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Economías de escala y el derecho fundamental al agua potable

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  • Luis Diego Vélez Gómez
  • Ledy Cristina Guerra Zapata
  • Juan David González Ruiz

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Resumen A partir de la expedición del documento CONPES 3463 de 2007 (Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social), que definió la política del sector de agua potable y saneamiento básico a través de los planes departamentales de agua, se puso en el centro de la mesa el tema de la regionalización del servicio. Ésto ha generado debates en procura de definir cuál es el concepto de regionalización más adecuado para garantizar el aumento de la cobertura y la eficiencia del sector. Uno de los conceptos que más ha tomado fuerza es el de Cuenca, como unidad de gestión básica para la prestación del servicio. El concepto, que presenta a la cuenca como el territorio adecuado para realizar la gestión integral de los recursos hídricos, ha sido apoyado por organizaciones mundiales como la ONU y el Panel Intergubernamental del Cambio Climático, así como por los principales tratadistas y expertos de la gestión del recurso hídrico, que entienden la integración natural del ciclo hídrico mediante interdependencias e interrelaciones entre los sistemas físicos y bióticos. ****** Abstract Based on the publication of the CONPES 3463 resolution in 2007, which defined the drinking water and basic sanitation policies through provincial plans for water, regionalization of the service became the key issue. This one has been long debated in an attempt to define what is the most appropriate concept to ensure increased coverage and efficiency in the sector. One concept that has taken hold is the Basin, such as the basic management unit for the service. The concept, which presents the basin as the appropriate territory for the integrated management of water resources has been supported by global organizations like the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and by leading scholars and experts on water resources management; they understand the natural water cycle as the integration of interdependencies and interrelationships between physical and biotic systems.

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  • Luis Diego Vélez Gómez & Ledy Cristina Guerra Zapata & Juan David González Ruiz, 2013. "Economías de escala y el derecho fundamental al agua potable," Escenarios: Empresas y Territorio, Institución Universitaria ESUMER, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000502:014476
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