A multi-case study in Eastern Antioquia, Colombia
Socio-environmental conflicts are understood as those arising from the contradiction between antagonistic forms of appropriation, productive management, distribution and significance of nature. This research project focused on water as the structuring axis of hydro-social relations and on the conflicts that arise over its control and use. It sought to document the environmental conflicts related to concession processes for hydroelectric projects on the rivers La Paloma, Santo Domingo and Dormilón, with emphasis on three municipalities in Eastern Antioquia (Colombia) – Argelia, San Francisco and San Luis – in order to recognise both the particular forms of violation and their actors, as well as the self-protection strategies deployed by the inhabitants and organizations.
RESEARCH TEAM
- Beatriz Arias López, Universidad de Antioquia (principal investigator)
- Hernán Dario Pineda Gómez, Universidad de Antioquia
- Mateo Valderrama, Asociación Campesina de Antioquia – ACA
- Juan David Arias, Grupo De investigación Territorio, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Jessica Restrepo, Grupo De investigación Territorio Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Vanessa Vasco Vargas, Corporación Jurídica Libertad
PROJECT OUTPUTS
Project Brochure
Let the rivers be for life! Self-protection and community care (English)
¡Qué los ríos sean para la vida! Autoprotección y cuidado comunitario (Spanish)
Three short films: Let the rivers be for life!
Introduction/Reel: ¡Que los ríos sean para la vida! | Let the rivers be for life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWLWlqO4RWo
Short Film 1: Argelia, Antioquia, Colombia: Río La Paloma | La Paloma River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ven7udKbXmI&t=46s
Short Film 2: San Francisco, Antioquia Colombia: Río Santo Domingo | Santo
Domingo River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6dLbKkr2U&t=20s
Short Film 3: San Luis, Antioquia, Colombia: Rio Dormilón | Dormilón River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28VZXfAptbU&t=146s
Journal Article
Arias López, Beatriz Elena, Laura Jiménez Ospina, Vanessa Vasco Vargas, and Elsa Pilar Parra Mojica, ‘Autoprotección, solastalgia y cuidado en los conflictos por el agua: estudio multicaso en el oriente antioqueño, Colombia’ [Self-protection, solastalgia and care in water conflicts: a multi-case study in Eastern Antioquia, Colombia], Aguga y Territorio | Water and Landscape, 25: e8111, 2025 (online first, 2024).
PHASE II
This project has led to a second continuation phase. Read more about Phase II.
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