Análisis del efecto de la pandemia COVID-19 sobre el comportamiento del consumo de agua por estratos en el municipio de Pamplona en los años 2018-2021.

Abstract

COVID-19 is a virus that was quickly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization because it is highly contagious, which led it to quickly cross borders and generate a global health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic changed social dynamics by increasing the time people spent in their homes, as a measure to counteract the increase in cases, mandatory quarantines were decreed. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of the pandemic on water consumption in the different socioeconomic strata in the municipality of Pamplona. To this end, the research question is: ¿What effect did the COVID-19 pandemic have on drinking water consumption in the different strata? This question is answered through the observation and interpretation of data obtained from the company EMPOPAMPLONA S.A E.S.P, which is the company in charge of providing water and sewage services in the municipality. It is interesting to understand the behavior of water consumption in the city of Pamplona in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, since it alerts us about the management of probable future situations for the control and administration of this precious liquid.