La buena gobernanza de los recursos naturales, especial referencia al recurso natural Agua en Cuenca-Ecuador. Análisis del caso Río Blanco

Abstract

This research work makes an analysis of the regulatory framework, as well as, national and international public policies, about the "Good Governance" of natural resources, with special reference to the water resource; and, because it is an exploratory research and based on the importance of the case, it studies this model of governance in the practical application of the “Río Blanco” case. In the methodology, the historical method and the dogmatic method are applied. As the research is analytical, it is performed by the semi-structured interview tool (delphi method), then three actors were selected: an academic, an adviser of the public entity and a social leader. Moreover, an interview was developed with the directors of an Administrative Board of Drinking Water and Sanitation; and a focus group in a community of Cuenca city. The main results that the investigation found were that in Ecuador, while the Constitution establishes guarantees to the nature; at the same time, the socio-economic needs have led the regulatory body itself to grant the power to exploit natural resources, in order to safeguard the decent life. In this sense, the "Good Governance” of natural resources is the balance between these two positions.