Madre de Dios: second least poor department, where 43.7% do not have basic services.

Mother of God It is one of the regions most affected by social protests and roadblocks in Peru. Since the end of January, Puerto Maldonado, its capital, began to present shortage fuel oil, domestic gas, medicines and various foodstuffs, the prices of which have, in some cases, quadrupled. In this city, the price of a 10 kg bottle of liquefied petroleum gas came to cost S/200, whereas the price normally fluctuates between S/40 and S/60.

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This current problem exacerbates the economic situation there social of this department rich in natural resources, but which in recent decades has been undermined by the expansion of informal mining. According to the figures, National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI)Madre de Dios is the second least poor department in the country, with monetary poverty of 7.7%, surpassed only by Ica, with 6.6%.

However, according to the calculations of the Foreign Trade Company of Peru (ComexPeru)in 2021, the multidimensional poverty reached 43.7% of the population of this Amazon region36 percentage points more than the monetary poverty. For him, Mother of God is located as the department of Peru with the greatest difference between multidimensional poverty there monetary.

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In other words, the gap indicates that the population has the sufficient minimum financial resources survive, but not with basic services such as health, education and housing conditions that guarantee them a decent quality of life,” notes a report by ComexPeru.

In this sense, the union clarified that, according to the regional report Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Peru, prepared by the Observatory of Public Policies of the Universidad del Pacífico, the situation of Madre de Dios leaves much to be desired with regard to the SDGs Health and well-being; Education and Quality, and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Madre de Dios is one of the regions of Peru most affected by social protests, which have caused a shortage of fuel and domestic gas.
Madre de Dios is one of the regions of Peru most affected by social protests, which have caused a shortage of fuel and domestic gas.

In terms of health and well-beingthe department ranks last in terms of traffic accident death rates, ranks 25th for tuberculosis incidence and 24th for HIV cases per 100,000 population, in rankings in which the higher the position is lower, the higher the incidence of cases.

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Much of the delay is evidenced by the low efficiency of its authorities, added to the social conflicts that affect Puno, Arequipa, Cusco, Tacna, among others.

In education, the results place the region in the bottom third of departments with satisfactory levels of reading comprehension and mathematical reasoning; while the attendance rate for higher education is only 21% of young people between 17 and 24 years old (19th place).

In justice and institutionsMadre de Dios records the higher murder rate at the national level and is in position 25 of the the most precarious apartments in urban areas. “So we have a department that is positioned as a star in terms of macroeconomic figures, but with big gaps in terms of human development. A sad reality that needs to be addressed urgently,” the union said.

For Comex Peru, there economic strength of Madre de Dios is mainly explained by the mining activitywhich explains in 2021 11.8% of the Departmental GDP and during the gold price boom (2010-2013), it concentrated an average of 46% of economic movement. However, 90% of mining practiced in the area is informal or illegalaccording to a study by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

According to the latest ACCA Amazon Conservation report, mining deforestation of 11,200 hectares is estimated in the Madre de Dios mining corridor alone between 2021 and 2022.
According to the latest ACCA Amazon Conservation report, mining deforestation of 11,200 hectares is estimated in the Madre de Dios mining corridor alone between 2021 and 2022.

In terms of employment, the report notes that, In Madre de Dios alone, 46,605 artisanal miners workof which 67% are informal (31,390); 20%, illegal (9,323), and only 10% formal. Additionally, according to the latest ACCA Amazon Conservation report, an estimate mining deforestation of 11,200 hectares in the Madre de Dios mining corridor alone between 2021 and 2022.

That -points ComexPeru– are equivalent to more than 6,700 football stadiums. That is to say that the department is immersed in an activity that produces wealth, but which does not pay taxes and which, in addition, destroys our Amazonian jungle. To this are added the illicit activities which generates, as child exploitation where to human trafficking.

In short, we see that the population of one of the less poor departments of our country faces a totally different parallel reality in terms of access to opportunities that allow them to enjoy a better standard of living. For this reason, any demonstration that revolves around such demands must be followed,” the union stressed.

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