Estrategias socio ambientales con criterios bioéticos para la administración de los conflictos por usos del agua para la hidroelectricidad en Colombia

Abstract

In the present work it is tried to establish the possible courses of action with bioethical criteria for the administration of the conflicts by uses of the hydric resource generated by the installation of hydroelectric projects in the Colombian territory, although this activity is an alternative of favorable energy production for the economic growth of the country, originates a series of socio-environmental conflicts, around the different interests of the legal, economic, social, environmental and technical approach in relation to the use of water. To fulfill the objective of the work, the main conflicts were identified based on the facts that have been registered in the country, based on this, some bioethical principles were weighted to determine the ones that are most related to the conflict and to delimit the field of action for the decision making. The bioethical criteria for incorporating bioethics into the issues raised are: Principle of precaution, prevention, justice, protection and solidarity, these principles also integrate the principle of utility because it allows to measure the viability of a project. The articulation of the bioethical variable allows the construction of hydroelectric projects guaranteeing the conservation of the environment and the protection of the communities, therefore, the work seeks to balance the expectations of the stakeholders related to this type of projects, minimizing the degrees of dissatisfaction.