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The 2016 Water Crisis in San Andres Island: An Opportunity for Change?
La crisis del agua del 2016 en San Andrés islas: Una oportunidad para el cambio?
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https://doi.org/10.15446/cp.v15n29.86373Keywords:
Crises, Caribbean, Drought, San Andres Island, Seaflower, Water (en)agua, Caribe, crisis, San Andrés isla, sequía, Seaflower (es)
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During the first half of 2016, the “Niño” Phenomenon reached severe conditions in San Andres Island, Colombia. On April 2, people, mostly the Raizals, an ethnic minority group, and people from poor neighborhoods started 11 road protests asking for water. The water crisis affected, differentially, more than 14.000 people. The institutional response focused on distributing free water trucking during dry periods, increasing the water frequency, and incrementing water production. This study analyzed the crisis response and explored, in the short term, whether there was a change in access to water. In August 2016 were conducted 34 semi-structured interviews and 45 in November 2018. Findings suggest that crisis response used a conservative philosophy embedded in a technocratic perspective; as a result, it is
still limited water access in the way it was before the crisis. This study contributes to the understanding of the factors that influence crisis response.
Durante el primer semestre del 2016 el fenómeno del Niño alcanzó condiciones severas en San Andrés islas, Colombia. El 2 de abril, raizales y personas de bajos recursos hicieron once protestas por la falta de agua. La crisis del agua afectó diferencialmente a más de catorce mil personas. La respuesta institucional se enfocó en distribuir agua gratuita durante las épocas secas e incrementar la frecuencia y producción del agua. Esta investigación analiza la respuesta a la crisis y explora en el corto plazo, si hubo algún cambio en el acceso al agua. 34 entrevistas semiestructuradas se realizaron en el 2016 y 45 en el 2018. Los resultados sugieren que en la respuesta a la crisis se usó una filosofía conservadora arraigada en un paradigma tecnocrático. Como resultado, el acceso al agua se mantiene en las mismas condiciones que en el 2016. Este estudio contribuye a entender los factores que influencian la respuesta a la crisis.
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