Assessment of the impact of an international multidisciplinary intervention project on sustainability at the local level
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Assessment of the impact of an international multidisciplinary intervention project on sustainability at the local level: case study in a community in the Ecuadorian Andes Rafael Hernández Maqueda1 · Isabel Ballesteros Redondo2 · Bianca Serrano Manzano3 · Lourdes Yessenia Cabrera Martinez4 · Patricia Hernández Medina5 · Fernando del Moral Torres6 Received: 29 October 2019 / Accepted: 17 September 2020 © Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract In the community of San Ignacio in the Ecuadorian Andes, an intervention project was carried out with the aim of improving their socioeconomic capacities through different actions designed with the inhabitants in a participative manner. In order to analyze the effect of the actions undertaken, the impact on sustainability before and after the intervention was evaluated using the framework for the evaluation of natural resource management systems (MESMIS). Twelve indicators were selected to measure the project’s areas of influence on the performance of the 22 production units and the capacities of their managers. Of the 12 indicators, the perception of empowerment indicator is proposed for the first time within the framework of the MESMIS program as a strategic indicator to explore in depth the factors that influence gender equality. Based on the differences found in these indicators, it could be seen that the intervention had a positive effect on the sustainability of the system, significantly improving the indices referring to functional biodiversity, mainly due to women’s activity, and access to technological innovations. Although the actions did not appear to significantly influence gender equality, the new proposed strategic indicator leads to a greater understanding of gender perspective, which meant that factors such as dread, independence and satisfaction improved after the intervention process. Lastly, a mediumand long-term evaluation is recommended in order to confirm the effects of the intervention project within a suitable timeframe. Keywords Sustainability · Indicators · MESMIS · Empowerment · Gender perspective
* Rafael Hernández Maqueda [email protected] Extended author information available on the last page of the article
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1 Introduction Regardless of the scenario at hand, the different forecasts on global climate change agree that the agricultural sector will be one of the most affected by this crisis and that communities running family farms will face the greatest vulnerability to this threat (Rosenzweig and Hillel 2008). Although these communities show a certain response capacity to mitigate the effects of climate change (Altieri and Nicholls 2013), it is necessary to develop technologies and management practices that allow them a greater degree of adaptation and resilience. This interest in developing productive systems that can reduce the vulnerability of communities without producing adverse effects on the environment led to the inclusion of the concept of sustainability in agricultural ma
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