Participación ciudadana y gestión del agua en el valle de Juárez, Chihuahua

Abstract

En este trabajo se analiza la participación ciudadana en la gestión del agua en 23 localidades del valle de Juárez, Chihuahua, con dos variables: influencias externas e internas del individuo; cada una, a su vez, está conformada por diversos indicadores. Entre los factores externos destaca el lugar de nacimiento, la educación, el empleo y el ingreso; entre los internos la baja calificación a los organismos operadores y la baja participación y disposición de pago.

Fundamentals, obstacles and challenges of public participation in water Management in Mexico

“…Public participation is a critical component of the process of formulating and executing public policies (Pineda-Pablos, 2002). In the locality, participation is reflected in the community's compromise, decentralized management and participative development (Córdova-Bojórquez, Romo & Peña, 2006;Perevochtchikova, Aponte-Hernández, Zamudio-Santos, & Sandoval-Romero, 2016). Then, participation in integrated water management leads to decisions made by authorities of different levels (federal representatives, regional and state managers), and allows citizens with the right to vote (users with a water concession) and others just with voice (local or municipal managers, academy, organized citizens)to become a collective authority questioning the social division of labour and responsibilities in the management between the government and those governed, with the attempt to:1) reach consensus on how water is used or allocated in different areas (Marañón, 2010;Marín, 2014;Aguilar-Barajas et al, 2016;Romero-Navarrete, 2016); or 2) competing to influence the design and local execution of water policies (Pineda-Pablos, 2002).…”

“…This framework is based on the citizens" right to participate in matters that affect them, following the principles of equality and social justice that establish that the voice of the less powerful should also be listened to generate joint responsibility. This is how participation in water management became part of a Mexican political agenda that sought democracy and to transfer the power of decision to the citizens (Pacheco-Vega & Vega, 2008;Vargas & Mollard, 2005;Córdova-Bojórquez, 2005;Córdova-Bojórquez et al, 2006;Pells, 2015;Romero-Navarrete, 2016).…”