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Water Rights for Ecuadorian Farmers

Thu, March 28, 2019
Lunch Program
Rachel Conrad PZ '13

Rachel Conrad PZ ’13 and Napier Prize awardee will talk about her work with and on behalf of farmers in Ecuador’s Dolcepampa valley whose water supply was threatened by the construction of a new hydro-electric dam. Her careful work documented the river’s water flow and the amount of water needed to maintain the essential farming economy of the region.This information was crucial to insuring that the dam operators would continue to guarantee sufficient water for the farms.

Rachel Conrad PZ '13, Fulbright Scholar (2013-14) and recipient of the Napier Award for Creative Leadership in 2013, worked with farmers in Ecuador in the Dulcepamba watershed whose water rights are threatened by plans for a large hydro-electric power dam. Her research and documentary film helped to provide voice to the concerns of farmers in 72 area communities. Conrad returned to Ecuador to continue collaboration on a socio-environmental analysis of the watershed with Accíon Ecologicas in Quito. Her work informed the development of a sustainable water management plan that serves not only the growing needs for electrical power in Ecuador, but also the farmers whose lives depend on the watershed.

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