Peru will allow Brazil to build six dams in the Amazon to generate electricity for Brazil under a 50-year energy agreement. The land on which these are scheduled to be built is protected and indigenous peoples are supposed to be consulted. However, such consultation has allegedly not been done. The communities occupying the land reportedly see the forest as a mother, a provider, who must be treated gently and with respect. |
| Name | Ashaninka people against dams, Peru |
| Country | Peru |
| Province | Junin |
| Site | Ene-Tambo river basin |
| Accuracy of Location | MEDIUM regional level |
| Type of Conflict (1st level) | Water Management |
| Type of Conflict (2nd level) | Land acquisition conflicts Dams and water distribution conflicts Water access rights and entitlements |
| Specific Commodities | Electricity Water Land Aluminum/Bauxite |
| Project Details | The Pakitzapango dam would generate 2,200 MW, while displacing some 10,000 people. The project is part of a proposal for as many as five dams that under a 2010 energy agreement would generate more than 6,500 megawatts, primarily for export to neighboring Brazil. The dams would displace thousands of people in the process. |
| Project Area (in hectares) | 73.4 |
| Type of Population | Unknown |
| Start Date | 2009 |
| Company Names or State Enterprises | Electrobras from Brazil Engevix Engenharia S.A. from Brazil Camargo Correa S.A. from Brazil Odebrecht Ambiental from Brazil Constructura Andrade Gutierrez S.A. (AG) from Brazil |
| Relevant government actors | Govts. of Peru and Brazil |
| International and Financial Institutions | Banco Nacional de Desarrollo del Brazil from Brazil |
| Environmental justice organisations and other supporters | International Rivers, Central Ashaninka del Río Ene (CARE) |
| Intensity of Conflict (at highest level) | MEDIUM (street protests, visible mobilization) |
| When did the mobilization begin | UNKNOWN |
| Groups Mobilizing | Indigenous groups or traditional communities International ejos Local ejos Ethnically/racially discriminated groups |
| Forms of Mobilization | Development of a network/collective action Lawsuits, court cases, judicial activism Media based activism/alternative media involvement of indigenous NGOs; indigenous mistrust of media etc. |
| Environmental Impacts | Visible: Floods (river, coastal, mudflow) Potential: Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Violence related health impacts (homicides, rape, etc..) , Health problems related to alcoholism, prostitution |
| Socio-economic Impacts | Visible: Displacement, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Violations of human rights, Land dispossession Potential: Increase in violence and crime, Loss of livelihood, Militarization and increased police presence, Social problems (alcoholism, prostitution, etc..) |
| Project Status | Proposed (exploration phase) |
| Pathways for conflict outcome / response | Migration/displacement Violent targeting of activists New Environmental Impact Assessment/Study Corruption Land demarcation Strengthening of participation Application of existing regulations Criminalization of activists 0 |
| Do you consider this as a success? | Not Sure |
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| Other Comments | 0 |
| Contributor | Malena Bengtsson |
| Last update | 08/10/2014 |