IB Global Politics Sustainable Development

Context: Colombia's Pacific Coast region, including Chocó department and the cities of Buenaventura and Tumaco, is one of the world's most biodiverse areas and home to predominantly Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities that have maintained traditional land relationships for centuries. It is simultaneously one of Colombia's most economically marginalised regions and one of the most affected by conflict, drug trafficking, and illegal mining. The region has become a site of contested sustainable development , with communities, the Colombian government, NGOs, and corporations pursuing conf