The most successful political reform called the democratic period that starts with Toledo and continues today with Garcia has been the decentralization.
We have a regional government, even if we are not yet a region. This has allowed us to advance in levels of autonomy as a department, with the transfer, even incomplete, functions and skills sector and social programs from the national level, with resource management as the Canon Minero and others which should in theory be generating better conditions for sustainable human development, which still requires much analysis.
On the other hand, has formalized the participation of civil society in areas such as the CCR, CCL, Concerted Development Plans and Participatory Budgeting, it has yet to be strengthened. Now citizens play a leading role in making decisions. However
for this decentralization needs to be strengthened further to the formation of true regions, with the union of one or more departments in the so-called "macro regions", this is not only formal, legal or technical, is fundamentally a process social construction begins with the articulation of economic dynamics, with the integration of groups social, home territories which make up new territorial spaces that will lead to new political forms of governance and management. This stage in our case is extremely late, we have the announcement of the formation of a pilot region Huanuco and Ucayali, and the holding of a referendum for approval risks end up being deprecated.
This year will test the process, or advance in their construction, or walk to a new frustration. The new can be the involvement of different actors of civil society, to give you another face and it will fly to success. This possibility will also have a lot to do with levels of governance democracy promoted by the Regional Government of Ancash and assume responsibility for social organizations and institutions of public and private sector, so far this factor is hampered by a slightly open management and convener of the regional authorities to work outside of areas of interest organized civil society, especially of the mountains, threatening the sustainability and institutionalization of these issues vital to our development department.
initiate effective action to adapt to climate change impacts
The land crisis is a universal misery, is a fact that affects us all and all without exception, do not escape the race, creed, political affiliation or economic status, it transcends the economic difficulties which may impact short-term and to be overcome in the short and medium term, it will not happen with the climate change crisis, which has its origin in the evolution of the human species and the wrong behaviors we have men in general, against nature, but especially the industrialized countries continue to pollute the atmosphere irresponsibly to worldwide.
In the case of Ancash, the effects of climate change can be foreseen this very serious, as the source of life is water, begins scarce due to the reduction of the mass chain glacial peaks of the Cordillera Blanca, which in turn is constituted by its beautiful landscape the main attraction of tourism, economic source of many families in the Ancash highlands, as well as farming, as well as food source and trade of our people.
in different forums have discussed the issue but mitigating actions are not appreciated and this year from organized spaces of civil society and from public and private institutions must begin to implement policies that generate massive commitments in this regard. Rural communities and cities that are located in the path of watershed play an important role in the conservation and wise use of resources like water.
Moreover, some public institutions and businesses use these important sources of life and waste dumps. In our department there are shameful examples which should not be imitated, and this is a responsibility that civil society should assume a caretaker role.
deepen citizen participation, monitoring, combating poverty and corruption
space regional and municipal politics in the field of decision making has been innovated the past 6 years with the institutionalization of the participation of organized civil society in the processes of participatory budgeting and concerted formulation of Regional Development Plans and municipal. This has expanded the public sphere, the strengthening of democracy and greater openness to transparency in the use of state resources.
political system reforms also improve conditions for more effective and efficient fight against poverty and corruption. Progress in this first stage, need to be improved, especially with regard to capacity building in public, to enhance its intervention and the impact of their results.
is vital to strengthen the public representatives in the social, economic and political, as well as training developers and local vigilantes to consolidate opportunities for dialogue and decision making.
A strategic change that we emphasize, is the incorporation into regional and municipal areas of the culture of planning and consultation that is expressed in the institutionalization of the Concerted Development Plans and other management tools like, which, however, have not been adequately articulated.
promote a more active role of civil society in economic processes social and political department
The regional political scene, viewed in relation to the conscious action of political elites as well as the collective will of citizens organized in fronts or other political organization or union, has been marked in recent years by disputes involving regional government authorities and local governments, and especially to small groups of civil society that without greater representation and legitimacy, have led various types of protest and mobilization.
Given these facts, grassroots organizations and more representative have played the role of mere spectators, for the same no more likely to accumulate and capitalize on the results of such actions. This problem, if it has to do with structural arrears levels in the organization of society can and must begin to overcome this year.
policy decisions are due to the correlation of forces in society and state, democracy that is legitimate and responds to exercise the principles of freedom and justice, and demonstrate ability to exercise power to make changes or expand reforms mean giving greater rights and opportunities for the people welfare. For this, it is essential that new and large contingents of civil society from their legitimate expectations from their organizations and levels of social articulation, starting to generate opinion and deploy actions that make their presence felt and their interests, but also in the political arena to obtain claims and conquests.
In conclusion
What we want is to put in the public debate the topics that we consider vital for the immediate future of the department of Ancash. His approach is the responsibility of everyone, from national, regional and local, to leaders, leaders, representatives social, businesses and citizens, among whom, we must set the strategies and individual and joint actions to achieve specific objectives and targets during the twelve months of the year. Let us lay the groundwork for continued and sustained improvement of living conditions of the population Ancash.
Ancash, January 2009 Manuel Huaraya
Palma: CEDEP
E-mail: litohuaray@hotmail.com
Richard Moreno Bustos: CEDEP - GPC
E-mail: rimor3000@hotmail.com
Edver Paredes Milla: SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
E-mail: edverpm@hotmail.com
Ricardo Castelo: PRISMA
E-mail: rcasteloe@yahoo.com
[1] Report No. 08 National Income Monitoring Extractive Industries - Monitor Peru - Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana.
