Community Irrigation Supplies and Regional Water Transfers in the Colca Valley, Peru
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13907200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juana Vera Delgado (corresponding author), Linden Vincent (Wageningen University & Research) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 195-206 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mountain Research and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-4741 • E-ISSN: 1994-7151 |
| Publisher | International Mountain Society (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.1659/mrd-journal-d-12-00119.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2114621272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 18 |
Water governance of Andean river valleys that are the site of large-scale water transfers and the home to highland communities with their own irrigation practices has been the subject of research and debate since the large water transfers began. In Peru, local and regional water governance has been shaped by changing national water laws that remain controversial regarding their effects on highland water users. This article presents findings from the Colca Valley, where water has been transferred to the Majes Irrigation Project since 1983, while many highland communities still struggle to access sufficient irrigation water. It summarizes the attempts by Colca Valley communities to protect their water rights and water management institutions under a system oriented to regional and national rather than local water resources management, with a detailed discussion of the community of Coporaque. It also presents data on the area's highly variable water allowances and water use patterns, which demonstrate the need for more transparency and agro-ecological understanding of local irrigation needs and efforts to support them. Processes of representation, participation, and water redistribution are discussed as critical issues in improved regional water governance in the Colca Valley
Business · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Irrigation · Irrigation management · Political science · Transparency (behavior · Water conservation · Water resource management · Water resources · Water trading · Water use · Environmental Science · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water resources management and optimization · Ecology
Water movements
Water Citizenship
Respuestas a la crisis hídrica en zonas agrícolas y urbanas
The powers of water-user associations
The Ritual and Religious World of Coporaque
Grandes narrativas, pequeños agricultores
Queering Engineers? Using History to Re-think the Associations Between Masculinity and Irrigation Engineering in Peru
Public health and municipal water policies in Colonial Lima, Peru, 1535–1635
The powers of water-user associations
Intersectionality shapes adaptation to social-ecological change
Governing Water in the Andean Community of Cabanaconde, Peru
Linking migration to community resilience in the receiving basin of a large-scale water transfer project
Using Foresight to Gain a Local Perspective on the Future of Ecosystem Services in a Mountain Protected Area in Peru
A call for better understanding household complexity in environmental social science
Water Works
The Battlefield of Water Rights
Globalization and Fragile Mountain Environments
Agrarian Ecology and Peasant Production in the Central Andes
Potential Evapotranspiration in Mountain Geoecosystems of Different Altitudes and Latitudes
Governing Water in the Andean Community of Cabanaconde, Peru
Against the Privatization of Water
The ethno-politics of water security
Water and Power in Highland Peru
Terracing and Irrigation in the Peruvian Highlands [and Comments and Reply]
The Politics of Disciplining Water Rights
Upsetting the Power Balance
Negotiating Community and Landscape in the Peruvian Andes
Land tenure legislation in a pluri-cultural and multi-ethnic Society
| Citations per year | 1.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |