Leverage points conference 2019

  • Moreno Cely, A. (Speaker)
  • Cesar Escobar (Contributor)
  • Dario Cuajera (Contributor)
  • Nelson Tapia (Contributor)
  • Vanwing, T. (Contributor)

Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference

Description

Bolivia has a promising normative framework to promote resilience in their multi-ethnic territories, embracing the Andean ‘Living Well’ approach to development. Current normativity’s entitles municipalities and territories of indigenous peoples to adopt an inclusive development via Territorial Plans – PTDI. PTDI should be implemented and monitored in a participatory manner, considering historical, geographical, economic and cultural diversity perspectives. At the same time, the PTDI, as new planning system should improve the operational planning of the municipalities that benefits communities and enhance potentialities of living systems. However, integrating to a territorial planning different views, needs and expectations is a challenge. In this research, we present a real world multiple case study in Totora, Bolivar and Samaipata municipalities, located in the high lands and the valleys in Bolivia. A systemic and transdisciplinary approach is implemented to construct qualitative indicators for monitoring the PTDIs in the municipalities. The research gives special attention to re-valuing traditional and indigenous knowledge in managing their territories, applying participatory methods to incorporate different world views and using circles of dialogue to deal with power relation issues in a multi-stakeholder environment. In the activities different stakeholders like community leaders, governmental and non-governmental representatives and academics interact with a deep respect to the cultural diversity and where the interactions of multiple stories contribute to the process. Preliminary results indicate the usefulness of the methodology to deal with power relation issues and at the same time, to understand the different meanings of “territory” and “living well” and their relationship with the notion of development in Bolivia. Understanding values, interests and views in territorial planning have important implications for sustainable transformations considering that the implementation of inclusive territorial planning is key to enhance cultural and environmental diversity.
Periode6 feb 20198 feb 2019
Gehouden opLeuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany