A small community, San Pablo de Amali, in Bolivar province, Ecuador, resists a hydroelectric project on the local Dulcepamba River. The resistance by the community is generally peaceful, but some community members are arrested for acts of sabotage and destruction. In support of the developer, Hidrotambo S.A., the national government sends troops to the community on several instances, resulting in violent clashes. In 2012 the developer initiates construction. In 2015, the community claims that this construction causes severe flooding during a rain event, killing three local people, and destroying seven houses and 10 hectares of crop land. Judicial trials of community members are ongoing in 2019.
