Abstract

CORREA ASSMUS, Gustavo  and  MUNOZ ORTIZ, Astrid. WATER, POVERTY AND EQUITY: AN ASYMMETRIC ANALYSIS. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.1, pp.90-99. ISSN 1657-4702.

The aim of this article is geared toward reflection on gaps present in certain elements which define access to water for the poor and the persistence of this inequality in Colombia. The methodology applied favor a theoretical method and statistical approach where the asymmetric analysis of poverty is addressed, the coverage of water supply, access to water and impact born in providing an inadequate water supply service, all viewed in the urban and rural contexts. The results show that the slow development of political will to intervene the problem is also reflected in the slow progress of the variables that eliminate the inequality gap as poverty of 21.8 percentage points (PP), service coverage 47.1 PP and access to water at 44.4 PP. This, somehow, can be understood as a lack of social and environmental ethics from public affairs.

Keywords : Water; poverty; equity; asymmetry.

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