Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique
Citizen mobilizations for continuous access to drinking water emerged significantly from 2020 in Martinique. At that time, supply disruptions led to tap water cuts lasting several days, sometimes several weeks, in the context of a global health crisis, raising discontent and latent tensions around w...
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| description | Citizen mobilizations for continuous access to drinking water emerged significantly from 2020 in Martinique. At that time, supply disruptions led to tap water cuts lasting several days, sometimes several weeks, in the context of a global health crisis, raising discontent and latent tensions around water management in the island. For people suffering from water cuts, being connected to the public network is no longer enough to have access to water. The exceptional situation reveals the structural malfunctions of the public service and the inability to guarantee its continuity. The motivations of the residents for coming together in collectives stem mainly from a strong sense of injustice in the face of deteriorating infrastructure and political leaders deemed ineffective. Experiencing the lack of water is a daily challenge to everyday living, and raises real concerns about water. While these collectives are recognized as whistleblowers in water crisis, particularly through their ability to mobilize public opinion, their lasting place in water management is in question. Their ability to make their voices heard and to maintain their position as recognized hydro-social territories is variable. It depends on their ability to go beyond the neighborhood scale to gain access to areas of power. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc218acd3e8c4d7aae856bba9d078f742025-08-20T03:15:18ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X2024-12-015910.4000/132zsRevendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique Oméya DesmazesCitizen mobilizations for continuous access to drinking water emerged significantly from 2020 in Martinique. At that time, supply disruptions led to tap water cuts lasting several days, sometimes several weeks, in the context of a global health crisis, raising discontent and latent tensions around water management in the island. For people suffering from water cuts, being connected to the public network is no longer enough to have access to water. The exceptional situation reveals the structural malfunctions of the public service and the inability to guarantee its continuity. The motivations of the residents for coming together in collectives stem mainly from a strong sense of injustice in the face of deteriorating infrastructure and political leaders deemed ineffective. Experiencing the lack of water is a daily challenge to everyday living, and raises real concerns about water. While these collectives are recognized as whistleblowers in water crisis, particularly through their ability to mobilize public opinion, their lasting place in water management is in question. Their ability to make their voices heard and to maintain their position as recognized hydro-social territories is variable. It depends on their ability to go beyond the neighborhood scale to gain access to areas of power.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/33612Martiniquecitizen collectivesdrinking water accesshydrosocial territoriesqualitative approachinfrastructural precarity |
| spellingShingle | Oméya Desmazes Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique Études Caribéennes Martinique citizen collectives drinking water access hydrosocial territories qualitative approach infrastructural precarity |
| title | Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique |
| title_full | Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique |
| title_fullStr | Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique |
| title_short | Revendiquer un accès continu à l’eau potable au sein d’espaces négociés : le cas des collectifs citoyens en Martinique |
| title_sort | revendiquer un acces continu a l eau potable au sein d espaces negocies le cas des collectifs citoyens en martinique |
| topic | Martinique citizen collectives drinking water access hydrosocial territories qualitative approach infrastructural precarity |
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