Evaluación de la gobernanza del agua en la subcuenca del Río Chicú (municipio Tenjo Cundinamarca) con relación a la dimensión social y ambiental

Abstract

This research was developed in the Chicú River sub-basin, in the municipality of Tenjo Cundinamarca; It was carried out in order to evaluate the governance of water with respect to the social and environmental dimension of the sub-basin, and thus be able to determine its weaknesses and strengths regarding the management of water resources in this territory. The investigation consisted of three phases. In the first, the actors involved were analyzed to determine their level of interest and involvement; In the second, a checklist was made with the principles of water governance that involve the social and environmental dimension of the framework proposed by the OECD, which includes a traffic light system and some guiding questions to carry out the evaluation; and the last phase was the evaluation phase where it was possible to determine the strengths and weaknesses of water management for the Chicú River sub-basin. The results obtained from the stakeholder analysis were favorable with a high level of interest on the part of the social and government sectors in issues related to water governance. The evaluation of water governance showed positive results on issues related to instruments and policies for the management of water resources, the availability of data and information to be able to develop management activities and topics such as prioritization of uses when there is a shortage of water. water, showing that the frameworks exist and work; On the other hand, shortcomings were found in issues such as the effective participation of all stakeholders and the absence of participatory mechanisms and platforms for joint coordination among all stakeholders. Concluding that it is stakeholder participation that requires the most attention to achieve good water resource management in a governance framework.