Urban growth has been influencing the intensive use of natural resources such as ecosystems. Local communities with limited economic resources often live in these ecosystems where they pursue subsistence work activities and lack water access. At the same time, we can observe socio-environmental conflicts negatively impacting society. For these reasons, an interdisciplinary approach is required, which sees natural resources as simultaneously in need of being preserved and capable of generating local economies and meeting human needs through ecosystem services.
We seek to analyze access to water in the Paramo regions of the Tropical Andes and the physical elements of urban pressure as an environmental and territorial binomial. Through a methodology based on three perspectives, we intend to determine the water security and the degree of artificialization of a protected area in Colombia focusing on climate change, ecosystems, and human wellbeing. In conclusion, we expect to understand the appropriate approaches and the design of policies that promote equitable development, and thus chart transitions to more sustainable water usage.
Join us 24 March 2023 - 16:00 CET / 10:00 Bogota
Cover image by Vasco Barbosa, February 2023
