Water justice and reciprocity between the city and the communities of the Ñukanchik Urku páramo in Cangahua, Ecuador
Published 2024-04-01
Keywords
- knowledges,
- imaginary territories,
- Ecuador,
- community
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Copyright (c) 2024 Emilie Francoise Depuits, Carolina Aldama Dewit, María Emilia Coloma Romo, Daniela Espinoza, Jesús Guerrero, Danielle Hanna, Tatiana Salinas, Melania Intriago Loor
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Abstract
In Ecuador, paramo ecosystems are essential for the production of water for human consumption and irrigation. Some páramos in the country are managed by local and indigenous communities that have contributed to their conservation through water and páramo management plans based on values of reciprocity, territory and culture. However, there is a need to recognize and consolidate these community water and páramo conservation initiatives at the regional and national levels. One way to respond to this objective is to promote the environmental education of young people between urban-rural areas in order to develop an exchange of knowledge, know-how and practices. For this reason, the project 'Conociendo los páramos comunitarios del Ecuador' (Getting to know the community paramos of Ecuador) aims to take young people (high school and university level) from the city of Quito to get to know community paramos in the Cayambe area through exchanges with young people who live in communities that care for water and the páramo. The broader objective is to create a new generation of community water and páramo guardians in Quito who can disseminate their knowledge and encourage a dialogue of knowledge between urban-rural areas.
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