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Murky waters: the impact of privatizing water use on environmental degradation and the exclusion of local communities in the Caribbean

Authors

SENENT DE FRUTOS, JUAN ANTONIO

External publication

No

Means

Int. J. Water Resour. Dev.

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

3.776

SJR Impact

0.821

Publication date

01/01/2021

ISI

000670515100001

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85109818194

Abstract

The effects of climate change on tropical ecosystems cannot be interpreted based on physical variables alone. Severe water shortages and deterioration of ecosystems are most acute in places where historical inequalities occur, such as unequal access to land and other goods and rights necessary for the livelihood of marginalized populations. This paper explores environmental transformations and their repercussions on water resources based on spatial analysis and fieldwork carried out in the Colombian Caribbean. We have engaged with peasant and Afro-descendant populations who have been excluded from water use and now face problems in sustaining their way of life. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Keywords

Climate change; Deterioration; Ecosystems; Water resources; Colombians; Local community; Physical variables; Spatial analysis; Tropical ecosystems; Water shortages; Water use; Water supply

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