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Lessons from Yanacocha: assessing mining impacts on hydrological systems and water distribution in the Cajamarca region, Peru

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  • Diana Vela-Almeida
  • Froukje Kuijk
  • Guido Wyseure
  • Nicolas Kosoy

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A major concern of mining activities is their influence on hydrological systems. This article highlights impacts on water flows and distribution in the Mashcon catchment in Cajamarca, Peru, one of those most affected by the Yanacocha mining project. Some important concerns are identified regarding changes in water flows, lowering of water tables, and decrease of base flows. These considerations indicate deficiencies in distributing actual water uses in relation to the allocation of water rights. Finally, the article discusses challenges for regulation of mining, including democratic processes for water management that require clear accountability in the context of local social needs.

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  • Diana Vela-Almeida & Froukje Kuijk & Guido Wyseure & Nicolas Kosoy, 2016. "Lessons from Yanacocha: assessing mining impacts on hydrological systems and water distribution in the Cajamarca region, Peru," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(3), pages 426-446, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:41:y:2016:i:3:p:426-446
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2016.1159077
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    1. Margarita Macera & Bruno De Meulder & Kelly Shannon, 2020. "Cajamarca: Mapping (Post)Mining Palimpsests of the Peruvian Andes," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(2), pages 172-190.
    2. Wegenast, Tim & Beck, Jule, 2020. "Mining, rural livelihoods and food security: A disaggregated analysis of sub-Saharan Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    3. Margarita Macera & Bruno De Meulder & Kelly Shannon, 2020. "Cajamarca: Mapping (Post)Mining Palimpsests of the Peruvian Andes," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(2), pages 172-190.
    4. Vélez-Torres, Irene & Vanegas, Diana, 2022. "Contentious environmental governance in polluted gold mining geographies: The case of La Toma, Colombia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
    5. Daniel Mercado-Garcia & Thomas Block & Jheni Thalis Horna Cotrina & Nilton Deza Arroyo & Marie Anne Eurie Forio & Guido Wyseure & Peter Goethals, 2023. "Freshwater Management Discourses in the Northern Peruvian Andes: The Watershed-Scale Complexity for Integrating Mining, Rural, and Urban Stakeholders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-19, March.
    6. Takam Tiamgne, Xavier & Kalaba, Felix K. & Nyirenda, Vincent R., 2022. "Mining and socio-ecological systems: A systematic review of Sub-Saharan Africa," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).

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