Propuesta de índice de evaluación de sustentabilidad con enfoque hidrosocial para la comunidad de La Vereda El Rosario, Choachí- Cundinamarca

Abstract

The general objective of this research is to develop an index for the evaluation of sustainability with a hydrosocial approach for the Rosario village (Choachí), located in the zone with a buffer function of the Chingaza PNN, as a tool for the assessment of the integration of social groups. . and politicians around water resource management. The first specific objective of the research is to carry out a review of the water management approaches associated with rural communities during the years 2011-2022 based on national and international reference information, where the systematic literature review methodology was used. . . The second specific objective of the research consists of the development of the proposal for a sustainability evaluation index with a hydrosocial approach, based on the methodological proposal of Rengifo et al. (2019) and Santa María & López (2020). In this phase, the indicators and variables were defined based on the dimensions studied, which are: biophysical environment, social reproduction practices, cultural practices, ideological constructions and mechanisms of appropriation and control. Using research carried out in the study area and information from interviews applied in field work as a source of information. In this phase, the mathematical validation of the sustainability index with the proposed hydrosocial approach was also carried out through Poisson statistical distribution. Subsequently, the third objective was divided into three phases. In the first of them, the identification of the constituent elements of the hydrosocial system of the village was carried out. The Rosary, which was developed following the methodology proposed by Budds (2012); Puerto (2021) and Rondón (2017), where, on the one hand, the search for secondary information was carried out in different national and regional entities, and in databases in order to obtain information regarding hydro-climatological aspects, and hydrogeomorphological aspects of the El Rosario village. And, on the other hand, the tool of semi-structured interviews was used in order to collect information of primary origin. This tool was aimed at obtaining results in reference to the identification of the elements of the hydrosocial system, its delimitation, and the characterization of actors that manage these elements, as well as the identification of the conflicts that occur around water in the territory. The second phase was the validation of the index through its application in the El Rosario village and, finally, according to the findings, the formulation of sustainability strategies for said system was carried out aimed at improve the articulation of the social structure with the management of water resources.