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Monday, 22 de April de 2024
Earth Day: a selection of our recent free access publications
Promoting environmentally and socially sustainable management of natural resources is one of the greatest challenges facing the countries of the region and Peru in particular. On Earth Day, we share some of the published work of our researchers who have focused on analyzing, from territorial and interdisciplinary perspectives, the social, economic and political causes that […]
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Wednesday, 3 de April de 2024
Eduardo Zegarra’s shares his thoughts on access to drinking water in Lima via Le Monde
“Of course Sedapal could connect these areas to the public network, but it would be extremely costly and they have very few resources. So there is little political interest, these areas are not a priority.” Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, writes in the newspaper Le Monde about the water problem in Lima that mainly […]
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Monday, 25 de March de 2024
Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts about the demands of farmers due to Majes Siguas II project
“Majes Siguas has unaddressed conflicts, some of them with the communities where the water is taken from or issues related with land distribution”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts about the demands of farmers in Caylloma, Arequipa, due to the Majes Siguas II irrigation project. Read the full article in Ojo Público here.
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Friday, 22 de March de 2024
#WorldWaterDay Eduardo Zegarra and the current challenges of water management in Peru
Although Peru ranks first in per capita water supply , the reality is different: more than three million people do not have access to drinking water. In Lima, a prolonged drought will be enough to leave our capital city completely without water for months. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra explains the challenges of water management in our […]
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Tuesday, 30 de January de 2024
Transitions to sustainability in mining territories in Colombia, Chile and Peru: project closure infographic
For two years, we sought to identify and analyze transitions for sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic and institutional transformation in territories with a large-scale mining presence in Peru, Chile and Colombia. Learn about all the stages of the project in this infographic. This project was executed by GRADE, with the support of the Ford Foundation. INTERNATIONAL […]
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Thursday, 14 de December de 2023
Iquitos: TNC-WCS-GRADE event exchanged perspectives on the new National Sustainable Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness
Together with WCS Peru and TNC Latin America, yesterday we organized an exchange of perspectives and recommendations on the changes and progress of the new National Sustainable Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness (PNISC) and its roadmap, focusing on sustainability and territoriality approaches. POLICY PAPERS At the event, we shared the recently published policy papers that bring […]
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Monday, 20 de November de 2023
GRADE and trAndeS held the international seminar Transitions to sustainability: lessons learned in territories with a large-scale mining presence in Colombia, Chile and Peru.
El Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) y trAndeS Programa de Posgrado en Desarrollo Sostenible y Desigualdades Sociales en la Región Andina, con el apoyo de la Fundación Ford, organizaron el Seminario Internacional Transiciones hacia la sostenibilidad: lecciones aprendidas en territorios con presencia de minería a gran escala en Colombia, Chile y Perú, los días […]
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Friday, 17 de November de 2023
Hacia una política de gestión integral de pasivos ambientales mineros en Chile
En Chile existen 5422 faenas mineras abandonadas o inactivas (SERNAGEOMIN, 2019) que constituyen un riesgo potencial para la salud de las poblaciones y los ecosistemas. La infraestructura minera abandonada o cerrada inadecuadamente, así como sus remanentes –residuos o restos–, son pasivos ambientales mineros (PAM). Los PAM han sido generados por la minería del pasado; sin […]
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Monday, 13 de November de 2023
Planificando Infraestructura Sostenible en el Perú: documentos de política
Estos documentos presentan los resultados más importantes de más de dos años de investigaciones y reflexiones sobre la planificación en infraestructura, cómo se aborda la sostenibilidad ambiental en la planificación en infraestructura y cómo se aborda el enfoque territorial en la planificación en infraestructura en el Perú, con el fin de contribuir al debate en […]
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Wednesday, 18 de October de 2023
Manuel Glave talks about the living conditions of the communities and the conservation of species in Manu
“There is a tension or contradiction between the park’s conservation objectives and the development objectives of living conditions.” Our senior researcher Manuel Glave talked to Radio Madre de Dios about the policies in favor of the communities and the conservation of natural species in Manu National Park.