Modelación de la vulnerabilidad al estrés hídrico en pequeñas cuencas andinas: estudio de caso de la cuenca del río Campoalegre, Colombia

The study focuses on the Campoalegre river basin in the Colombian coffee region, where water use conflicts are exacerbated by complex governance and water transfers between adjacent basins. By developing a quantitative water balance, the study seeks to provide regional environmental authorities with a decision-making tool to identify current and future water stress and potential rationing needs. It highlights how the diversion of water for hydroelectric power and other human activities reduces downstream supply, a problem complicated by the fact that these transfers often cross different administrative planning units.

• The Campoalegre river basin experiences water use conflicts driven by a variety of demands, including human, agricultural, livestock, industrial, aquaculture, and recreational uses, as well as significant hydroelectric water use.
• Water governance is complicated by the fact that water transfers, such as hydroelectric return flows, move between the Campoalegre basin and the adjacent Chinchiná and Otún basins, which are managed by separate water management authorities and planning units.
• The study provides a new decision-making tool for regional environmental authorities to identify water use conflicts and the potential necessity of water rationing to mitigate water stress.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Modelación de la vulnerabilidad al estrés hídrico en pequeñas cuencas andinas: estudio de caso de la cuenca del río Campoalegre, Colombia. https://www.sei.org/publications/modelacion-de-la-vulnerabilidad-al-estres-hidrico-en-pequenas-cuencas-andinas-estudio-de-caso-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-campoalegre-colombia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Modelación de la vulnerabilidad al estrés hídrico en pequeñas cuencas andinas: estudio de caso de la cuenca del río Campoalegre, Colombia. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/modelacion-de-la-vulnerabilidad-al-estres-hidrico-en-pequenas-cuencas-andinas-estudio-de-caso-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-campoalegre-colombia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Modelación de la vulnerabilidad al estrés hídrico en pequeñas cuencas andinas: estudio de caso de la cuenca del río Campoalegre, Colombia |date=13 January 2020 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/modelacion-de-la-vulnerabilidad-al-estres-hidrico-en-pequenas-cuencas-andinas-estudio-de-caso-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-campoalegre-colombia/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020modelacin, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Modelación de la vulnerabilidad al estrés hídrico en pequeñas cuencas andinas: estudio de caso de la cuenca del río Campoalegre, Colombia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/modelacion-de-la-vulnerabilidad-al-estres-hidrico-en-pequenas-cuencas-andinas-estudio-de-caso-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-campoalegre-colombia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }