Acceso al agua en la comunidad Pachagsí cantón Alausí provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

Historically, the human being as part of his development looks for the relationship between community and nature, taking into account the access to water as one of his fundamental axes; currently it is a right that Ecuador guarantees in a constitutionally way. The Andean Communities, through the access to water for their consumption and irrigation, are able to develop technology and agricultural practices that guide the good living of its inhabitants. Therefore, the present work aims to describe the actions of management, control and use of water for human consumption and irrigation in the Pachagsí community. Methodologically, a historical account from the lived experience was carried out, from the 62s year up to now, the information was collected by reviewing documentary files, interviews with leaders, and community inhabitants. Finally, reflections with focus groups were developed. Among the main results, it was identified the following aspects: the access to land and water, the organizational structures, projects that were carried out, management practices and community management, the water management and the agricultural production transformation’s cornerstones. It is concluded that, through a leadership and the contribution of water users, many management practices are implemented as well as water management that keep social, environmental, economic, and own political dynamics, which encourage the community territory’s development