Environmental crisis, food crisis and resisting fisherpersons. The case of the Magdalena River, Colombia

The Magdalena River basin is the main source of food in Colombia. 70% of agricultural output and 40% of inland fishing are produced in its basin. However, the River is facing a complex environmental crisis that affects both the fisheries and fishermen’s territoriality. The river as a source of food...

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Published inEspace populations sociétés Vol. 2022; no. 2022/2-3
Main Authors Hernández-Rodríguez, Carolina, Ruiz-Ruiz, Nubia, Velut, Sébastien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 15.12.2022
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Subjects
artisanal fisheries
Colombia
Environment and Society
environmental crisis
Environmental Sciences
food security
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Magdalena River
Sociology
sécurité alimentaire
Colombia
pêche artisanale
environmental crisis
food security
Fleuve Magdalena
crise environnementale
artisanal fisheries
Colombie
Magdalena River
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Summary:The Magdalena River basin is the main source of food in Colombia. 70% of agricultural output and 40% of inland fishing are produced in its basin. However, the River is facing a complex environmental crisis that affects both the fisheries and fishermen’s territoriality. The river as a source of food is declining. This article aims to present the relation between the environmental crisis of the river and food security at the local and national level, through the situation of the artisanal fisheries and fisherpersons in the Magdalena River. The methodology of the research combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, through descriptive statistics of population and productive surveys, and in-deep interviews with fisherpersons and other strategic actors in different parts of Magdalena’s basin.
ISSN:0755-7809
2104-3752
DOI:10.4000/eps.13155