Experiencias de desplazamiento forzado interno y reubicación de mujeres en contexto de eventos hidrometeorológicos en comunidades del Corredor Seco de Guatemala

Este documento de trabajo muestra que las experiencias de desplazamiento forzado interno de mujeres en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala evidencian cómo los eventos hidrometeorológicos, como huracanes y sequías, agravan las desigualdades estructurales entre esas, la de género.
Published on July 3, 2025
Ana Paredes Marín y Alejandra Barrios Ariano | lanid, IDPs, Disaster, Climate, Americas (inc Caribbean)
El Arenal, Guatemala. Houses destroyed by landslide. 2022 © Department of Global and Territorial Dynamics Studies, Rafael Landívar University

El Arenal, Guatemala. Houses destroyed by landslide. 2022 © Department of Global and Territorial Dynamics Studies, Rafael Landívar University

A partir de los casos de El Arenal, Agua Zarca y Miramundo, se examinan las causas y consecuencias del desplazamiento forzado interno, destacando las vulnerabilidades estructurales, la degradación ambiental y la falta de planificación territorial que amplifican los riesgos en esta región. El enfoque de este artículo es evidenciar que, en el contexto de procesos de relocalización y ante el limitado apoyo institucional, las comunidades y sobre todo las mujeres impactadas por desastres socioambientales asociados a eventos hidrometeorológicos (lluvias y sequías), recurren a redes familiares y comunitarias para financiar los traslados y enfrentar los efectos del desplazamiento y de los desastres. Las mujeres, como figuras centrales en la sostenibilidad familiar y comunitaria, enfrentan una carga desproporcionada debido a su rol en la reconstitución de las condiciones de vida y la gestión de los recursos en entornos de alta precariedad impactados por los eventos climáticos recurrentes en sus comunidades.

PALABRAS CLAVE: Corredor Seco, desplazamiento forzado interno, eventos hidrometeorológicos, mujeres desplazadas, reubicación

Ana Paredes Marin es Maestra en Sociología Política con experiencia de investigación en desplazamiento forzado interno, acción colectiva, política informal, ordenamiento territorial y medio ambiente. Investigadora II, por el Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Socio Humanistas (Icesh) de la Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala.

Alejandra Barrios Ariano es Antropóloga con experiencia de investigación en movilidad humana, cambio climático, género y educación. Asistente de investigación del proyecto “Conocimiento e incidencia sobre causas, efectos y gestión para la transformación del desplazamiento forzado interno en Guatemala” por el Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Socio Humanistas (Icesh) de la Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala.

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