Water Issues In

Colombia and
perspectives to the
XXI Century
 Water Issues In Colombia and perspectives to the XXI
Century
• Colombia is a rich country in terms of water supply, it´s a leader in the global supply of water
resources, but despite this, countries like Colombia have shortages or absence of this vital water
resources in areas where exist many population.

Guajira

Example Choco

Amazonas

Choco (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Uses the Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNEhS0BQ90
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 300 municipalities in Colombia suffer high risk for water
shortages.
What is happening with the water in Colombia?
How many municipalities in Colombia have water or not? Each one may have continuous or
discontinuous for many reasons.

Lack of Water
Resources Investment

Climate Change

El Niño phenomenon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPnOsHR6kqw
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 Importancia de tener agua
4. Compartir los recursos
• 1. Cubrir las necesidades humanas hídricos –promoviendo la
básicas –asegurar el acceso al agua cooperación pacífica entre
y a servicios de saneamiento en
diferentes usos del agua y entre
calidad y cantidad suficientes.
Estados, a través de enfoques
tales como la gestión sostenible
de la cuenca de un río.

2. Asegurar el suministro de
alimentos –sobre todo para las 5. Administrar los riesgos –
poblaciones pobres y ofrecer seguridad ante una serie
vulnerables, mediante un uso de riesgos relacionados con el
más eficaz del agua. agua.

6. Valorar el agua –identificar y evaluar

los diferentes valores del agua
3. Proteger los ecosistemas – (económicos, sociales, ambientales y
asegurando su integridad a través culturales) e intentar fijar su precio para
de una gestión sostenible de los recuperar los costos de suministro del
recursos hídricos. servicio teniendo en cuenta la equidad y
las necesidades de las poblaciones
pobres y vulnerables

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 • "Our country doesn´t protect hydric sources and water is not treated like a strategic
resource"

The extractive model powered by the Santos president

DANGER FOR THE MOORS

Rívers 
Capurgana (Autor : Asly Vega

Chingaza (Autor : Asly Vega

Lakes and groundwater throughout the national territory 

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 • Oil multinationals

Mining have received all kinds of benefits, such flexibility in

environmental rulers.

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 • Express Licensing reform
approved in 2014 Big mining projects in the
Desert of Santurbán

The Guajira rivers deflection.

Paramo Saturbán (Autor:

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 Challenges around the life,
health and welfare
Amazonas (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Meeting basic human needs

Capurgana (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Protecting ecosystems in the interest of the population and
the planet

Capurgana (Autor : Asly Vega)

Capurgana (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Promote cleaner industry for benefit of all people

Murillo- (Autor : Asly Vega)

Choco (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Manage water responsibly to ensure sustainable
development

Amazonas (Autor : Asly Vega)

Amazonas (Autor : Asly Vega)

Amazonas (Autor : Asly Vega)

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 Bibliography

• http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/water/WWDR-spanish-129556s.pdf
• https://ecuadordelsur.blogspot.com.co/2016/03/el-fenomeno-del-nino-y-yo-
catacocha.html
• https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/water-prospects-in-the-21st-century
• http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1980-
993X2013000100007&script=sci_arttext

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 Eradicate poverty, change production patterns,
unsustainable consumption, protect and manage
natural resources in the social and economic
development are the overarching objectives of and
essential requirements for sustainable development. "
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