Plan de gestión y manejo sustentable del agua en el territorio de la Comunidad de Paquiestancia

Abstract

In Andean Communities water is part of their life cycle; within the territory it is used for productive development and human consumption, generating interrelationships between human beings, nature and infrastructure, which allow access, control, use and return water to nature without alterations that damage the environment. For this purpose, communities develop actions that are not necessarily planned, but are carried out according to the circumstances. In this sense, in the current context of where water flows diminish and water needs increase, it is convenient that organizations that handle and manage the water carry out a community planning process with identity. Thus, the work aims to propose actions that meet the needs found in the Community, focused mainly on the search for a new water culture. The methodology used is based on participatory action research, with the focus of community water management and the Andean cosmovision, which seek to achieve a balance between nature and communities, complying with Good Living and Sustainability paradigms. In order to structure the plan, the diagnosis of the current situation was obtained, establishing the main conflicts that stand out in each dimension of the Chakana. Moreover, the final objective, strategies, programs and projects for each dimension were also obtained, as well as those responsible for execute them. In conclusion, the handle and community management of water allow to strengthen the capacity of organization, reestablishing social and community harmony.