@misc{e1abae00-9a94-4883-9613-74372d0526fe,
  abstract     = {{The paper explores how Indigenous, Black, and Campesinas women in the Colombian Caribbean<br/>transform everyday practices of care into socio-environmental leadership and territorial defence.<br/>Based on oral histories collected through collaborative research on water governance and climate<br/>change, we examine how emotions and ecological knowledge converge in defending land, water, and<br/>collective well-being. Across La Guajira, Bolívar, and Sucre, women’s initiatives show that care can<br/>function as a political practice sustaining communities amid climate vulnerability and extractive pressures. Using decolonial feminist thought and Feminist Political Ecology, our analysis situates these<br/>narratives within broader histories of exclusion and environmental transformation. The stories show<br/>that women’s socio-ecological leadership is not an extension of institutional power, but a relational<br/>practice rooted in care, reciprocity, and strength, redefining environmental governance from the bottom up.}},
  author       = {{Montañez, Kimberly and Quiroga, Catalina}},
  issn         = {{2509-8179}},
  keywords     = {{Environmental governance; Women’s Leadership; Colombian Caribbean; Territorial Defence; Climate Change Adaptation; Relations of Care}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  note         = {{Working Paper}},
  number       = {{2026:2}},
  pages        = {{1--30}},
  series       = {{Gender(ed) Thoughts}},
  title        = {{Gendered Histories from the Colombian Caribbean : Water Carriers, Forest Guardians, and Environmental Leadership}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.47952/gro-publ-393}},
  doi          = {{10.47952/gro-publ-393}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}