Territorial Prospective to Sustainability: Strategies for Future Successful of Water Resource Management on Andean Basins

Abstract

In Latin America, water resource management in some areas is difficult when all parts of a system are not considered (including its dynamism). Therefore, it becomes necessary to prepare instruments that facilitate management using a comprehensive approach. This study aimed to develop a methodology that allows one to conduct a prospective analysis of water management over delimited territories. The Zamora Huayco basin was chosen as the study area. This work included a survey of physical-natural, socioeconomic, and political-institutional variables, as well as a system structural analysis. Also, the generation of future scenarios and the strategic and tactical orientation for the integrated management of water resources. The results show that, of the 23 variables used, 19 were classified as key system variables. Most of the variables had strong impacts on each other, but at the same time these were highly receptive to changes. The behavior of change, proposed for the different uses and land cover in the basin for 2029, was considered as the objective scenario, highlighting the gain in forest areas and shrub vegetation. The strategic plans proposed in this methodology consider the structuring and collecting information in a single repository, creating communication channels between stakeholders and decision-makers.

Soil degradation in andean watersheds: a case study using remote sensing

“…This provides the ability to perform time series analysis to assess long-term trends in land degradation, something that can be essential for understanding patterns and underlying causes. In addition, a major advantage is that Landsat data are freely available through the NASA Landsat Program and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which facilitates access to the information for researchers and practitioners without significant financial constraints (Mera-Parra et al, 2021).…”

Sustainable Water Service Tariff Model for Integrated Watershed Management: A Case Study in the Ecuadorian Andes

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Calidad Ecológica de las Cuencas Abastecedoras de Agua en la Ciudad de Loja – Ecuador

“…Estos resultados, como se mencionó en el SVAP, se atribuyen a la evaluación del hábitat en las cuencas, relacionadas con su ubicación y cobertura del suelo. Sin embargo, pueden ser reversibles si se aplican buenas prácticas productivas en el área agrícola-ganadera, manteniendo una visión prospectiva del territorio por los diferentes servicios ecosistémicos que ofrecen estas cuencas (Mera-Parra et al, 2022). (Mera-Parra et al, 2022).…”

“…Sin embargo, pueden ser reversibles si se aplican buenas prácticas productivas en el área agrícola-ganadera, manteniendo una visión prospectiva del territorio por los diferentes servicios ecosistémicos que ofrecen estas cuencas (Mera-Parra et al, 2022). (Mera-Parra et al, 2022).…”

“…De igual forma se puede observar que la microcuenca Mendieta está muy cerca de alcanzar un valor que la ubicaría en el rango de buena calidad ecológica; siendo esta última también proveedora de agua para Loja. En la que sus habitantes poseen una conciencia ambiental buena, en donde principalmente el GAD municipal con el apoyo de FORAGUA han desarrollado estrategias oportunas de manejo y conservación a través de ordenanzas para las cuencas de importancia hídrica y natural (Mera-Parra et al, 2022). Sin embargo, se debería continuar impulsando el cuidado con más propuestas y planes de manejo y conservación, para mejorar las condiciones en las demás microcuencas que rodean la ciudad y su interconexión con las parroquias del cantón Loja.…”