Bringing the hydrosocial cycle into climate change adaptation planning: lessons from two Andean mountain water towers

A research paper analyzing climate change adaptation plans in two Andean mountain water tower regions, arguing that these plans often reinforce existing hydrosocial disparities and exclude marginalized groups.

• Climate change adaptation plans in the Piura region of Peru and the Santiago metropolitan region of Chile tend to reinforce existing hydrosocial relations, specifically upstream-downstream disparities. These plans often exclude individuals who access water informally, hold different ontologies of water, or possess livelihoods outside of dominant economic sectors.
• The analyzed Andean adaptation plans reinforce current patterns of water access, failing to utilize the planning process to create more inclusive hydrosocial relationships despite the challenges of a changing climate.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Bringing the hydrosocial cycle into climate change adaptation planning: lessons from two Andean mountain water towers. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/bringing-the-hydrosocial-cycle-into-climate-change-adaptation-planning-lessons-from-two-andean-mountain-water-towers/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Bringing the hydrosocial cycle into climate change adaptation planning: lessons from two Andean mountain water towers. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/bringing-the-hydrosocial-cycle-into-climate-change-adaptation-planning-lessons-from-two-andean-mountain-water-towers/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025bringing, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Bringing the hydrosocial cycle into climate change adaptation planning: lessons from two Andean mountain water towers}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/bringing-the-hydrosocial-cycle-into-climate-change-adaptation-planning-lessons-from-two-andean-mountain-water-towers/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }