Abstract
Controversies generated by El Zapotillo dam, in the occidental state of Jalisco, Mexico, have led to a series of civil society negative affectations. Admittedly, conditions of drought and water scarcity make megaprojects necessary. In this article, a political ecology view is taken to analyze the intractable conflict generated by El Zapotillo, in an attempt to map power relations and inequalities that are accentuated in a context where technocratic responses to solve water stress come from hierarchical institutions and systemic structure that makes governance decisions top-down and not bottom-up, ignoring communities’ opinions.
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