Percepciones de conflictividad socio ambiental entorno a los recursos hídricos en la cordillera de Fierro Urco

Abstract

Abstract: This research identifies and analyzes the socio-environmental conflicts related to waterresources that arise in the territories of the Fierro Urco mountain range, particularly theproblems generated by the mining intervention processes in the mountain range in theparishes of Gualel, San Pablo de Tenta and Salatí. The methodology used was based on aqualitative approach, using methods such as literature review and semi-structured interviewsfor which key actors knowledgeable about the problem were chosen. The results of thisresearchidentifiedsevensocio-environmentalconflicts,groupedintothreetypes,corresponding to inter-group conflicts, intra-group conflicts and conflict of interests. Themanagement of these conflicts reflects a series of difficulties related mainly to the lack ofsocialization and participation of the affected actors in the decision making process, which iswhy this study proposed a community governance model of citizen oversight, which seeks tocontribute to a high degree of participation of the communities of Fierro Urco, focused onstrengthening the participating actors. This research corroborates the existence of severalsocio-environmental conflicts developed by the intervention of mining works, thus causingpopulationdivision anddevelopingconflictssimultaneously.