other findings by Gerardo Damonte, Julieta Godfrid and Ana López in our Research Paper 102.
