Regional Observatory for Sustainable Human Development (ORDHS)

This research line seeks to understand the formation and consolidation of precarious informal settlements located in environmentally high-risk areas or protected zones (such as riverbanks, mountain slopes, and páramos), with the aim of contributing to the participatory development of development plans, land-use planning, and integrated risk management.

This research line examines care practices within family settings and the public and private social services involved in supporting children, adolescents, young people, and older adults. Its aim is to contribute to the design and implementation of social policy through differential, gender, and human rights approaches.

This research line examines the relationship between access to decent and adequate housing, social protection systems, and socio-urban intervention, with the aim of informing social policies and projects that promote the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) and enhance social well-being.

This research line examines the relationship between research and intervention in Social Work, with the aim of developing evidence-based solutions to social needs and challenges through a human rights-based approach.

This research line explores the interconnection between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and the protection of human health as a means of promoting social well-being.

This research line monitors and evaluates the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in northeastern Colombia, with the aim of contributing to the development of baseline data to support public policy design.