Estrategias para el reconocimiento de las mujeres rurales en la política pública de ruralidad de Bogotá frente a los usos del agua: caso pieza rural río Tunjuelo

Abstract

The present work formulates strategies for the recognition of rural women in the Public Policy of Rurality of Bogotá against the uses of water. Rural women in Bogotá D.C, suppose particular conditions, they already exercise different roles in their territory around water. The study area is the Rural Piece of the Tunjuelo River, which is made up of the rural area of the towns of Usme and Ciudad Bolívar. The main problems of the inclusion of rural women in the public policy of Ruralidad de Bogotá around the uses of water are described, likewise the roles of rural women and their participation in the uses of water are identified from other planning instruments. The field work allowed interpreting the different contributions that rural women make regarding the uses of water and the knowledge they have regarding the Public Policy of Rurality in Bogotá D.C. The strategic component of other planning instruments at the national and district level is also addressed, such as the Public Policy for Women, Equity and Gender, the Policy for Drinking Water Supply and Basic Sanitation in Rural Areas, the POMCA Río Bogotá, the strategic guidelines of Peasant, Family and Community Agriculture public policy, the POT (current and in formulation), as well as the local development plans of Usme and Ciudad Bolívar and the Capital District in the last two periods. Finally, general and specific strategies are proposed that can allow the recognition of rural women in the framework of the public policy of Rurality in Bogotá D.C. and the institutional actors for its fulfillment.