la cao en el perú; aprendisajes del diálogo como estratégia de desconflictivización

The report assesses the failure of the CAO Roundtable Dialogue in Cajamarca, Peru, arguing that the mechanism was manipulated by the Yanacocha Mine to serve as a public relations tool rather than a genuine conflict resolution instrument. It details how the mining company co-opted participants through economic agreements and systematically denied environmental impacts, leading to a loss of legitimacy and increased social polarization, culminating in the 2004 Quilish crisis.

• The CAO Roundtable Dialogue failed to meet its objective of resolving conflicts between the Yanacocha Mine and the Cajamarca community, instead becoming a tool for the mining company to subdue and manipulate institutional spaces used by civil society.
• The dialogue process lacked legitimacy from the start because it was perceived as an external intervention that ignored local efforts and was biased due to the IFC's role as a shareholder in the Yanacocha Mine.
• Yanacocha Mine undermined the dialogue by systematically denying the existence of social and environmental conflicts and using coercion, deceit, and threats against those claiming land rights.
• The independence of the Roundtable Dialogue's participants was compromised as the mining company entered into institutional cooperation agreements and personal employment contracts with key organizations and individuals.
• The CAO Roundtable Dialogue contributed to social polarization by labeling those who questioned mining as "enemies of development" while depicting supporters as "friends of development and progress."
• The CAO and the mining company trivialized a hydrology study by Stratus Consulting that found severe water quality and quantity issues, instead emphasizing the presence of fecal coliforms caused by peasants to shift blame.
• In October 2005, the CAO detected heavy metals exceeding maximum limits in water canals, but subsequently contradicted its own findings by arguing the water was only for irrigation and posed no risk to the population.
• The report identifies the commissioning of the Stratus Consulting hydrologic study as the dialogue's greatest achievement, despite the lack of representative participation which damaged its credibility.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2006). la cao en el perú; aprendisajes del diálogo como estratégia de desconflictivización. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cao_cajamarca.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. la cao en el perú; aprendisajes del diálogo como estratégia de desconflictivización. 2006. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cao_cajamarca.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2006cao, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{la cao en el perú; aprendisajes del diálogo como estratégia de desconflictivización}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2006}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cao_cajamarca.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }