Citizen Participation in the Construction of Public Policies for Sustainable Development

Currently, the environmental problem has been studied for several decades, where it has been sought to address and solve the problem of the deterioration of life on earth, such reflections have been deepened where the abuse in the management of finite resources, fuel-based energies, economic growth schemes, even the direct actions of human beings, where the modification of individual habits and citizen participation in environmental sustainability is encouraged. In this sense, the approach of this research is: how citizen participation contributes to sustainability and the construction of citizenship. In order to answer this question, a structured methodology is proposed based on the qualitative research paradigm, with a descriptive and exploratory analysis that resorts to documentary sources from a hermeneutic historical approach.
It is concluded that citizens participate in decision-making processes, although these are diverse and include a multitude of options, recognized and unrecognized, formal and informal, at different levels, influential or not, systematic, with different levels and possibilities. It is important to determine the actions and whether they are really effective and aimed at reducing global warming and social justice. It is also affirmed that these actions can be strengthened, enabling and mobilizing citizens for greater participation, as well as consolidating institutions to provide the necessary spaces for participation. To be organized, to include people in the current problems and in the discussion, in order to create possibilities and opportunities around climate change and the solution of a crisis of global magnitude, through citizen participation and their contribution, with a multidisciplinary vision, with different and plural perspectives, with correct and responsible participation.

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This work did not receive any external funding.