Sustainable water management in Mexico: the educational approach
13 octubre 2008By Carlos J. Guizar Rivas
Water is scarce in Mexico. Recognized by President Felipe Calderon as a matter or fantional security, water has recently gained priority on the political agenda.
In Naucalpan, a municipality in the centre of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico, water availability is a consistent problem. Populated by over 900 thousand inhabitants, Naucalpan shares its water resources with 58 municipalities and 16 delegations of Mexico city, inhabited altogether by approximately 19 million people. The municipality contributes almost 1 percent to the national GDP and 9.5 percent to that of its state.
