Essays about: "Flavia Cardenas Caicedo"

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  1. 1. Community knowledge in action a path towards a sustainable water access : the Case study of AQUACOL, Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Flavia Cardenas Caicedo; [2012]
    Keywords : knowledge sharing; social capital; aqueducts; Colombia; community water management; sustainability; sustainability science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The provision of drinking water in Colombia, according to the constitution, is responsibility of the municipalities; they have to make sure everyone has access to a proper and reliable service. However, this is not the case when it comes to the rural and peri-urban areas of the country, where more than 90% of the drinking water is currently being provided by community managed aqueducts, a system in which organized autonomous communities manage, control, operate and maintain the drinking water provision of the isolated areas. READ MORE