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

Autores

SENENT DE FRUTOS, JUAN ANTONIO

Publicación externa

No

Medio

Int. J. Water Resour. Dev.

Alcance

Article

Naturaleza

Científica

Cuartil JCR

Cuartil SJR

Impacto JCR

3.776

Impacto SJR

0.821

Fecha de publicacion

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.

Palabras clave

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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