Abstract

KAUFFER, Edith. Hydroextractivism in the Usumacinta river basin: Among transboundary dynamics and border differentation. Trace (Méx. DF) [online]. 2021, n.80, pp.171-199.  Epub Oct 11, 2021. ISSN 2007-2392.  https://doi.org/10.22134/trace.80.2021.792.

Starting from a theoretical reflection on extractivism, the paper proposes a typology that evidences the characteristics of hydroextractivism and its deep diversity. What is hydroextractivism and what is it compounded by? How is hydroextractivism stated in the Usumacinta transboundary river basin? How does it relate with transboundary and border issues in this context? To attend these questions, the text first evokes the notion of hydroextractivism as a socio-political phenomenon and its diverse expressions. Then it focuses on its manifestations in the Usumacinta basin according to fieldwork findings. It eventually deepens on the links between hydroextractivism, transboundary and border issues that deal with observed differentiations.

Keywords : extractivism; hydroextractivism; Usumacinta; transfronterity; border.