Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaAfro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state
The following article analyzes the situation of the province of Esmeraldas, located in the northeast of Ecuador and populated by afro-descendants and indigenous Chachi people. This province is one of the most affected by the high frequency and intensity of floods that cause innumerable material, eco...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2020
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| description | The following article analyzes the situation of the province of Esmeraldas, located in the northeast of Ecuador and populated by afro-descendants and indigenous Chachi people. This province is one of the most affected by the high frequency and intensity of floods that cause innumerable material, economic and human loses. The objective of this research is to acknowledge the situation of the mentioned populations, identify their practices and representations, analyze how conditions of vulnerability related to the risks caused by floods are generated, and pinpoint the guides governmental institutions have used to develop their prevention and adaptation policies about this type of disasters. This study uses a qualitative methodology that is exploratory and descriptive in order to provide an account of the issue, showing that these populations recognize the level of vulnerability and risk in the area, but maintain their way of life because their actions respond to their own socio-cultural and economic constructions. In this sense, the conclusion of this study indicates that the preventative state measures, with relocation projects of the populations, are skewed, segmented, and authoritarian. The lack of communication, respect, and understanding for the forms of interaction of the community can be pinpointed as the reason for the failure of these initiatives. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-40122023-02-08T15:50:57Z Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state Afrodescendientes e indígenas vulnerables al cambio climático: desacuerdos frente a medidas preventivas estatales ecuatorianas Afrodescendentes e indígenas vulneráveis à mudança climática: desacordos frente medidas preventivas de estatais equatorianas Salinas-Castro, Rosa Victoria Cevallos, William Levy, Karen Ecuador Esmeraldas floods afro-descendant and indigenous populations public policies vulnerability Equador Esmeraldas inundações populações afrodescendentes e indígenas políticas públicas vulnerabilidade Ecuador Esmeraldas inundaciones poblaciones afrodescendientes e indígenas políticas públicas vulnerabilidad The following article analyzes the situation of the province of Esmeraldas, located in the northeast of Ecuador and populated by afro-descendants and indigenous Chachi people. This province is one of the most affected by the high frequency and intensity of floods that cause innumerable material, economic and human loses. The objective of this research is to acknowledge the situation of the mentioned populations, identify their practices and representations, analyze how conditions of vulnerability related to the risks caused by floods are generated, and pinpoint the guides governmental institutions have used to develop their prevention and adaptation policies about this type of disasters. This study uses a qualitative methodology that is exploratory and descriptive in order to provide an account of the issue, showing that these populations recognize the level of vulnerability and risk in the area, but maintain their way of life because their actions respond to their own socio-cultural and economic constructions. In this sense, the conclusion of this study indicates that the preventative state measures, with relocation projects of the populations, are skewed, segmented, and authoritarian. The lack of communication, respect, and understanding for the forms of interaction of the community can be pinpointed as the reason for the failure of these initiatives. El presente artículo analiza la situación de la provincia de Esmeraldas, ubicada al noroeste del Ecuador, y poblada por afrodescendientes e indígenas chachi. Esta provincia es una de las más afectadas por la alta frecuencia e intensidad de inundaciones, las cuales ocasionan innumerables pérdidas materiales, económicas y humanas. El objetivo de este estudio es reconocer la situación de las mencionadas poblaciones, identificar sus prácticas y representaciones, analizar cómo se generan condiciones de vulnerabilidad frente a los riesgos ocasionados por las inundaciones, así como identificar los direccionamientos bajo los cuales las instituciones gubernamentales han desarrollado políticas de prevención y adaptación ante este tipo de desastres. El estudio utiliza una metodología cualitativa de tipo exploratoria y descriptiva para dar cuenta de la problemática experimentada, identificando que estas poblaciones reconocen el nivel de vulnerabilidad y riesgo del área, pero siguen manteniendo su forma de vida porque su accionar responde a construcciones socioculturales y económicas propias. En este sentido, se concluye que las medidas preventivas entregadas por el Estado, con proyectos de reubicación de las poblaciones, son sesgadas, segmentadas y autoritarias. La falta de comunicación, respeto y entendimiento de las formas de interacción de la comunidad son, en gran parte, la razón del fracaso de estas iniciativas. Este artigo analisa a situação da província de Esmeraldas, localizada ao noroeste do Equador e habitada por afrodescendentes e indígenas Chachi. Esta província é uma das mais afetadas pela alta frequência e intensidade das inundações, as quais causam inúmeras perdas materiais, econômicas e humanas. O objetivo deste estudo é reconhecer a situação das populações mencionadas, identificar suas práticas e representações, analisar como são geradas as condições de vulnerabilidade diante dos riscos ocasionados pelas inundações, assim como identificar as direções sob as quais as instituições governamentais desenvolveram políticas de prevenção e adaptação a esse tipo de desastre. O estudo utiliza uma metodologia qualitativa de tipo exploratória e descritiva para explicar os problemas vivenciados, identificando que essas populações reconhecem o nível de vulnerabilidade e risco da área, mas continuam mantendo seu modo de vida porque suas ações respondem a construções socioculturais e econômicas próprias. Nesse sentido, conclui-se que as medidas preventivas adotadas pelo Estado, com projetos de realocação das populações, são tendenciosas, segmentadas e autoritárias. A falta de comunicação, respeito e compreensão das formas de interação com a comunidade são, em grande parte, o motivo do fracasso dessas iniciativas. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2020-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4012 10.17141/iconos.66.2020.4012 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 66 (2020): Comunidad, vulnerabilidad y reproducción en condiciones de desastre. Abordajes desde América Latina y el Caribe; 107-129 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 66 (2020): Comunidade, vulnerabilidade y reprodução em condições de desastre. Abordagem desde América Latina e Caribe; 107-129 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 66 (2020): Community, vulnerability and reproduction in disaster conditions. Approaches from Latin America and the Caribbean; 107-129 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4012/3213 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4012/3237 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4012/3251 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4012/3269 Derechos de autor 2020 Rosa Victoria Salinas-Castro, William Cevallos, Karen Levy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Salinas-Castro, Rosa Victoria Cevallos, William Levy, Karen Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title | Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title_full | Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title_fullStr | Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title_full_unstemmed | Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title_short | Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state |
| title_sort | afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: disagreements about preventative measures of the ecuadorian state |
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