Water Quality Concerns Among Rural Indigenous Communities in Ecuador
Date
2018-04Author
Mumford, Karen G.
Freitas, Shanti
Galloway, Madison
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According to the Pan American Health Association, Ecuador has one of the
highest rates of disease associated with poor drinking water in Latin America.
This is especially acute among indigenous rural communities where funding and
infrastructure is lacking. To examine water quality concerns among indigenous
rural Ecuadorians, we conducted in-person interviews of Kichwa and Huaorani
residents living near Tena and Otavalo, Ecuador. This study was conducted as part
of the 2018 Geography and Culture of Ecuador Winterim Immersion Program at
the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The broader goal of the immersion
program was to experience and learn firsthand how global forces impact the
environment in remote areas of the Andes Mountains and Amazon jungle basin.
As part of this immersion experience, the perspectives on water were examined among rural indigenous people in Ecuador.
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Ecuador
Drinking water--Quality--Ecuador
Indigenous peoples Ecuador
Immersion Learning
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/80088Type
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Color poster with text, images, and map.