Evaluación de impactos socioambientales previo a la implementación del sistema de riego parcelario para la comunidad Chingazo San Jacinto, cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the socio-environmental impacts prior to the implementation of the plot irrigation system in Chingazo San Jacinto Community, Guano canton, Chimborazo Province, for which a mixed, prospective, cross-sectional design was used, through an analytical— descriptive analysis. In the first instance, a study of the current state of the community was carried out, for which the type of field research was applied through direct observation and documentary type, through the technique of analysis and synthesis of information. Subsequently, the social perception of the implementation of the irrigation system and its benefits by the teachers involved in the process of the Chambo — Guano — Los Chingazos project was analyzed, where a sample of 21 people was selected, to whom surveys were applied. While interviews were applied to key actors. In addition, a proposal for the Environmental Management Plan was prepared to mitigate or prevent the 25 possible socio-environmental impacts detected in the evaluation through the checklist and the Lázaro Lagos matrix, being the soil and socioeconomic components the most affected. Finally, it is concluded that the implementation of the irrigation system in Chingazo San Jacinto Community helped to improve agricultural production and therefore to increase economic income if the positive impacts are enhanced and the negative ones are minimized and it is recommended to apply the management plan proposal with a multidisciplinary vision.